Stupid Laws » United Kingdom http://www.stupidlaws.com Browse and discuss the largest collection of dumb, crazy, and stupid laws covering the United States, England, Australia, Europe, Florida, California, Texas and many other countries and states. Stupid state laws, local law, and national laws. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:14:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A bed may not be hung out of a window. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-bed-may-not-be-hung-out-of-a-window/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-bed-may-not-be-hung-out-of-a-window http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-bed-may-not-be-hung-out-of-a-window/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:51:24 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=222
  • Clothes may not be hung to dry on Sunday.
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  • Clothes may not be hung to dry on Sunday.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-bed-may-not-be-hung-out-of-a-window/feed/ 6     A hackney carriage (taxi) driver must carry a bale of hay and a bucket to feed and water his horse. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-hackney-carriage-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-hackney-carriage-i http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-hackney-carriage-i/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:55:29 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=244
  • Taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
  • If a horse drawn carriage is trying to pass a car and the horse becomes uneasy, the owner of the car is required to pull over and if necessary, cover the car.
  • It is illegal for taxi drivers to carry rabid dogs or corpses.
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  • Taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
  • If a horse drawn carriage is trying to pass a car and the horse becomes uneasy, the owner of the car is required to pull over and if necessary, cover the car.
  • It is illegal for taxi drivers to carry rabid dogs or corpses.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-hackney-carriage-i/feed/ 1     A member of the House of Commons is not allowed to resign his seat. However, if one wants to leave the post, he applies for (and is automatically granted) the Stewardship of the Aylesbury Hundred, which is a job with no duties or pay but which makes him ineligible for membership of Parliament. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-member-of-the-house-of-commons-is-not-allowed-to-resign-his-seat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-member-of-the-house-of-commons-is-not-allowed-to-resign-his-seat http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-member-of-the-house-of-commons-is-not-allowed-to-resign-his-seat/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:47:54 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=206
  • It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.
  • Anyone entering the Houses of Parliament while wearing a suit of armor is liable to be arrested.
  • A law created in 1925 makes it illegal to wiggle while dancing.
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  • It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.
  • Anyone entering the Houses of Parliament while wearing a suit of armor is liable to be arrested.
  • A law created in 1925 makes it illegal to wiggle while dancing.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-member-of-the-house-of-commons-is-not-allowed-to-resign-his-seat/feed/ 2     A pregnant woman may relieve herself anywhere she likes, including (if she requests) in a policeman’s helmet. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-pregnant-woman-may-relieve-herself-anywhere-she-likes-including-if-she-requests-in-a-policemans-helmet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-pregnant-woman-may-relieve-herself-anywhere-she-likes-including-if-she-requests-in-a-policemans-helmet http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-pregnant-woman-may-relieve-herself-anywhere-she-likes-including-if-she-requests-in-a-policemans-helmet/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:55:02 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=242
  • A man may not relieve himself while standing up, after 10 P.M.
  • On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up.
  • If someone knocks on your door and requests the use of your toilet, you must allow them access
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  • A man may not relieve himself while standing up, after 10 P.M.
  • On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up.
  • If someone knocks on your door and requests the use of your toilet, you must allow them access
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  • It is illegal to hail a taxi while suffering from bubonic plague.
  • A hackney carriage (taxi) driver must carry a bale of hay and a bucket to feed and water his horse.
  • Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts.
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  • It is illegal to hail a taxi while suffering from bubonic plague.
  • A hackney carriage (taxi) driver must carry a bale of hay and a bucket to feed and water his horse.
  • Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-taxi-driver-must-ask-passengers-if-they-are-suffering-from-plague-or-smallpox/feed/ 2     All land must be left to the eldest son. http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-land-must-be-left-to-the-eldest-son/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-land-must-be-left-to-the-eldest-son http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-land-must-be-left-to-the-eldest-son/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:56:21 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=488
  • Though you do not need a fishing license to fish on your own land, but a hunting license is required to hunt on your own land.
  • A door on a car may not be left open longer than is necessary.
  • One must make a loud noise before passing a car on the left.
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  • Though you do not need a fishing license to fish on your own land, but a hunting license is required to hunt on your own land.
  • A door on a car may not be left open longer than is necessary.
  • One must make a loud noise before passing a car on the left.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-land-must-be-left-to-the-eldest-son/feed/ 4     All males over the age 14 must carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy. http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-males-over-the-age-14-must-carry-out-2-or-so-hours-of-longbow-practice-a-week-supervised-by-the-local-clergy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-males-over-the-age-14-must-carry-out-2-or-so-hours-of-longbow-practice-a-week-supervised-by-the-local-clergy http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-males-over-the-age-14-must-carry-out-2-or-so-hours-of-longbow-practice-a-week-supervised-by-the-local-clergy/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:45:04 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=444
  • In Hereford you can shoot a Welsh person on a Sunday, with a longbow, in the Cathedral Close.
  • It is a violation of the local law for any pilot or passenger to carry an ice cream cone in their pocket while either flying or waiting to board a plane.
  • It is illegal to impersonate a member of the clergy.
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  • In Hereford you can shoot a Welsh person on a Sunday, with a longbow, in the Cathedral Close.
  • It is a violation of the local law for any pilot or passenger to carry an ice cream cone in their pocket while either flying or waiting to board a plane.
  • It is illegal to impersonate a member of the clergy.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-males-over-the-age-14-must-carry-out-2-or-so-hours-of-longbow-practice-a-week-supervised-by-the-local-clergy/feed/ 1     Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked mannequin. http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-boy-under-the-age-of-10-may-not-see-a-naked-mannequin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=any-boy-under-the-age-of-10-may-not-see-a-naked-mannequin http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-boy-under-the-age-of-10-may-not-see-a-naked-mannequin/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:52:49 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=230
  • Men must NEVER be completely naked.
  • It is illegal to walk around in your own house naked.
  • It is illegal to dance naked in the Acropolis.
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  • Men must NEVER be completely naked.
  • It is illegal to walk around in your own house naked.
  • It is illegal to dance naked in the Acropolis.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-boy-under-the-age-of-10-may-not-see-a-naked-mannequin/feed/ 6     Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end may be sentenced to 24 hours in the stocks. http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-person-found-breaking-a-boiled-egg-at-the-sharp-end-may-be-sentenced-to-24-hours-in-the-stocks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=any-person-found-breaking-a-boiled-egg-at-the-sharp-end-may-be-sentenced-to-24-hours-in-the-stocks http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-person-found-breaking-a-boiled-egg-at-the-sharp-end-may-be-sentenced-to-24-hours-in-the-stocks/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:52:30 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=228
  • 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).
  • A person found intoxicated must be given a large dose of castor oil by a local doctor and failure to gulp it down will result in a fine
  • Within four hours of eating garlic, a person may not enter a movie house, theater, or ride a public streetcar.
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  • 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).
  • A person found intoxicated must be given a large dose of castor oil by a local doctor and failure to gulp it down will result in a fine
  • Within four hours of eating garlic, a person may not enter a movie house, theater, or ride a public streetcar.
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  • Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end may be sentenced to 24 hours in the stocks.
  • A person found intoxicated must be given a large dose of castor oil by a local doctor and failure to gulp it down will result in a fine
  • Single men between the ages of twenty-one and fifty must pay an annual tax of one dollar (enacted 1820).
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  • Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end may be sentenced to 24 hours in the stocks.
  • A person found intoxicated must be given a large dose of castor oil by a local doctor and failure to gulp it down will result in a fine
  • Single men between the ages of twenty-one and fifty must pay an annual tax of one dollar (enacted 1820).
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