Hilarious Laws

I was reading the register and came across these and thought it was well worth a read:

Most ridiculous British laws:

1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27 per cent)
2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down (7 per cent)
3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (6 per cent)
4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day (5 per cent)
5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter (4 per cent)
6. In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet (4 per cent)
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 per cent)
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 per cent)
9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour (3 per cent)
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 per cent)

Most ridiculous foreign laws:

1. In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk (9 per cent)
2. In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation (8 per cent)
3. In Bahrain, a male doctor can only examine the genitals of a woman in the reflection of a mirror (7 per cent)
4. In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm (6 per cent)
5. In Alabama, it is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle (6 per cent)
6. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on a Sunday could be jailed (6 per cent)
7. In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth (6 per cent)
8. In Milan, it is a legal requirement to smile at all times, except at funerals or hospital visits (5 per cent)
9. In Japan, there is no age of consent (5 per cent)
10. In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon (4 per cent)

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/07/absurdest_laws/

Oh boy. How did you dig those up?? But I've got to hand it to you, they're hilariously ridiculous! I guess there are some weird lawmakers out there!

Wow....i've done that before by mistake

Jo gave me those exact ones - they're from the BBC website lol.

The moral there is DON'T GET CAUGHT

That's awesome Ross.

Headless man: Oi! Give me my head back!!!!
Man with the blade (wooo scary): LOL ZOMG ROFL MAN WANTS HEAD ZOMG LOL ROFL!!1!!!1111!!!

You know...I'm not surprised at all that some of these exist.
I mean....Only in Alabama.....

1. In Alabama, it is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle (6 per cent)

WOW, What crazy laws...lol.

First time I have heard it put like that.

it usually goes:

It is legal to kill a man within the old city walls of York on (certain date) and only with a longbow and arrow.

those are some of the priceless thoughts to ponder! LOL

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WOW... I thought the people that make laws were stupid, but not that stupid!!

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Most I'm assuming are rules from years ago which haven't been removed.

Nah, they were all recommendations yesterday in the Queens speech

An interesting fact for you here, if you die in the Houses of Parliament, they will take you to hopsital and pronounce you dead there.

BUT, if you die and get prononced dead in the Houses of Parliament, you are entitled to a state funeral within a certain amount of days.

For those of you who dont know what a state funeral is, it is one step up in terms of display and size from the queen mothers.

think on lol

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I personally am glad to know about these laws. I won't get arrested for doing those things.

What does the (x percent) mean after every sentence?

I think that's how many people voted it for the stupidest law...

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