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Łukasz G.

Łukasz G. Senior Technical
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Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

Found on the Internet:

1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down.

3. In Liverpool , it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store

4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day

5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter

6. A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet

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

8. It is illegal to avoid telling the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing

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


Do you know any other genuine "silly laws"?
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Łukasz G.

Łukasz G. Senior Technical
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Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

and some more from other countries:

1. Australia - It is illegal to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes and black shoe polish on your face as these items are the tools of a cat burglar.

2. France - Between the hours of 8AM and 8PM, 70% of the music in the radio must be by French composers.

3. Thailand - It is illegal to leave your house if you are not wearing underwear.

4. Italy - It is an offence for women of 'ill repute or evil looks' to enter a cheese factory in the area of Ferrara.

5. Scotland - It is illegal to be a drunk while in possession of a cow.

6. France - It is illegal in Antibes to take photos of police officers or police vehicles, even if they are just in the background. (I hope the photo at right isn't from Antibes!)

7. Lebanon - Men are legally allowed to have sex with animals so long as the animals are female. It is illegal to have sex with a male animal.

8. China - Women are prohibited from walking around a hotel room in the nude. A woman may only be naked whilst in the bathroom.

9. Hong Kong - A woman is legally allowed to kill her cheating husband, only if she uses her bare hands. The husband's lover however may be killed in any manner desired.

10. Switzerland - A man may not relieve himself while standing up, after 10 P.M.

What do you make of these?
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Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

We have dozens in Michigan. The legislature is resolved to do away with some of them for being redundant. So it was a topic on the radio.

It's illegal to kidnap a woman, but it's also illegal to kidnap a woman and force her to marry you here.

Too many ruuuules, man.
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Tatiana S.

Tatiana S. Managing Partner

Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

Łukasz G.:

6. A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet
I like this one :)
There are many obsolete laws in the US as well, as Joj probably knows - but there are also a few regulations that make you raise your eyebrows in genuine disbelief. See http://dumblaws.com :)

And I used to live in a state where...

CHAPTER 43. PUBLIC INDECENCY

SUBCHAPTER B. OBSCENITY

(7) "Obscene device" means a device including a dildo or artificial vagina, designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs.

(f) A person who possesses six or more obscene devices or identical or similar obscene articles is presumed to possess them with intent to promote the same.

(g) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person who possesses or promotes material or a device proscribed by this section does so for a bona fide medical, psychiatric, judicial, legislative, or law enforcement purpose.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, � 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1975, ch. 778, � 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, � 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
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Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

Łukasz G.:
10. Switzerland - A man may not relieve himself while standing up, after 10 P.M.[/i]
It is because of the noise of the impact of a stream of (warm) piss against the water in the loo.

Neighbors living in the building across the street aren't allowed to open taps let alone flush the loo after 10 pm and in aren't allowed to use washing machines on Sundays.
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Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

Jarek A.:
Łukasz G.:
10. Switzerland - A man may not relieve himself while standing up, after 10 P.M.[/i]
It is because of the noise of the impact of a stream of (warm) piss against the water in the loo.
Wow. That's...that's...considerate. :)

(My dad used to yell up the stairs at us to wake us up for school "Ey! Wake up and piss! The world's on fire").
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Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

hehe, nice :))
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Aneta W.

Aneta W. "People are better
than no people..."

Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

I don't think mince pies should be eaten at all.
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David R.

David R. Teacher, Buckingham
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Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

Łukasz G.:
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2. France - Between the hours of 8AM and 8PM, 70% of the music in the radio must be by French composers.

This one seems pretty sensible to me.David R. edytował(a) ten post dnia 16.04.10 o godzinie 13:51
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Łukasz G.

Łukasz G. Senior Technical
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Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

David R.:

This one seems pretty sensible to me.
Sensible for Disco Polo Radio station, but for every French one? Hmmm...
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David R.

David R. Teacher, Buckingham
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Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

Łukasz G.:
David R.:

This one seems pretty sensible to me.
Sensible for Disco Polo Radio station, but for every French one? Hmmm...
Actually it's not about composers. It's about French language. And it's 40 per cent.
It was designed to prevent the encroachment of English language into their culture. It would work well in Poland too.
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Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

I think Canada has a law thaT 60% of artists played on the radio have to be Canadian.
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In Michigan it's against the law to kill a dog by way of a decompression chamber, and it's illegal for a woman to cut her own hair without her husband's permission. Someone had to stop the madness after all. You're still in luck, however. A man can't scowl at his wife on Sunday.
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Bernd Schreckenberg

Bernd Schreckenberg I am an experienced
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Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

Apparently there is a law in Poland forbiding it to cross the street while having a red light. A drunken fellow was so kind to point this out to me yesterday. How silly is that?
When I answered him: Really?? Well, thank you.
He replied: And then you complain the car driver ran you over!

:D
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Keith Byrne

Keith Byrne Director, Select
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Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

Bernd Schreckenberg:
Apparently there is a law in Poland forbiding it to cross the street while having a red light. A drunken fellow was so kind to point this out to me yesterday. How silly is that?
When I answered him: Really?? Well, thank you.
He replied: And then you complain the car driver ran you over!

:D

It's also against the law in Germany, Bernd. I got done for jaywalking at one am in Leipzig. Put a stop to my political career there and then!Keith Byrne edytował(a) ten post dnia 14.05.10 o godzinie 10:28
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Bernd Schreckenberg

Bernd Schreckenberg I am an experienced
teacher, with a
diverse background,
h...

Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

Keith Byrne:
Bernd Schreckenberg:
Apparently there is a law in Poland forbiding it to cross the street while having a red light. A drunken fellow was so kind to point this out to me yesterday. How silly is that?
When I answered him: Really?? Well, thank you.
He replied: And then you complain the car driver ran you over!

:D

It's also against the law in Germany, Bernd. I got done for jaywalking at one am in Leipzig. Put a stop to my political career there and then!Keith Byrne edytował(a) ten post dnia 14.05.10 o godzinie 10:28

Yeah, if you are not wearing an Irocese and do it in Berlin, you're pretty much in for anything in Germania ;P
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Temat: Top 10 Silly, yet still in act, British Laws.

From what I understand, you can't marry your house in Wisconsin.

It's illegal to wake a sleeping fireman there.

Women over 21 are not required to divulge their age; in Racine it's illegal for a woman to be on the street at night without a male companion.

It's illegal to shoot off a gun while your female partner is experiencing a sexual orgasm.

You can't kiss on a train, and when two trains meet at a rail intersection neither is allowed to go forward until the other has done so.
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