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strange laws and facts
« on: 26 May 2008, 20:14:40 »

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It is illegal for a cab in the City of London to carry rabid dogs or
corpses.

It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down.

In France, it is forbidden to call a pig Napoleon.

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.

In Alabama, it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle.

In Ohio, it is against state law to get a fish drunk.

Royal Navy ships that enter the Port of London must provide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the Tower of London.

In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants – even, if she so requests, in a policeman’s helmet.

In Lancashire, no person is permitted after being asked to stop by a constable on the seashore to incite a dog to bark.

In Miami, Florida, it is illegal to skateboard in a police station

In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation. frustrating

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.

In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.

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.

In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed.

In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long.

In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset.

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.



In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.

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.


facts

In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined

Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.

Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

The longest place name still in use is:
Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotameteat uripukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenua kitanatahu
-- a New Zealand hill. (See if your spell check has this word)

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.(no wonder all women are mental)

All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.

In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously  from the bottom of the glass to the top.

During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can be seen in the distance.

Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to slow film down while shooting so you could see his moves

Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.






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Re: strange laws and facts
« Reply #1 on: 26 May 2008, 20:20:35 »

 :) :) :) :) :)
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Re: strange laws and facts
« Reply #2 on: 26 May 2008, 20:22:22 »

im glad i dont live in indonesia  ::) ::)

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Re: strange laws and facts
« Reply #3 on: 26 May 2008, 20:22:42 »

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It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.



How stupid can laws get if it is the truth at all
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Re: strange laws and facts
« Reply #4 on: 26 May 2008, 20:23:46 »

Only 3 classes of vehicle are allowed to use multi tone horns or sirens - emergency services - ice cream vans - and purveyors of fresh fish.

A licenced hackney carriage ( taxi ) must carry fresh water and hay.

It is illegal to wash your car in the street - you are technically depositing dirt on a public highway.

In one American state it is illegal to wear a false moustache at a wedding.
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Re: strange laws and facts
« Reply #5 on: 26 May 2008, 20:27:02 »

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An ongoing cull of obsolete laws by the statute law revision team, has seen 2,000 abolished since 1965.

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Re: strange laws and facts
« Reply #6 on: 26 May 2008, 20:29:00 »

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An ongoing cull of obsolete laws by the statute law revision team, has seen 2,000 abolished since 1965.

richie

Looks like they deleted the one about locking up criminals for as long as possible as well !!!!
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« Reply #7 on: 26 May 2008, 20:32:30 »

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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.

:o Yikes!!!!!.....must make OBGYN surgery a bit risky! ;D
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« Reply #8 on: 26 May 2008, 20:38:00 »

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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.

Can we get Gordon Brown on this?
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Re: strange laws and facts
« Reply #9 on: 26 May 2008, 21:07:54 »

 ;D ;D ;D
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Re: strange laws and facts
« Reply #10 on: 26 May 2008, 22:46:54 »

 ;D ;D ;D
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Re: strange laws and facts
« Reply #11 on: 27 May 2008, 00:39:31 »

There used to be a superb website entitled and devoted to "Unreliable Facts" - it was accessed via a site called "thebrainstrust", I believe.  It disappeared a couple of years ago, but I can't believe all that priceless misinformation has been lost forever.  Anyone know where it is now?

For my peace of mind, can anyone tell me if any of the strange laws exist? :)



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Re: strange laws and facts
« Reply #12 on: 27 May 2008, 09:09:27 »

what would your punishment be if you died in the houses of parliament??

tis common knowledge about the pregnant woman being allowed to piddle in a copper's helmet
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Re: strange laws and facts
« Reply #13 on: 27 May 2008, 14:18:25 »

'Royal Navy ships that enter the Port of London must provide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the Tower of London'

That sounds a perfectly civilised arrangenment...
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« Reply #14 on: 27 May 2008, 17:33:29 »

martin i`ll kill him if you provide him with the bow and arrow.... :y :y
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