Website review: BBC NEWS | UK | UK chooses most lud...
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•9 reviews since Nov 6, 2007
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Karolinger rated 10 months ago- From the page: "[...] Last year, the Law Society last year highlighted a number of bizarre laws still in existence on the statute book in England and Wales. These included a ban on firing a cannon close to a dwelling house (Met Police Act 1839); a ban on the use of any slide upon ice or snow (Town Police Clauses Act 1847); and the prohibition of driving cattle through the streets of London (Metropolitan Streets Act 1867). [...] Among the most ridiculous laws listed by UKTV Gold were:
- It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27%)
- It could be regarded an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen's image upside-down (7%)
- Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is banned (5%)
- In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants (4%)
- 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%)
- 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%)
- It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour (3%)
- From the page: "[...] Last year, the Law Society last year highlighted a number of bizarre laws still in existence on the statute book in England and Wales. These included a ban on firing a cannon close to a dwelling house (Met Police Act 1839); a ban on the use of any slide upon ice or snow (Town Police Clauses Act 1847); and the prohibition of driving cattle through the streets of London (Metropolitan Streets Act 1867). [...] Among the most ridiculous laws listed by UKTV Gold were:
- LawnchairLarry rated 10 months ago
- Top 10 list of silly laws in the UK. It's yet another one of those top-10-lists, though a funny one.
- SAPERE rated 10 months ago
- 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 (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%) Other bizarre foreign laws voted by those polled included: - In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk (9%) - In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation (8%) - 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%) - 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%)
- pedrotski rated 10 months ago
- The funny side of the law.
- TheVedge rated 10 months ago
- If I ever go to Liverpool, I need to find a tropical fish store.
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