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.

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

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26. In the UK a parking ticket is only valid if the traffic warden had their hat on when they gave the ticket (ie wearing their full uniform).

Though apparantly if you nick their hat before they hand out the notice that's also an offense

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27. On the Isle of Sark in the Channel Isles it is legal to kill your wife, so long as you don't draw blood...

I once heard that its illegal to commit suicide but i dont think that would put anyone off

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

Which head !!!!!!!!!

RD

I'm a bit dubious about some of them.

No. 24 for example.

There are actually *is* a coroner for Westminster.... which suggests there is cause to have one and they may have to do some work.

Only thing is, it's the Queen!

So lots of old MPs/Lords who have been found 'asleep' have been very rapidly wheeled outside the legally defined area of The Queen's duristiction.... "where they sadly passed away", so that a different Coroner has to do any post-mortem.

Cheers,
James

[Edited on 9/10/07 by James]

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I once heard that its illegal to commit suicide but i dont think that would put anyone off

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London Taxis should still carry hay in the boot

You can still be transported to the colonies for stealing a loaf of bread from a shop on london bridge.

A police man is obliged to hold his cape round a licensed Hackney carriage driver WHEN requested to do so by the Hackney carriage driver, so that the Hackney carriage driver may urinate against the wheel of the vehicle.

Until the year 2000, the most dangerous place to live in Britain was Berwick-Upon-Tweed. They were still at war with Russia and had been so since the Crimean War. They were named as included in the declaration of war, but sadly they were omited from the Declaration of peace.
(dear old TB sorted that one out, sadly)

I believe that our american cousins also have the odd crazy law as well.

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You can still be transported to the colonies for stealing a loaf of bread from a shop on london bridge.

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Some motoring laws from this side of the pond...if an automobile meets a horse carriage coming the other way, the operator of the automobile must quickly dismount, disassemble his automobile, place the pieces in the bushes and cover them with a tarpaulin. Although this shouldn't occur frequently, as the operator of the automobile is required to stop every 50 yards, dismount, listen for other automobiles or horse carriages, and fire a shot or rocket into the air to warn others of his presence.

No. 3 If they enforced that one, taxis would go out of business these days

is it the case that postman (when working) do not have to stop for red traffic lights.

think most of the taxi drivers in Blackburn are also postmen

Vermont sounds like a nice place to spend your retirement.

Woudn't a more appropriate penalty for masturbation be to chop off the offender's hands ??