- It is illegal to die in the houses of Parliament
- You commit treason if you stick a postage stamp upside down
- Only fish store workers are allowed to be topless in Liverpool in public
- Eating mince pies is illegal on Christmas day
- You're not allowed to fire a cannon near a house
- You can't use a slide on ice or snow
- You can't drive cattle through the streets of London
- In Scotland you MUST allow strangers who knock on your door to use your bathroom
- Pregnant women can relieve themselves anywhere, including into a policeman's helmet
- If a dead whale washes up on UK shores the King owns the head and the Queen owns the tail
- It is illegal not to tell the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing
- It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour
- It is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls of York, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow
- In Indonesia, the penalty for "touching yourself" is decapitation
- A male doctor in Bahrain can only examine the private parts of a woman in the reflection of a mirror
- In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm
- In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on a Sunday could be jailed
- Women in Vermont must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth
- In Milan, it is a legal requirement to smile at all times, except during funerals or hospital visits
- Ohio: it is illegal to get a fish drunk
- France: You can't name a pig Napoleon
- Alabama: You can't drive blindfolded |
Submission Name: Absurd but REAL UK laws (and international ones)
