New York Dumb Laws

Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.
 
You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building.
 
It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing “body hugging clothing.
 
Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and [...]

Tennessee Dumb Laws

You can’t shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.
 
Hollow logs may not be sold.
 
More than 8 women may not live in the same house because that would constitute a brothel.
 
It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
 
“Crimes against nature” are prohibited.
 
Ministers are to be dedicated to God and therefore [...]

Georgia Dumb Laws

If an organization non registered as “non-profit” fails to register their raffle with the local sheriff, that group risks paying up to $10,000 in fines and spending five years in jail.
 

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While Georgia operates its own lottery, it “protects” its citizens by making it illegal to promote a private lottery.
 

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The term “sadomasochistic abuse” is [...]

Louisiana Dumb Laws

“Fake” wrestling matches are prohibited.

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Spectators at a boxing match may not mock one of the contestants.

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One could possibly land in jail for 20 years upon urinating in the city’s water supply.

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A law was passed with the specific intent of stating the punishment for stealing crawfish.

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Persons could land in jail for up [...]

Arkansas Dumb Laws

The Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.
 
A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.
 
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
 
Oral sex is considered to be sodomy.
 
Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs.