I talked about some strange and funny American laws, one reader commented with some stupid laws from Canada. I am yet get comment with stupid British laws! I sure believe every country have their own share of stupidity in creating laws. 
Well, UKTV Gold thought of testing what people think about the stupid law in UK. Their survey gave the following Top Ten stupid Laws in UK:
- It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27 percent)
- It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down (seven percent)
- In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (six percent)
- Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day (five percent)
- In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter (four percent)
- A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman’s helmet (four percent)
- 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)
- 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)
- It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour (three percent)
- 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)
If you come across similar stupid laws from other countries please share them in the comment section.
Thanks.
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Try the one where it is illegal to buy anything in a pub using more than a pounds worth of 1p’
In New Orleans there was once a municipal charge: “Being out and about in the open air.” Also: “Systematically looking at vehicles.”
What do the percentages at the end of each law mean?
I wonder if the Scots use the fifth one ever
#10 could be amusing. “Here, hold these!”
Number 9 makes sense, really, it’s just outdated.
[...] And the winner is “Thou shalt not die” (in Parliament). [...]
Daftest one I ever heard was that it’s a crime to smoke in a pub. How ridiculous can you get?!
The reason you cant die in parliament, is that if you do they have to give you some kind of special funeral that cost a ton of money. I have heard cases where theyll bring people outside to proclaim them dead.
they are dum but just imagine it if it was you that did that firts dummer
the law from scotland is the best.lol
Hello my friends
In the 1400’s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have ‘the rule of thumb’
Not so fast, “Rule of thumb,” http://womenshistory.about.com/od/mythsofwomenshistory/a/rule_of_thumb.htm
Anyway, I’ll be buying all my tropical fish in Liverpool from now on…
vert interresting!!~ I like the preggie women can pee anywhere lol
Illegal to fie in the House of Parliment? oh my what if someone has a heartattack?!
hb~