Interesting taken from the newspaper the telegraph ..... 9:13AM BST 12 Apr 2008 These are the stupidest laws, according to percentage share of public vote. Most ridiculous British laws: 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. In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policemans 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%) ADVERTISEMENT 9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour 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%) Most ridiculous foreign laws: 1. In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk (9%) 2. In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation (8%) 3. In Bahrain, a male doctor can only examine the genitals of a woman in the reflection of a mirror (7%) 4. In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm (6%) 5. In Alabama, it is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle (6%) 6. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on a Sunday could be jailed (6%) 7. In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth (6%) 8. In Milan, it is a legal requirement to smile at all times, except funerals or hospital visits (5%) 9. In Japan, there is no age of consent (5%) 10. In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon (4%) 9:13AM BST 12 Apr 2008 These are the stupidest laws, according to percentage share of public vote. Most ridiculous British laws: 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. In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policemans 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%) ADVERTISEMENT 9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour 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%) Most ridiculous foreign laws: 1. In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk (9%) 2. In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation (8%) 3. In Bahrain, a male doctor can only examine the genitals of a woman in the reflection of a mirror (7%) 4. In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm (6%) 5. In Alabama, it is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle (6%) 6. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on a Sunday could be jailed (6%) 7. In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth (6%) 8. In Milan, it is a legal requirement to smile at all times, except funerals or hospital visits (5%) 9. In Japan, there is no age of consent (5%) 10. In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon (4%)
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