Ridiculous Laws

1. It is illegal for a cab in the City of London to carry rabid dogs or corpses.

2. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

3. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down.

4. Royal Navy ships that enter the Port of London must provide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the Tower of London.

5. In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants â€" even, if she so requests, in a policeman’s helmet.

6. In Lancashire, no person is permitted after being asked to stop by a constable on the seashore to incite a dog to bark.

7. In England, all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow practice a day.

8. In London, Freemen are allowed to take a flock of sheep across London Bridge without being charged a toll; they are also allowed to drive geese down Cheapside.

9. In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.

10. In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset.

11. 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.

12. In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.

13. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast is legally the property of the King; the tail, on the other hand, belongs to the Queen - in case she needs the bones for her corset.

Quote from: Dazza on 26 November 2010, 04:22:10 PM
11. 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.

Lets host a Robin Hood contest for Scottish people

the one above looks a bit like tinned processed pig to me

IanS

Quote from: Dazza on 26 November 2010, 04:22:10 PM
9. In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.

I'm not sure on the chances of that being upheld on a Saturday night in Boro...!    

I remember reading about the 'Shooting Scotsmen in York with a bow and arrow' a few years ago.  Isn't there one in London that all taxi's must carry a bale of hay for the horse?

And in California, it is illegal to insult or threaten a butterfly...  

Quote from: ianrs54 on 26 November 2010, 05:19:43 PM
the one above looks a bit like tinned processed pig to me

IanS

Spammer... kicked him out.  Unless that was some weird law somewhere...

Have a look here: http://www.stupidlaws.com/

More than enough to prove the merit of a benign dictatorship over stoopid-fecking democracy anyday!

Hello,

Here in France, a woman can't wear trousers. It's illegal ! 
(There's also a law about "archery company", but I can't remember exactly what it was.)

" It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down" Thats my peaceful protest sorted for this week