Laws

[ViRuS]

Reading an article on the BBC made me chuckle. Its about weird laws in the Uk and around the world which (most) are because times have changed and they laws should be too.
They did a poll asking people which they found the most ridiculous anyway im talking too much , just read them .

The UK's top 10 most ridiculous British laws were listed as:


1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27%)

2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen's image upside-down (7%)

3. It is illegal for a woman to be topless in Liverpool except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (6%)

4. Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is banned(5%)

5. If someone knocks on your door in Scotland and requires the use of your toilet, you are required to let them enter (4%)

6. In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet (4%)

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 (3.5%)

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 (3%)

9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour

10. It is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls of York, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow (2%)
False teeth

The top 10 bizarre foreign laws as voted by those polled:


1. In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk (9%)

2. In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation (8%)

3. A male doctor in Bahrain can only examine the genitals of a woman in the reflection of a mirror (7%)

4. In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm (6%)

5. It is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle in Alabama (6%)

6. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on a Sunday could be jailed (6%)

7. Women in Vermont must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth (6%)

8. In Milan, it is a legal requirement to smile at all times, except during funerals or hospital visits (5%)

9. There is no age of consent in Japan (5%)

10. In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon (4%)

[Middenrat]

some chuckleworthy hybrids spring to mind...
In The Houses of Parliament it is legal to kill a Scotsman (handy that one atm...)

In Milan it is a legal requirement to pee in a policeman's helmet.

In Florida, unmarried women examining their genitals may be decapitated (leave that up to me, honey)

In Switzerland a man may not relieve himself in a suit of armour.

oh, over to you...
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[da dude 24]

lmfao! i already knew about the one where you have to let someone in if they ask to use thier toilets in scotland

[Spanky_McCoy]

[CRJ 127]

love the post, some classic's in there
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[ViRuS]

cheers , found another law LOL

'It is illegal to shoot a Welshman with a crossbow within the city of Chester after sunset'

[Steve]

It should be illegal to shoot a welshman anywhere with anything at anytime

But some of these are so stupid their funny

[Racer_X]

A couple of stupid ones from my home state of Virginia. It's illegal to sell peanut brittle on sunday and every motorist on the roadways must have a person at least 25 feet ahead of them swinging a red lantern. Of course nobody enforces these anymore but they are STILL on the books.
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[ViRuS]

Since this seems quite a popular thread lol , ive found some more.

Alabama:



It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
You cannot chain your alligator to a fire hydrant.

Nebraska:


A parent can be arrested if his child cannot hold back a burp during a church service.

South Carolina


It is legal to beat your wife on a Sunday morning on the steps of the state house

South Dakota


No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.
It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.
If there are more than 5 Native Americans on your property you may shoot them.

Tennesse

It is illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians

Im sure they are some other funny ones , from http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/laws01.htm but theres a few favourites for now

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