Weird English Laws

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Most goods may not be sold on Sunday. One exception to this are carrots. (Repealed)

All English Men over 14 are meant to carry out 2 hours (or so) 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.

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.

Throughout the whole of England it is illegal to eat mince pies on the 25th of December.

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

It is illegal to leave baggage unattended.

Picking up abandoned baggage is as act of terrorism.

Those wishing to use a television must apply for a license.

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

Anal 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.

Committing suicide is classified as a capital crime. (Repealed)

Chester

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

Hereford

You can shoot a Welsh person all day, but only on Sunday, with a Longbow, in the Cathedral Close.

London

You are considered a freeman if you can drive your geese down Cheapside and to be hanged with silk rope (as opposed to plain old hemp).

Companies may vote in local elections.

York

Upon sight of a Scotsman, it is still legal to shoot him with a bow and arrow, except on Sundays.

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Posted: 2009-10-02 14:40:26
Psst.

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stewiz
stewiz
Rank: #140
wtf thats from like 100s of years ago
apart from the tv licence thats true and it fukin sucks oh and u have to pay for a tv licence if u have a tv in your home even if u haved never used it
Posted: 2009-10-03 03:18:39 Report Reply
Math
Math
Rank: #9
You have to pay for the TV licence if you have no TV but a pc/laptop in the house! Students beware!
Posted: 2009-10-03 03:50:40 Report Reply
stewiz
stewiz
Rank: #140
lol no a pc/ laptop is fine just if u own a tv u have to buy a licence just another way for the goverment to scam cash of us
Posted: 2009-10-03 15:42:12 Report Reply
BEASTY
BEASTY
Rank: #46
they are from 100's of years ago but they are still true
Posted: 2010-09-07 08:06:27 Report Reply
Wupwup
Wupwup
Rank: #248
100's of years ago and the TV licence is so we get 6 channels with out adverts.
Posted: 2010-09-07 08:12:31 Report Reply
johnecash
johnecash
Rank: #104
as long as your TV license partly goes to the making of Top Gear, to everyone who pays them i say thank you. Top Gear is the best thing to come out of England since Washington left for the New World.
Posted: 2010-09-07 08:14:55 Report Reply
Wupwup
Wupwup
Rank: #248
I don't like it that much. I hate Jeremy Clarkson
Posted: 2010-09-07 08:31:17 Report Reply
johnecash
johnecash
Rank: #104
may i ask why you hate the big lumbering ogre?
Posted: 2010-09-07 08:40:27 Report Reply
Top Gear is AWESOME!
Posted: 2010-09-07 09:25:33 Report Reply

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