It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament

[hyperD]

"It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament "

Try telling that to broon every Wednesday at 12

[DimPrawn]

sasguru won't be holidaying there in a hurry.

[Churchill]

In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation (8%)

There you are you see! It will make you blind, and deaf, and dead!!!

[TimberWolf]

Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation (8%)

They chop the head off?

In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm (6%)

I have difficulty relieving myself standing up beyond about 10 p.m. anyway. Anything standing up beyond about the 7 p.m. mark is getting into dodgy territory in public IMO.

[Bluebird]

1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27%)

Is that Commons or Lords ?

If both there must be a fair few illegals in the lords...

[Bagpuss]

It is illegal to post on CUK without mentioning house prices or immigration

[Pondlife]

8. 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 (3%)

Oh Dear tm

[DimPrawn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7081038.stm

Pity.


The UK's top 10 most ridiculous British laws were listed as:


1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27%)

2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen's image upside-down (7%)

3. It is illegal for a woman to be topless in Liverpool except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (6%)

4. Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is banned (5%)

5. If someone knocks on your door in Scotland and requires the use of your toilet, you are required to let them enter (4%)

6. In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet (4%)

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%)

8. 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 (3%)

9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour (3%)

10. It is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls of York, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow (2%)
False teeth

Other bizarre foreign laws voted by those polled included:


In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk (9%)

In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation (8%)

A male doctor in Bahrain can only examine the genitals of a woman in the reflection of a mirror (7%)

In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm (6%)

It is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle in Alabama (6%)

In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on a Sunday could be jailed (6%)

Women in Vermont must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth (6%)

In Milan, it is a legal requirement to smile at all times, except during funerals or hospital visits (5%)

In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon (4%)