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Vulture

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Is it me?
« on: September 11, 2007, 10:27:40 PM »
Did you know it's illegal in France to name a pig Napoleon? Or that in Ohio you're not allowed to get a fish drunk? Alex Wade celebrates the spirit of the silly season with a list of the world's most ridiculous laws

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25. It is illegal for a cab in the City of London to carry rabid dogs or corpses.

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

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

22. In France, it is forbidden to call a pig Napoleon.

21. Under the UK?s Tax Avoidance Schemes Regulations 2006, it is illegal not to tell the taxman anything you don?t want him to know, though you don?t have to tell him anything you don?t mind him knowing.

20. In Alabama, it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle.

19. In Ohio, it is against state law to get a fish drunk.

18. Royal Navy ships that enter the Port of London must provide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the Tower of London.

17. In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants ? even, if she so requests, in a policeman?s helmet.

16. In Lancashire, no person is permitted after being asked to stop by a constable on the seashore to incite a dog to bark.

15. In Miami, Florida, it is illegal to skateboard in a police station.

14. In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation.

13. In England, all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow practice a day.

12. In London, Freemen are allowed to take a flock of sheep across London Bridge without being charged a toll; they are also allowed to drive geese down Cheapside.

11. In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.

10. In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.

9. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed.

8. In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long.

7. In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset.

6. 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.

5. In Boulder, Colorado, it is illegal to kill a bird within the city limits and also to ?own? a pet ? the town?s citizens, legally speaking, are merely ?pet minders?.

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

3. In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.

2. In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman?s genitals but is forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination; he may only see their reflection in a mirror.

1. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast is legally the property of the King; the tail, on the other hand, belongs to the Queen - in case she needs the bones for her corset.

peter

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Re: Is it me?
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2007, 07:43:59 AM »
I wonder what punishment you get if you do die in the houses of parliament.

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Re: Is it me?
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2007, 08:59:08 AM »
11. In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.

What's the point of a firing squad after death? I fancy a trip to York with my trusty longbow. Any pregnant women out there care to join me?

I apologise, in advance.

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Re: Is it me?
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2007, 09:20:43 AM »
In my house, it's illegal for a man to do anything without getting permission from his wife.

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Re: Is it me?
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2007, 09:24:37 AM »
In my house, it's illegal for a man to do anything without getting permission from his wife.

I though that was the same in every household!  ;D

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Re: Is it me?
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2007, 10:00:41 AM »
In my house, it's illegal for a man to do anything without getting permission from his wife.

I though that was the same in every household!  ;D

Not at all. I've done quite a lot of things without permission from Roger's wife.
I apologise, in advance.

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Re: Is it me?
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2007, 10:46:12 AM »
 ;D

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« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2007, 10:57:13 AM »
Not at all. I've done quite a lot of things without permission from Roger's wife.

So why am I still having to submit my requests in triplicate?

peter

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Re: Is it me?
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2007, 11:40:19 AM »
Not at all. I've done quite a lot of things without permission from Roger's wife.

So why am I still having to submit my requests in triplicate?
One to me, one to your mum and one so you can remember what it was you asked for.

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Re: Is it me?
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2007, 12:19:12 PM »
25  What does the cabby do if you drop dead in his cab throw you out.
10 what does he do if he has no vehicle