Most ridiculous british law !!

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    Most ridiculous British laws:

    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)
     
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  2. Stephent91

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    Hahaha. You can't die?

    I think in a lot of cases that's a bit hard to stop.
     
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    haha verry funny
     
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    Probably a better term would be Archaic laws. They made some sense when made but have not been replaced/removed with time.
     
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    Yeah, there are more than this. They were made ages ago and have been taken away now though.

    Think there used to be one that was something like this:
    You are not allowed to urinate in public unless it is on the back wheel of a car in your name and you have your right hand firmly on the car.
     
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