Most ridiculous British laws

Ford Freak · 11-07-2007, 11:09 AM

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Queen Elizabeth II's speech in the British parliament Tuesday may have been routine but at least nobody got bored to death. That would have been against the law.

Dying in parliament is an offence and is also by far the most absurd law in Britain, according to a survey of nearly 4,000 people by a television channel showing a legal drama series.

Die and you're under arrest! Britain's most stupid laws - Yahoo! News

jmlikos · 11-07-2007, 01:12 PM

You're right, that is pretty stupid. If you are dead, how could you enter a plea?!

WhiteEclipse · 11-07-2007, 02:28 PM

that is funny.

scotsmen - don't attend any archery competitions in York. your life depends on it.

h20-ski · 11-08-2007, 12:22 AM

Thats nothin compared to what we have here in Texas

Drufuss · 11-09-2007, 12:12 PM

Isn't there a law, that you are allowed to shoot any frenchman in england with a longbow when you see one outside of london? Or something like that, have to search for the site i once came across. Something about stupid laws, selectable by country.

Greetings

Dru

iMogal · 11-09-2007, 12:39 PM

Dumb Laws

Drufuss · 11-09-2007, 03:00 PM

Thanks for the link iMogal!

I can't find the law i was refering to, maybe it has been changed since then, or i mixed this one up with information from some other source.

"All English males over the age 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy."

Greetings

Dru

h20-ski · 11-11-2007, 09:04 PM

Lets see how these Texas laws compare.

1. It is illegal to shoot a buffalo from a second story window.
2. No feather duster can be used on the first floor of a hotel
3. You by law have to have windshield wipers, but no law stating that you have to have a windshield for the windshield wipers

crizzycruz · 11-12-2007, 12:45 AM

You will be jailed in metal couffin.

11-07-2007, 01:12 PM	#2
jmlikos Soli Deo Gloria Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rocky Top Posts: 812	Re: Most ridiculous British laws You're right, that is pretty stupid. If you are dead, how could you enter a plea?! __________________ " The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet And whither then? I cannot say. " - J. R. R. Tolkien
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11-07-2007, 02:28 PM	#3
WhiteEclipse Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 871	Re: Most ridiculous British laws that is funny. scotsmen - don't attend any archery competitions in York. your life depends on it.
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h20-ski Forget Wakeboarding Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,460	Thats nothin compared to what we have here in Texas __________________
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Drufuss CUSL2-C -> P5Q ? Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Österreich Posts: 2,796	Re: Most ridiculous British laws Isn't there a law, that you are allowed to shoot any frenchman in england with a longbow when you see one outside of london? Or something like that, have to search for the site i once came across. Something about stupid laws, selectable by country. Greetings Dru __________________ System specs: Asus P5Q Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz @ 3.42 GHz 4 x 2GB DDR2-Ram PC2-1066 Corsair Dominator @ 800MHz 3 x Seagate 7200.ESII 500GB SATA Sapphire HD4870X2 2048MB Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS, Hauppauge HVR4000 DVB-S/S2/T, Dlink DWL-G510, Logitech Z-5450 5.1 THX Wireless Enermax Modu82+ 625W Win XP MCE 2005, openSuse Linux 11 64bit, Vista Home Premium 64bit CUSL2-C ruled! ..äh... RulEd! Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
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iMogal Zoom Zoom... Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,183	Re: Most ridiculous British laws Dumb Laws __________________ SilverStone LG-08 Asus P5E-VM HDMI Intel e2180 O/C'd 2.85Ghz (8x355) 2x2Gb G.Skill DDR2-1000 (5,5,4,14) (2:3 533Mhz) Maxotr 120 Gig SATA 8Mb HIS 3870 Iceq3 Turbo 850 Corsair HX620 Modular PSU Dell UltraSharp 2407FPW Monsoon MM-700 2.1 Speakers __________________ PC = Box of lost hours
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11-09-2007, 03:00 PM	#7
Drufuss CUSL2-C -> P5Q ? Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Österreich Posts: 2,796	Re: Most ridiculous British laws Thanks for the link iMogal! I can't find the law i was refering to, maybe it has been changed since then, or i mixed this one up with information from some other source. "All English males over the age 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy." Greetings Dru __________________ System specs: Asus P5Q Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz @ 3.42 GHz 4 x 2GB DDR2-Ram PC2-1066 Corsair Dominator @ 800MHz 3 x Seagate 7200.ESII 500GB SATA Sapphire HD4870X2 2048MB Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS, Hauppauge HVR4000 DVB-S/S2/T, Dlink DWL-G510, Logitech Z-5450 5.1 THX Wireless Enermax Modu82+ 625W Win XP MCE 2005, openSuse Linux 11 64bit, Vista Home Premium 64bit CUSL2-C ruled! ..äh... RulEd! Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
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11-11-2007, 09:04 PM	#8
h20-ski Forget Wakeboarding Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,460	Lets see how these Texas laws compare. 1. It is illegal to shoot a buffalo from a second story window. 2. No feather duster can be used on the first floor of a hotel 3. You by law have to have windshield wipers, but no law stating that you have to have a windshield for the windshield wipers __________________
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11-12-2007, 12:45 AM	#9
crizzycruz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19	Re: Most ridiculous British laws You will be jailed in metal couffin.
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