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08-11-07, 03:15 PM | #1 |
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stupid laws
Read this today in my local rag
Most ridiculous British laws: 1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament 2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down 3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store 4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day 5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter 6. In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet 7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the King, and the tail of the Queen 8. It is illegal not to tell the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing 9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour 10. In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow Most ridiculous foreign laws: 1. In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk 2. In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation 3. In Bahrain, a male doctor can only examine the genitals of a woman in the reflection of a mirror 4. In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm 5. In Alabama, it is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle 6. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on a Sunday could be jailed 7. In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth 8. In Milan, it is a legal requirement to smile at all times, except funerals or hospital visits 9. In Japan, there is no age of consent 10. In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon
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08-11-07, 03:19 PM | #2 |
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08-11-07, 03:20 PM | #3 |
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4. In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm
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08-11-07, 03:22 PM | #4 |
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Tim, You coming to the Lakes this weekend?
Sorry for the derail, I've lost your moby!
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08-11-07, 03:22 PM | #5 |
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They all seem perfectly reasonable to me, not ridiculous at all!
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08-11-07, 03:22 PM | #6 |
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(why is it we get old off for leaving the seat up? It's just as inconvenient for you to leave it down)
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08-11-07, 06:13 PM | #7 |
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08-11-07, 06:24 PM | #8 |
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Tim's biggest complaint was when a local by law was past in Preston which from then on banned the marrying to sheep of any male of the borough.
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08-11-07, 09:02 PM | #9 |
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Re: stupid laws
My favourite is this one.....
It is (apparently) still legal to shoot a Welshman within the City Walls of Hereford. Said Taff must be shot with a Bow and arrow, and it must be on a Sunday. Any takers?????
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