UK chooses 'most ludicrous laws' From bbc website.... 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%) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7081038.stm
