Some of our stupid laws..

[PaulMacC]

In Peachtree City, it is illegal to be homeless

PMSL ^

[Nemo]

Dunno, i dont read it, ask the thread starter?


Here one i found, but it all around the world


http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/laws01.htm


PMSL




The country Texas

i might go texas, steel somin lil, be put in jail for a few days then get out with a horse and a gun

[WarezKid]

PMSL ^

i might go texas, steel somin lil, be put in jail for a few days then get out with a horse and a gun

ROFL *****





NEW ONE

United Kingdom Laws
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Source: BBC 17 Nov. 1999

No cows may be driven down the roadway between 10 AM and 7 PM unless there is prior approval from the Commissioner of Police.
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Metropolitan Streets Act of 1867

(Source: BBC 17 Nov. 1999)

All land must be left to the eldest son.
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(Source: BBC 17 Nov. 1999)

Divorces are outlawed.
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(Source: BBC 17 Nov. 1999)

Since 1313, MPs are not allowed to don armor in Parliament.
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(Source: BBC 17 Nov. 1999)

Those wishing to purchase a television must also buy a license.
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Explanation
Unlike the commercial TV channels of the United States the two major stations in the UK are government paid for (BBC1 and BBC2) and have no commercials. This is also the case for the 4 government stations of Sweden as well. The licence pays for the shows and the costs needed to run the stations. It also covers various taxes not noticed in the US. The taxes exist in the States, but with several hundred million people more in the States the tax is divided up into MUCH smaller bits.

With the exception of carrots, most goods may not be sold on Sunday.
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.
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Explanation
This law dates from the middle ages when there was no standing army, so in times of war each gentry was required to produce a quota (depending on its size) of knights, archers, infantry, etc. As the church was the only centralized instrument of beauracracy (the lords were independent for the most part), they were used for such tasks.

London Hackney Carriages (taxis/cabs) must carry a bale of hay and a sack of oats.
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Explanation
The London Hackney Carriage Laws covers hackneys in other towns too and have remained unaltered for over 100 years. Firms have been known to manufacture very small bales of hay to carry in a taxi during disputes during local councils (who license the hackneys everywhere except London). Also the vehicle has to be tethered at a taxi rank, and the council have to supply a water trough at said ranks (that could be fun on a Saturday night!). The one about urinating against the back wheel is a Hackney Carriage Law too, and has also been done, on mass, during taxi/council disputes (allegedly).

It is illegal to be drunk on Licensed Premises (in a pub or bar).
It is illegal for two adult men to have sex in the same house as a third person.
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Introduced to outlaw "molly houses" which began to appear in the big cities of England in the late 16th Century. In these bordellos, homosexuals engaged in sex, sado masochism, transvestitism etc., and they were perceived as a threat to public morality, and so outlawed.

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).
Chelsea Pensioners may not be impersonated.
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Chelsea Pensiors are entitled to enhanced state benefits and subsidized accommodation, so pretending to be one is simply fraud!

A bed may not be hung out of a window.
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.
It is illegal to leave baggage unattended.
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Explanation
Many terrorists in the UK favor the practice of placing a bomb in a bag, then leaving the bag to explode later. Since this became a real threat, this law was passed to deter the crime and prosecute those who commit it.

Picking up abandoned baggage is an act of terrorism.
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Many terrorists in the UK favor the practice of placing a bomb in a bag, then leaving the bag to explode later. Since this became a real threat, this law was passed to deter the crime and prosecute those who commit it.

It is illegal for a Member of Parliament to enter the House of Commons wearing a full suit of armour.
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The law dates from the renegotiation of royal/political power on the accession of Charles II, designed to stop the MPs storming the house if it makes a decision they disapprove of. The Monarch is not allowed to enter the House of Commons (the legislative house) for similar reasons

Destroying or defacing money is illegal.
If a steam locomotive is driven on roads, a man must walk in front of the vehicle with a red flag during the day and a red lantern at night to warn passersby.
All steam locomotives are limited to 4mph on roads.
**** sex is prohibited.
You may not make out in public.
It is legal for a male to urinate in public, as long it is on the rear wheel of his motor vehicle and his right hand is on the vehicle.
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One of many Hackney Carriage Laws that have been unaltered for over 100 years, and it has alledgedly been done on mass during taxi/council disputes.

Committing suicide is classified as a capital crime.
Interfering with the mail or sleeping with the consort of the Queen is classed as treason, and as such, carries a maximum penalty of death.
Placing a postage stamp that bears the Queen (or King) upside down is considered treason.
You can only shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow inside the city walls and after midnight.
You may not shoot a Welsh person on Sunday with a longbow in the Cathedral Close.
It is illegal for a woman to be topless in public except as a clerk in a tropical fish store.
Companies may vote in local elections.
Excluding Sundays, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow.
During his reign, Oliver Cromwell banned the eating of mince pies on Christmas day, as they were insufficiently Puritan.
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Ingredients of mince pies and plum puddings were pagan in origin, and their consumption part of ancient fertility rituals. The law dates from the puritan era, the same time that dancing in church, maypoles, and holly and ivy decorations were outlawed. The laws were never officially repealed because upon the restoration of the monarchy, (in the form of Charles II) all laws formed under the protectorate were ignored as invalid.
Full text of the Law
Killeya, Adam. Beating Around the Bush. durham21. 31 Oct. 2001.

One may not "blemish the peace".
A license is required to keep a lunatic.
Damaging the grass is illegal.
Under the reign of Elizabeth I, any person found guilty of "harboring a Catholic priest" would be tortured or even hanged.
Jesuits, Seminary Priests and other suchlike disobedient Persons must be banished.
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Edict by Elizabeth I

You may not fish on Sundays for salmon.
It is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
Trespassing on someone else's land is legal.
If someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your commode, you must let them enter.

[PaulMacC]

It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.

Dang!, I've always wanted to do that.

[Hatake Kakashi]

We heard about some of these today in my Law class.
Here's another:
It is illegal for a woman to streek in Liverpool unless she is the clerk of a tropical fish store

[mat64]

http://dumblaws.com/laws/international/united-kingdom :rolleyes_.

[Hxf Santa]

lol at them, stupid seriously :rolleyes:

[Nixt]

Another one: It is legal to shoot a welshman with a bow and arrow on sunday within chester's walls

Actually that law, and a lot of the other laws that are / will be mentioned in this thread were abolished under the Statute Law (Repeals) Act of 1989. So although they were laws, almost all of them has been abolished and they are no longer law.

[Nemo]

Actually that law, and a lot of the other laws that are / will be mentioned in this thread were abolished under the Statute Law (Repeals) Act of 1989. So although they were laws, almost all of them has been abolished and they are no longer law.

Yeah, like:
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).

[Firehorse]

LOL, Who on earth thought of those? +rep