silly laws

19 Sep 2005

obviously with a history of long as britain has and its its way of ...burn....piliging its way around the world for a millenia or to john wayne fans at least 50 lustrums....
we have accrued a lot of laws which for the sake of not having time in our seats of power (house of commons/lords) which were enacted some hundreds of years ago and never revoked (not sure if thats the right word)
for instance........
it is still illegal to eat mince pies on christmas day......this law goes back to the 17th century and was brought about by the quakers but never rescinded....
also....it is still legal to shoot a scotsman on sight in the isle of man......apparently theyre still worried that bonny prince charlie will stop off in douglas for a plate of manx kippers...
the list is endless......are there any you know of or am i just sking this for the sake of asking...
2to1 on the latter lol

:lol: :lol:

19 Sep 2005

I'm not sure about today but 20 years or so ago it was still a Legal requirement that black cabs carried a bale of hay to feed the horse!!
dunno

:dunno:

19 Sep 2005

Strangely its still illegal to shoot Scotsman anywhere else

19 Sep 2005

Apparently, if you're driving and need to wee, you have to do it against the left rear wheel of your car, otherwise you're breaking the law.

19 Sep 2005

Quote by EagerSlut
I'm not sure about today but 20 years or so ago it was still a Legal requirement that black cabs carried a bale of hay to feed the horse!!
:dunno:

Last I heard (about 3 years ago) it is still a legal requirement but the loophole was they don't say what size the bale must be. So anyone filling a matchbox with hay is legal.

19 Sep 2005

and 1 for postie....its still illegal to hold up the royal mail...offenders can be charged with treason to the crown....
high treason to the crown (commited by the sun every day) is still punishable by hanging... and not wallpaper either...
ps eager slut....if you see a royal mail reuck in yer mirrir....might be safer to let it past....

19 Sep 2005

Nothing is punishable by hanging any more .

19 Sep 2005

I heard...
Its still legal to put a butcher in the stocks in the town center if he sells you bad meat lol

19 Sep 2005

If you were born within the york castle walls and married a scotsman, you were allowed to kill him with a bow and arrow as long as it done within the castle walls.
This is on the york dungeon walls, of 'old but laws still in place'
my ex and I used to laugh at it as it applied to us. He was always afraid to go to york with me lol

When we split up, thought I would get rid of him easier by divorcing him, didn't like taking the risk that the law could be overturned evil

but must admit the thought did cross my mind

19 Sep 2005

Quote by Silk and Big G
Nothing is punishable by hanging any more .

What happened to Mutiny, Fire in a navel dockyard and Treason
Still think these are punishable by hanging

19 Sep 2005

I think it is still law that every englishman has to practice his archery on a Sunday on the vilage green. penalty for neglecting this duty is one penny :shock:
Could you imagine how the boys in blue would react if we all suddenly turned out armed to the teeth after sunday lunch? lol

:lol:

19 Sep 2005

actually it is still an un rescinded law silk smile

you can still be hanged for high treason.......
honestly...i know this for a fact...i read it in the sunday sport......

19 Sep 2005

Quote by Tanis105
Nothing is punishable by hanging any more .

What happened to Mutiny, Fire in a navel dockyard and Treason
Still think these are punishable by hanging
Nope , we have no offence punishable in a capital way at all . We abolished capital punishment .

19 Sep 2005

Quote by Silk and Big G
We abolished capital punishment .

Yeah, fucking spoil-sports struck again!! :huh:
Oh for the good old days.
innocent

:whistling: :whistling:

19 Sep 2005

Quote by Silk and Big G
Nothing is punishable by hanging any more .

What happened to Mutiny, Fire in a navel dockyard and Treason
Still think these are punishable by hanging
Nope , we have no offence punishable in a capital way at all . We abolished capital punishment .

With the passage of the Human Rights Act in November 1998, the United Kingdom joined the ranks of "fully abolitionist" countries . The UK Government had introduced a late amendment to the Human Rights Bill in October 1998 that removed the death penalty as a possible punishment for military offences under the Armed Forces Acts.
The death penalty had been available for five military wartime offences: Serious Misconduct in Action; Communicating with the Enemy; Aiding the Enemy or Furnishing Supplies; Obstructing Operations or Giving False Air Signals; Mutiny, Incitement to Mutiny or Failure to Suppress a Mutiny. The last execution under military law was in 1942. In July 1998, Armed Forces Minister Dr John Reid MP had announced that the Government would repeal the death penalty for military offences - and that this had the support of the military top brass.
The UK Government made an international commitment to the permanent abolition of the death penalty on 20 May 1999, when it ratified Protocol 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights. Protocol 6 is an international human rights treaty which commits a government to the permanent abolition of the death penalty. It has been ratified by all other European Union member states.
On 10th December 1999, International Human Rights Day, the UK Government ratified the other international treaty which bans the death penalty, the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and completed the journey to total abolition.

I stand corrected.

19 Sep 2005

Quote by kazswallows
If you were born within the york castle walls and married a scotsman, you were allowed to kill him with a bow and arrow as long as it done within the castle walls.
This is on the york dungeon walls, of 'old but laws still in place'
my ex and I used to laugh at it as it applied to us. He was always afraid to go to york with me
When we split up, thought I would get rid of him easier by divorcing him, didn't like taking the risk that the law could be overturned but must admit the thought did cross my mind

You didn't have to marry them to kill them. If your born within the walls you can 'legally' shoot and kill a scots man with a bow and arrow if they are wearing a kilt and are outside the walls. This was to let anybody prevent an invasion on the city by the scots.
Just make sure its a kill with one shot otherwise you'll be looking at charges for grevious bodily harm with intent to kill. ie. attempted murder.

19 Sep 2005

Quote by dargento
also....it is still legal to shoot a scotsman on sight in the isle of man......apparently theyre still worried that bonny prince charlie will stop off in douglas for a plate of manx kippers...

Quote by kazswallows
If you were born within the york castle walls and married a scotsman, you were allowed to kill him with a bow and arrow as long as it done within the castle walls.

Quote by mattmoleman
You didn't have to marry them to kill them. If your born within the walls you can 'legally' shoot and kill a scots man with a bow and arrow if they are wearing a kilt and are outside the walls. This was to let anybody prevent an invasion on the city by the scots.

WTF!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:
Wait to Jags see's this lot!!!!!!!!!!

Quote by mattmoleman
Just make sure its a kill with one shot otherwise ..........

.........he'll climb Yorks city wall, rip yer head off and steal yer women!!!!!!!!!!
the Laird off on a flounce and heading for York

19 Sep 2005

ah yes silk and big G......
i stand corrected....but i claim diminished responsibility as the aforementioned sunday sport newspaper was a 1998 edition.....
<<<<compulsive liar
no im not ...seriously
<<<<<split personality
no we have not.....

19 Sep 2005

Quote by mattmoleman
You didn't have to marry them to kill them. If your born within the walls you can 'legally' shoot and kill a scots man with a bow and arrow if they are wearing a kilt and are outside the walls. This was to let anybody prevent an invasion on the city by the scots.
Just make sure its a kill with one shot otherwise you'll be looking at charges for grevious bodily harm with intent to kill. ie. attempted murder.

Didn't know that smile

only knew about the marriage law........ lol

:lol:
Better brush up on my archery skills wink

:lol: :lol:

19 Sep 2005

If a pregnant woman needs a wee then a policeman must offer her his helmet to use as a potty lol

19 Sep 2005

Quote by NorfolkBBW
If a pregnant woman needs a wee then a policeman must offer her his helmet to use as a potty

Come on that must be only in Norfolk surely

19 Sep 2005

LOL
no honestly - I heard it in Cambridgeshire lol

19 Sep 2005

Quote by Tanis105
If a pregnant woman needs a wee then a policeman must offer her his helmet to use as a potty

Come on that must be only in Norfolk surely

NorfolkBBW Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:29 pm Post subject:
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LOL
no honestly - I heard it in Cambridgeshire lol

So in the refined North we have to cross our legs then?

19 Sep 2005

Quote by Tanis105
If a pregnant woman needs a wee then a policeman must offer her his helmet to use as a potty

Come on that must be only in Norfolk surely

NorfolkBBW Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:29 pm Post subject:
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LOL
no honestly - I heard it in Cambridgeshire lol

So in the refined North we have to cross our legs then?
Or squat in the gutter :lol:

19 Sep 2005

Gutter??
Sorry we have men to take care of them

19 Sep 2005

It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a
vehicle.

only in america lol

:lol:
and this one should be enforced

According to the old laws of England, which are still in force, many current British politicians qualify for hanging and their laws are null and void

:lol: :lol: :lol:

19 Sep 2005

Quote by MadAtGravity
Apparently, if you're driving and need to wee, you have to do it against the left rear wheel of your car, otherwise you're breaking the law.

applies to taxi drivers only, against the rear drivers side wheel, while keeping one hand on the car.
my all time personal favourite
According to a british law passed in 1845, attempting to commit suicide was a capital offense. Offenders could be hanged for trying dunno

19 Sep 2005

In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless in public except as a clerk in a tropical fish store.
With the exception of carrots, most goods may not be sold on Sunday.
It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.
Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked manequin.
Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks (enacted by Edward VI).
In Chico, California you can be fined $500 for detonating a nuclear device within the city limits. A couple of observations on that law. Firstly, that's a very light punishment for such a crime and secondly, who's going to be left to enforce it? dunno

19 Sep 2005

Quote by flapjackboy
In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless in public except as a clerk in a tropical fish store.
With the exception of carrots, most goods may not be sold on Sunday.
It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.
Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked manequin.
Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks (enacted by Edward VI).
In Chico, California you can be fined $500 for detonating a nuclear device within the city limits. A couple of observations on that law. Firstly, that's a very light punishment for such a crime and secondly, who's going to be left to enforce it?

im interested in the forth one. who's breaking the law, the boy or the manequin?

20 Sep 2005

It's still apparently in place that an English nobleman, is allowed to kill one french peasant a month . providing it's done with a bow and arrow :P
Could be more fun than hunting deer.....and much more fun tracking it..........just follow the trail of gitanne smoke and the croissants crumbs lol