Britain’s most stupid laws
This piece of news is pretty amusing. A survey conducted by UKTV Gold television in London has revealed what is considered as UK’s creasiest laws. Out of the 3,931 surveyed, the top vote went to: it is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. So when you died there, the police were going to arrest you? Most of the laws may be absurd to the highest level, but they still exist and have never been repealed although subsequent statutes have rendered them obsolete.
Respondents were given a shortlist of nominated crazy laws and asked to vote. The result of the survey is as follows:
Most ridiculous British laws:
1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27 percent) - is it legal to charge a corpse?
2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down (seven percent) - it will get dizzy
3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (six percent) - what’s the connection?
4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day (five percent) - Ohh, I love mince pies with ketchup!
5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter (four percent) - what if you don’t know that someone?
6. A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman’s helmet (four percent) - how about those suffering from incontinence?
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 percent) - who owns the body? The prince?
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 (three percent) - duh!
9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour (three percent) - what the? does anyone in UK still wear suit of armour?Soooo medieval!
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 (two percent) - hehehe, archers beware!
Ooops, before I forget, do you think the Philippines doesn’t have a share, too? One site, claims that the number plate scheme around Metro Manila is dumb: Cars whose license plates end with a 1 or 2 are not allowed on the roads on Monday, 3 or 4 on Tuesday, 5 or 6 on Wednesday, 7 or 8 on Thursday, and 9 or 0 on Friday from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
I don’t think this is absurd, though, at least it eased the traffic a bit around EDSA and other metro streets! Maybe the writer of that site never heard of the horrendous EDSA traffic!
(Source: http://news.yahoo.com/)
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