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All of these come from parts of America. Is it surprising that although they have just 5% of the worlds population, they have 70% of the worlds Lawyers.

In certain parts of the states it is against the law:

For frogs to croak after 11pm.

Have 2 dildos in your house.

To break more than3 dishes a day, or chip more than 4 cups or saucers.

Kiss for more than 5 minutes.

Wear a bullet proof vest, while commiting murder.

Have a gorrilla in the back seat of your car.

Snore, unless all your bedroom windows and doors are locked shut.

Go to bed without having a bath first, although in another State, you can't have a bath between November and March.

You must pay the normal parking fee if you tie an elephant to a parking meter.

A pickle can only be a pickle if it bounces.

You can't wear a false moustache in a church if it might cause laughter.

You may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on your head.

Try and work this one out from Kansas:
If 2 trains meet on the same track, NEITHER can move, until one passes the other

It is a class 4 felony to eavesdrop on you OWN conversation.

If you have a moustache, you can't kiss a woman in public.

You must have a chaperone if you have a shhep in the front of your truck.

You can't fish from a camels back.

You can't walk round with an ice cream cone in your pocket on Sunday.(should that be sundee?) Is that an ice cream cone in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me?

You can't shoot any Game from a moving vehicle, unles it's a whale.

You can't slurp your soup.

Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.

You may not step out of a plane whilst it is in flight.

It is illegal for a monster to enter parts of Illinois.

You can't lend a vacum cleaner to your neighbours.

On Sundays, you cannot relieve yourself while looking up.

It is illegal to throw knives at someonewearing striped suits.

It is illegal, and not wise anyway, to have sexual relations with a porcupine.

yep we have tons of wierd laws. many are old and just have been changed or taken out. its great to read all the wierd ones.

I seem to recall (off the top of my head so the details may be wrong, and it may never have existed at all) that there was an old English law against shooting a Welshman with a bow and arrow on a Friday in the high street or something along those lines.

Most countries probably have outdated laws, and those which are still in force but often just ignored; I think it is still illegal to sell cooked fish on a Sunday in England but many chippys still open.

aye, aparently one can still shoot a scotsman with a bow and arrow in York, but i wouldn't want to try it.

it's also illegal to go round a roundabout 3 times, in one go that is, not in your life, or you'd have a time of it if you lived near a roundabout.

There's an old bye law in London that a pregnant woman who's in the last 3 months of pregnancy can request a policemens helmet to use to go to the toilet in if she's caught short.

As far fetched as it sounds, this is actually true.

so could you claim compensation if the guy refused?

Havn't a clue if these are still in use or not but are pretty funny,


England

· 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.

· London Hackney Carriages (taxis/cabs) must carry a bale of hay and a sack of oats.

· 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.

· A Chelsea Pensioner may not be impersonated.

· A bed may not be hung out of a window.

· It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.

· Mince pies are not to be eaten on Christmas Day.

· Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked mannequin.

· It is illegal to leave baggage unattended.

· Picking up abandoned baggage is an act of terrorism.

· It is illegal for a Member of Parliament to enter the House of Commons wearing a full suit of armour.

· 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 passers-by.

· All steam locomotives are limited to 4mph on roads.

· 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.

· 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.

. Freemen (or women) of the city of London (Those who have had the honour of the freedom of the city bestowed upon them) have the right to heard their cattle over any of London's bridges at any time)

Chester

· You can only shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow inside the city walls and after midnight.

Hereford

· You may not shoot a Welsh person on Sunday with a longbow in the Cathedral Close.

Liverpool

· It is illegal for a woman to be topless in public except as a clerk in a tropical fish store, or in a bank if handling foreign currency.

London

· Companies may vote in local elections.

York

· Excluding Sundays, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow

Scotland:

You may not fish on Sundays.

It is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.

Trespassing on someone else's land is legal.

You are presumed guilty until proven innocent for some crimes.

If someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter.


Well i'll be damned, I'm third scottish, third welsh and thrid english

So does this mean I'm allowed to be shot with an arrow twice?

Laws don't always stop when you die. The body of Pope Formosus was dug up and tried.

Not sure if he got a "life" sentance or not.

Delude wrote:Well i'll be damned, I'm third scottish, third welsh and thrid english

So does this mean I'm allowed to be shot with an arrow twice?

As long as you don't do it yourself!

On the subject of alcohol laws, it is also illegal in england to serve a prostitute alcohol in a pub while she is working

I'm sure that law has been broken many times