Mad UK Laws

26 Jul 2010

•It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament
•It could be regarded an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen's image upside-down
•Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is banned
•In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants
•The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the King, and the tail of the Queen
•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
•It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour

Some more (found on t'internet):
Every Hackney cab is required by law to carry a bail of hay in the boot
If a Welshman is found within the city walls of Chester after midnight, it is still legal to shoot him with a crossbow. It is also illegal for a Welshman to enter the city walls before sunrise and stay after sunset.
It is legal to pee on your nearside rear wheel.
It is illegal to wear a cloak broach on a Sunday.
In London it is illegal for a man to hit his wife after 9pm
It is illegal to either shave or mow your lawn on a Sunday.
Tarrot card reading and fortune telling are illegal as they are forms of witchcraft.
All English males over the age of 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week, supervised by the local clergy.
It is illegal for 2 adult men to have sex in the same housee as a third person.
It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolate on a public conveyance.
It is illegal for any boy under the age of 10 to see a naked manequin.
Any more???

26 Jul 2010

A local matter - my best friend lives in a small group of houses that used to be owned by the Methodists. It is part of their lease that they can't be Satanists. biggrin

:D:D:D
TheVillians and I have contemplated celebrating a nice Wicca fertility cermemony on the central shared lawn. Not Satanic so it should be ok - but could raise the odd eyebrow.

26 Jul 2010

yeah, you never know when I might run into Ben in Chester after dark :twisted:

26 Jul 2010

Why would you want to shave your lawn on any day of the week? lol

27 Jul 2010

Quote by Funlovers2009
•It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament
•It could be regarded an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen's image upside-down
•Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is banned
•In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants
•The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the King, and the tail of the Queen
•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
•It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour

Some more (found on t'internet):
Every Hackney cab is required by law to carry a bail of hay in the boot
If a Welshman is found within the city walls of Chester after midnight, it is still legal to shoot him with a crossbow. It is also illegal for a Welshman to enter the city walls before sunrise and stay after sunset.
It is legal to pee on your nearside rear wheel.
It is illegal to wear a cloak broach on a Sunday.
In London it is illegal for a man to hit his wife after 9pm
It is illegal to either shave or mow your lawn on a Sunday.
Tarrot card reading and fortune telling are illegal as they are forms of witchcraft.
All English males over the age of 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week, supervised by the local clergy.
It is illegal for 2 adult men to have sex in the same housee as a third person.
It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolate on a public conveyance.
It is illegal for any boy under the age of 10 to see a naked manequin.
Any more???

I think only about three of those have any basis in law.

27 Jul 2010

Quote by Kaznkev
•It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament
•It could be regarded an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen's image upside-down
•Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is banned
•In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants
•The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the King, and the tail of the Queen
•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
•It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour

Some more (found on t'internet):
Every Hackney cab is required by law to carry a bail of hay in the boot
If a Welshman is found within the city walls of Chester after midnight, it is still legal to shoot him with a crossbow. It is also illegal for a Welshman to enter the city walls before sunrise and stay after sunset.
It is legal to pee on your nearside rear wheel.
It is illegal to wear a cloak broach on a Sunday.
In London it is illegal for a man to hit his wife after 9pm
It is illegal to either shave or mow your lawn on a Sunday.
Tarrot card reading and fortune telling are illegal as they are forms of witchcraft.
All English males over the age of 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week, supervised by the local clergy.
It is illegal for 2 adult men to have sex in the same housee as a third person.
It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolate on a public conveyance.
It is illegal for any boy under the age of 10 to see a naked manequin.
Any more???

I think only about three of those have any basis in law.
Now now,dont bring facts into it,its still more fun than snipeing lol

There's always one who has to spoil it hey!! rolleyes

27 Jul 2010

Just got back from Chester. Thank goodness for my cloak of invisibility.

27 Jul 2010

Quote by Ben_welshminx
Just got back from Chester. Thank goodness for my cloak of invisibility.

Phew!! .... Thank God for that Ben, I heard that all the crossbow shops sold out when people knew you were going!! :giggle:

27 Jul 2010

Quote by Ben_welshminx
Just got back from Chester. Thank goodness for my cloak of invisibility.

I hope you weren't wearing it with a brooch on Sunday :giggle:

27 Jul 2010

I think that the old law that you could not go out at night without a shilling (5p) in your pocket still applies. A policeman could demand to see if you had a shilling on you to prove that you were not a vagrant as that was the then cost of a night's B & B at a cheap lodging house.
Plim wink

27 Jul 2010

There's a similar law in York for the Scottish. It's seems they still have forgiven them for William Wallace sacking the place a few years back.

28 Jul 2010

Quote by motorcyclerob
There's a similar law in York for the Scottish. It's seems they still have forgiven them for William Wallace sacking the place a few years back.

I was gonna mention that one. I think you have to have been born in York and it must be within the city walls.
I guess these things get corrupted with each telling. The version of the Chester one that I heard was a Welshman on Chester bridge on a Sunday could be shot with a crossbow. I thought about popping up to Chester to check it out, but would need a better reason than that to visit the place. Anyone think of any? ;-)

28 Jul 2010

Quote by FrednGinger
There's a similar law in York for the Scottish. It's seems they still have forgiven them for William Wallace sacking the place a few years back.

I was gonna mention that one. I think you have to have been born in York and it must be within the city walls.
I guess these things get corrupted with each telling. The version of the Chester one that I heard was a Welshman on Chester bridge on a Sunday could be shot with a crossbow. I thought about popping up to Chester to check it out, but would need a better reason than that to visit the place. Anyone think of any?;-)
errrrrrrmmmm ..... :confused2: