Bizarre Blue Laws in NY and PA

In light of the recent dispute over whether Pennsylvania convenience stores can sell beer, I thought I would explore some of the other ridiculous blue laws in New York and PA.

I'm not sure why after all these years all Pennsylvania liquor stores must be run by the state, but there are even more absurd laws in the commonwealth.

Here are some even more absurd, but not practiced laws in both PA and New York.

Stupid Pennsylvania Laws

• It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.
• You may not catch a fish with your hands.
• Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.
• Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents.
• A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.
• Though you do not need a fishing license to fish on your own land, but a hunting license is required to hunt on your own land.

Stupid New York State Laws

• In New York, adultery is still a crime.
• A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket
• A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting.
• New Yorker's cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it.
• Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.
• Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”.
• It is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun.
• Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 PM.