LazyHippy

Just came across this: BBC NEWS | UK | UK chooses 'most ludicrous laws'

The UK's top 10 most ridiculous British laws were listed as:


1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27&#37

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%)


Love the one about the taxman!

... be careful if you ever visit Indonesia..

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bam bam

I fucking love being British.

GOD SAVE OUR GRACIOUS QUEEN....... LONG LIVE OUR NOBLE QUEEN...... GOD SAVE OUR QUEEN!

Kier

This law makes some amount of sense although I would have thought that this would be covered under dangerous driving legislation anyway.

LazyHippy

I think I disagree with that on every level. I'm a human being that happens to be English/British. Not particularly proud of it - our history and the shit our leaders are doing now - but I'm grateful I was born in a developed country where life is relatively easy.

As for Jordan........ Kate Moss or Kiera Knightly are much better examples of English beauty!

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bam bam

Good call on Keira Knightly, that was the first pic of a bird infront of the Union Jack i came across.

Disagree on every level by all means, i'm still proud! lol

cr4zyguy

In Singapore, oral sex used to be illegal. Glad they finally wised up and changed the laws.

sleepylee

I'm proud, too.

Both Kate Moss or Kiera Knightly need a decent meal (or a sustain period of decent meals without any escaping down the toilet mid-course) before they start to become attractive.

Not that I'd kick any of the three mentioned out of bed, of course.

Abi Titmuss is the one for me. Sexy, elegant, well fed, and I suspect she'd do some things in bed that would make your eyes bleed.

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turbolapp

Are you freaking kidding me? Like the skeletons much? At least this woman has curves (sort of)!

...wait did I just jump in and defend porn...?

barman

OH GOD KEELEY HAZELL !

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sleepylee

We probably need a NSFW icon on this thread, now.

Oooops.

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lubber

turbolapp - Jordan does not do porn. She started out as a page 3 girl. Topless pics in Englands version of the New York Times or USA Today. See America is so uptight that we think a picture of boobs is porn. Now if she was on her back with a .....

sleepylee

I don't understand.

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0352

You say that like it's a bad thing

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