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11.07.2007

Most Ridiculous British Law 1-10

  1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27 %)
  2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down (7%)
  3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (6%)
  4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day (5%)
  5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter (4%)
  6. 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 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 (3%)
  9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour (3%)
  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 (2%)

This was just too crazy not to post. They often say the law is an "ass".

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