Stupid UK Laws!

in #stupid7 years ago

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Below is a list of my favorites! Please comment to share any I have missed.

  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. In the UK 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 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

  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

Most ridiculous foreign laws:

  1. In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk

  2. In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation

  3. In Bahrain, a male doctor can only examine the genitals of a woman in the reflection of a mirror

  4. In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm

  5. In Alabama, it is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle

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

  7. In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth

  8. In Milan, it is a legal requirement to smile at all times, except funerals or hospital visits

  9. In Japan, there is no age of consent

  10. In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon

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Very good and made me chuckle!!

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That was very quick! But you are right I found these online. I read them years ago and they always make me laugh.

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