Obviously made up? Illegal in the UK
I present the text of a recent forward out of interest - I would love to know how tropical fish stores get an exemption, for example!
In London, Hackney taxis must carry a bale of hay and a sack of oats.
It is illegal to be drunk in a pub or club, or any other licensed premises.
Oddly, it is illegal to consume a mince pie on Christmas Day.
In Hereford, you may not shoot a Welsh person on Sunday with a longbow in the Cathedral Close.
However, in Chester you can only shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow inside the city walls and after midnight.
Also in York, excluding Sundays, it is apparently legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow.
In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless in public unless they are a clerk in a tropical fish store.
It is illegal for a Member of Parliament to enter the House of Commons wearing a full coat of armour.
Sleeping with a consort of the queen is classified as treason, and as such, until recently carried a maximum penalty of death.
Placing a postage stamp of the queen upside down, is also considered treason.
It is unlawful to impersonate an Chelsea pensioner.
It is illegal to sell most goods on a Sunday. It is however legal to sell a carrot. It is also legal to sell it at any price, and to give free gifts with it, such as anything else one might want to buy on a Sunday.
The following are legal though:
a male may urinate in public, so long as it is on the rear wheel of his motor vehicle, and his right hand is on the vehicle.
all English males over the age of 14 are to carry out approximately two hours of longbow practice a week, supervised by the local clergy.
In London, Hackney taxis must carry a bale of hay and a sack of oats.
It is illegal to be drunk in a pub or club, or any other licensed premises.
Oddly, it is illegal to consume a mince pie on Christmas Day.
In Hereford, you may not shoot a Welsh person on Sunday with a longbow in the Cathedral Close.
However, in Chester you can only shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow inside the city walls and after midnight.
Also in York, excluding Sundays, it is apparently legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow.
In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless in public unless they are a clerk in a tropical fish store.
It is illegal for a Member of Parliament to enter the House of Commons wearing a full coat of armour.
Sleeping with a consort of the queen is classified as treason, and as such, until recently carried a maximum penalty of death.
Placing a postage stamp of the queen upside down, is also considered treason.
It is unlawful to impersonate an Chelsea pensioner.
It is illegal to sell most goods on a Sunday. It is however legal to sell a carrot. It is also legal to sell it at any price, and to give free gifts with it, such as anything else one might want to buy on a Sunday.
The following are legal though:
a male may urinate in public, so long as it is on the rear wheel of his motor vehicle, and his right hand is on the vehicle.
all English males over the age of 14 are to carry out approximately two hours of longbow practice a week, supervised by the local clergy.
posted by dan at
12:15 pm
2 Comments:
You couldn't make up that stuff, so it must be true.
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anon, at 1:09 pm
some of it looks like nonsense though... I'd say it's a mix of truth and lies.
PS: congrats Sam.
By
Anonymous, at 8:17 pm
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