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11-06-2007, 04:15 PM

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UK's silliest laws

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7081038.stm

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

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

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# 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%)

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# 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%)

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# 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 (3%)

# 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%)

Watch out, Greg!

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False teeth

Other bizarre foreign laws voted by those polled included:

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

Um, I wonder what the precedent for that one was...

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

Goddamn, I'd be fucked

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

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

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

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

Um, ok?

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

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

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

11-06-2007, 04:18 PM

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# 9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour (3%)

Ths one actually makes sense going back to medieval times

11-06-2007, 04:19 PM

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I have to ask: what could the punishment for this possible be?

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

11-06-2007, 04:19 PM	#4
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11-06-2007, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackBart213

Goddamn, I'd be fucked

No, you'd be headless!!!!

*bum bum dum dum crash*

Thank you, thank you, I will be here all week! Try the veal!

11-06-2007, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 75101

I have to ask: what could the punishment for this possible be?

Resurrection?

11-06-2007, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 75101

I have to ask: what could the punishment for this possible be?

You are fined $1.27 per incident

11-06-2007, 04:21 PM	#8
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11-06-2007, 04:21 PM

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

Alright everyone, to gregs house.

11-06-2007, 04:21 PM

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

No splinters in teh penis that way

11-06-2007, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by faisal

Alright everyone, to gregs house.

11-06-2007, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by n2_space

No splinters in teh penis that way

11-06-2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by n2_space

You are fined $1.27 per incident

is that US Dollar, EU Euro, or Pound Sterling?

11-06-2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by NeuroWinterMute

No, you'd be headless!!!!

*bum bum dum dum crash*

Thank you, thank you, I will be here all week! Try the veal!

11-06-2007, 04:36 PM

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In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon

If this was enacted during the Napolianic period, it was surely to discourage insulting the emperor.
If this was enacted in the post-Napolianic period, it was surely to discourage insulting the pig.

11-06-2007, 04:36 PM	#16
Greg Heeeeeeey Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 3,063	Your all welcome in my house I knew about the York one, its pretty well known over here, hehe. Most of these are laws that havent been changed or removed from hundreds of years ago anyway. I'm pretty sure that America's got some stupid laws aswell though

11-06-2007, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg

Your all welcome in my house

I knew about the York one, its pretty well known over here, hehe.

Most of these are laws that havent been changed or removed from hundreds of years ago anyway. I'm pretty sure that America's got some stupid laws aswell though

There are plenty of stupid laws over here in the US.

In Washington State it is illegal to have sex with a virgin, even on your wedding night.

11-06-2007, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg

Your all welcome in my house

I knew about the York one, its pretty well known over here, hehe.

Most of these are laws that havent been changed or removed from hundreds of years ago anyway. I'm pretty sure that America's got some stupid laws aswell though

In Texas it is Illegal to participate in oral, and anal sex,