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Most ridiculous British laws:

  1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament
  2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down
  3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store
  4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day 
  5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter 
  6. In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet
  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 
  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
  9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour 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


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ADAS wrote:
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

Same in the grounds of Shrewsbury Cathedral for any Welshman (armed or not) found after sunset.

A couple that are also capital offences (These were true ten years ago but may have been repealed now).

  • A taxi driver caught without a bale of hay in their boot.
  • Someone immitating a chelsea pensioner.


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What makes me giggle is the thought that these laws must have been passed based upon certain circumstances or happenings. Kudos to the pregnant lady. Other than that it makes me wonder how such a place has thrived after being raised by a bunch of absolutely mad kings and queens and all the idiots that did their biddings. Have we actually come such a long way since these laws were passed? I'm sure you can think of 1 or 2 modern laws that seem like absolute madness. Funny reading though.

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Shamus wrote:
A couple that are also capital offences (These were true ten years ago but may have been repealed now).
  • A taxi driver caught without a bale of hay in their boot.
  • Someone immitating a chelsea pensioner.

These are no longer part of the law after all capital punishment was made illegal in Human Rights Act 1998.

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I'm 7 months pregnant - now where can I find a policeman???

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You can never find one when you want one.

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Then 3 come along all at once???

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Isn't that buses?

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If you want a policeman there in a hurry just mention "gun" or "knife".
A few months ago I heard a bang in my bedroom. I didn't think anything of it but then I saw a tiny bit of glass on a table underneath the window. Looking up at the window there was a small hole in it right at the top. (They are ancient windows, possiby even the originals from 100 years ago). To go through the window and make only a small hole I thought it must have been going at some speed and may have been a gun.
So I phoned the police. It wasn't an emergency in my opinion so I phone the local number rather than 999. They arrived within minutes. I told them I only mentioned a gun as a possibility. Doesn't matter to them, they have to respond.



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or a group of 50 youth fighting. It's a well known fact when groups of youths fight they always number 50. Until the police arrive and find 3 having a heated discussion.

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what was the upshot of their enquiry?



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The business next door to where i work was broken into last week and the owners reported the break in. About lunch time a young policeman turned up to issue a crime reference number and have a general chat. Within 5 minutes of his arrival the car park was filled with police officers, a CSI unit, Tactical Response unit and Armed Response. It seems that the owner had mentioned to the young policeman, in passing, that an air rifle had been stolen. We were told that a gun had been *nicked* but the owner says he definitely said air rifle, but as has been mentioned the police have to respond no matter what type of gun. It made for an exciting afternoon.

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Hmmm, I might just be accused of wasting police time if I were to call the police saying there's a gun when all I want is to relieve myself in their helmet!


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ClareB4 wrote:

I'm 7 months pregnant - now where can I find a policeman???

 I believe Kris is a Special Constable.

Of course the saying "Taking the P***" , when someone takes a liberty, is derived from an old law that required households to leave a pale of the stuff outside for collection (to be used in the wool and leather industries, to fix dyes, and as part of the tanning process). If non was left collectors had a right to enter premises, and take it! Hence "taking the p***"



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He is, but unfortunately I don't have a helmet (or fortunately for me) we don't use them in Scotland.

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I know these are all old laws - what about introducing new laws.
Such as you have the right to kill with a bow and arrow anyone using a canoe when roads are flooded just to get their picture in the newspaper.
Going by the rain that has fallen recently it is guaranteed I'll see one of them soon.

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