Ridiculous Laws

[MaKas]

While googling the word "Ridiculous" to see if I spelt it correctly I come across this in the suggested search box! Found it quite amusing so thought I would share

These are the stupidest laws, according to percentage share of public vote.
Most ridiculous British laws:
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 monarch upside-down (7%)
3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (6%)
4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day (5%)
5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must 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 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 (2%)
Most ridiculous foreign laws:
1. In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk (9%)
2. In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation (8%)
3. In Bahrain, a male doctor 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. In Alabama, it is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle (6%)
6. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on a Sunday could be jailed (6%)
7. In Vermont, women 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 funerals or hospital visits (5%)
9. In Japan, there is no age of consent (5%)
10. In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon (4%)



SOURCE: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...are-named.html

[flumperino]

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

Don't see any problem with this one tbh....

Oh, and these are older than god mate

[Mule]

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%)

So the head of any dead whale found automatically becomes the Queens tail? Weird.

[B.I.G.]

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 (2%)

Which reminds me.....Diablos and Marcode theres a Robin Hood convention in Central Park in the middle of October if your up for it i've got a couple of spare costumes and "accessories" you can borrow if you like.

[MaKas]

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

how unbelievably stupid is this one. IMAGINE what would happen honestly if someone did this!! lol mad

[jimbob2002]

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

Fuck! I'm going york on a stag doo this weekend, me and around 10 other scotsmen, I'd best warn them all to leave their bow and arrow's at home!

[coin-op]

While googling the word "Ridiculous" to see if I spelt it correctly I come across this in the suggested search box! Found it quite amusing so thought I would share

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 (2%)


SOURCE: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...are-named.html

Load of bollocks - check elsewhere, but it is also "law" if it's a welshman within the city walls of Chester