What other strange and / or outdated laws are still in place ?
(And no I am not lying about the cab things. It's true. Still in place from when horses and carts were used as transport - the law just hasn't been changed yet. If a copper WANTED to, he - or she - could book you for it!)
2006-11-28 22:53:36 · 16 answers · asked by Jenna 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
In Sheffield, it is illegal for women to fart on wednesdays, except in a leap year.
Source: Futtocks Almanac.
2006-11-28 22:56:20 · answer #1 · answered by rotedward 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Try these out
* Kansas State Law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at nigh to wear tail lights.
* In Pocataligo, Georgia, it is a violation for a woman over 200 pounds and attired in shorts, to pilot or ride in an airplane.
* In Blythe, California, a city orginance declares that a person must own at least two cows before he can wear cowboy boots in public.
* When visiting Louisiana, remember that it is illegal to gargle in public...you can do just about anything else in public, but NO gargling!
* And be careful that you do not get caught shaving while driving in Massachusetts or you'll be in real trouble.
* If you're going to be driving through Utah, be alert because the birds have the right of way on the state highways.
* And walking down the streets of Maine with your shoes strings untied is also illegal.
* Oh, and in Atlanta, not only is it illegal to tie your giraffe to a telephone pole but if you get caught dressing a mannequin without shutting the window shades, you could be in big trouble.
* When in Nebraska, keep in mind not to spit against wind because not only is it messy, its also illegal.
* Eating out in Connecticut became so much more pleasant once the law requiring restaurateurs to provide separate nose-blowing and non-nose-blowing sections, went into effect.
* And if you decide to order cherry pie while eating in Kansas, don't waste your time asking it to be served with a scoop of ice-cream on top...it against the law.
* In California, its against the law to peel an orange in your hotel room....I guess its ok to peel it in the hallway & then go into your room.
* If you're planning to do any fishing while visiting Chicago, be sure you don't do it in your pajamas or you might spend the rest of your vacation in jail.
* And if you're going to set a fire under your mule, don't do it in Ohio..yep, its against the law.
* Whistling under water will result in more than getting water in your nose, it will also get you put in jail if you do it in Vermont.
* And while you and your beloved spouse are enjoying the Florida sun, don't throw dishes if you happen to have a little disagreement with each other. If you break more than 3 a day, you could spend the rest of your vacation eating off of metal trays in the county jail.
* It is illegal to land a flying saucer in the vineyards of France.
But are they true ?
2006-11-29 07:04:26 · answer #2 · answered by Yeah yeah yeah 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i'm sorry i haven't got too many handy...but there are some absolute corker laws in the usa...cos i read a few pages worth in some aussie magazine(can't remember now)...years back...
and they are all similar in content to your english law example9ie, outdated law which sounds ridiculous in the modern world)...if i can find some i'll add it my answer in a day or so...
one i do remember is: i thinks it's los angeles(usa)
- "US$500.00 fine for setting off a nuclear device in city limits"!!!
- that is fair dinkum!!(for serious)... lol (-:
and some US state laws are absolute p1ssas...also i remember reading that the netherlands was still technically at war with a country for 400/500 years til they formally signed a treaty a few yrs back...lol
2006-11-29 07:00:58 · answer #3 · answered by 67ImpalaSS 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is still illegal for a Hackney Carriage to travel without hay in the boot of his carriage, yes.
MY favourite is that I can shoot a Welshman with my bow and arrow if I catch him inside the walls of Chester after the doors are closed, normally about 11PM. The door used to define this status is the one in the walls by the cathedral.
seems quite reasonable to me, its my town.
2006-11-29 07:03:50 · answer #4 · answered by Michael H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure it's still legal to shoot a Welshman in Chester with a longbow as long as it's after Midnight and before dawn.
An old law that has never been changed!
2006-11-29 06:58:08 · answer #5 · answered by Dogster Dave 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I believe the law still stands that you can Hang some one foe arson in the dock yards, so be carefully with your cigarette ends around dockland
2006-11-29 07:03:29 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know that its still illegal for women to eat chocolate on a bus!!
My mum told me that one years ago. Not heard the hay one tho. Wierd!!
2006-11-29 06:56:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i heard it was hackney as well. did you know in spain it is illegal to carry a dead goldfish in your back pocket. So your ok if it is still alive. phew. also if you get blessed by the pope to go on a crusade you can take a sword and kill everyone who stands in your way.
2006-11-29 07:00:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think thats only 'hackny' cabs
theres another law about an 'inn' has got to beable to offer accomadation
2006-11-29 06:55:57 · answer #9 · answered by mannit m 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its not enforced but i think the law as never been repealed and still is a part statute law.
2006-11-30 05:59:31 · answer #10 · answered by debandmole 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋