Recently, a public survey was given to the British public in which a short list containing some of Britain's most absurb laws were jotted down. The public was asked to vote on what they thought was Britain's most absurb law(s). Here are the results:

1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27 percent)

2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down (seven percent)

3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (six percent)

4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day (five percent)

5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter (four percent)

6. A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet (four percent)

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)

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)

9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour (three percent)

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)


Some of those are pretty odd... O_o;

1,3,6,10 are my favorite.

All of them except 4 are awesome.

1 is like our "It's illegal to commit suicide!". 2 is ok, but dumb. 3 is awesome, and I want fish in liverpool. 4 is just stupid. 5 is "Liek I want to use our toilet and steal all your money!" 6 is awesome. 7 is awesome. 8 messed up, and you could easily paradox it. 9 is WTF? 10 is awesome.

8 is just...:psyduck:

But yeah, there are a lot of strange old laws everywhere, like the one in Florida (I think) where it's illegal to tie an alligator to a fire hydrant.

One word: Absurd.

those are stupid yet awesome

8 is like "I'll tell you whatever you don't want to know, but if something you want to know and I don't know, I'll tell you anyway."

LOL.

Truly.

1: Heh. How could you punish a dead guy?
2: Stupid.
3: >:3
4: Nobody can ban PIE!
5: Lawl.
6: wtf?
7: Royalty get weird things.
8: What Blades said.
9: :hmm:
10: Legal murder? Insane.

Singapore should have one of these polls.

1. You can't pee in the elevator.

XD

I'll do some of these, if you guys provide the funding.

Was Robin Hood Scottish?