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Dumb Laws....

posted by [personal profile] taperoo2k at 06:52pm on 18/04/2007 under
Various dumb laws from the US:

New York:
It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing "body hugging clothing.

Florida:
One may not commit any "unnatural acts" with another person.

Unmarried couples may not commit "lewd acts" and live together in the same residence.

Ohio:
It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house.

And now for some dumb English laws.....

All males over the age of 14 are to partake in 2 hours of longbow practice a week, which is to be supervised by a local member of the clergy.
It is illegal for a Member of Parliament to enter the House of Commons wearing a full suit of armour.
London taxi cabs must carry a bale of hay and a sack of oats.
Those wishing to use a television must apply for a license.
Mood:: 'amused' amused
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posted by [identity profile] rastaban43.livejournal.com at 06:52pm on 18/04/2007
Doesn't happen.

Unnatural acts? LOL!

That's a good law.

I practice with my longbow, don't you?

God forbid that should ever happen.

That's specific to hansom cabs.

That's just ridiculous.
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posted by [identity profile] taperoo2k.livejournal.com at 06:53pm on 18/04/2007
I detect the smallest hint of innuendo in your reply.
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posted by [identity profile] rastaban43.livejournal.com at 08:37pm on 18/04/2007
Just the smallest hint? Oh, I just realised I missed the second Florida one. So does that mean we may commit lewd acts in the street?
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posted by [identity profile] taperoo2k.livejournal.com at 08:42pm on 18/04/2007
You, guad and Nadine can. I'm 100% innocent of any naughty behaviour!
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posted by [identity profile] rastaban43.livejournal.com at 08:44pm on 18/04/2007
I don't believe it! But don't worry; we will!
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posted by [identity profile] lucy-bird.livejournal.com at 07:09pm on 18/04/2007
How long does a bow have to be to count as long then?

Cause not all 14 year old boys may reach requirement
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posted by [identity profile] rastaban43.livejournal.com at 08:39pm on 18/04/2007
Now you're just down right naughty!

I'd imagine that a longbow should be about or just over the length of the boy himself, a good longbow, anyway. You have to match sizes to sizes, or else you get smaller boys trying to pull longer bows than they can handle. It puts a real strain on their muscles.

rotflmao
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posted by [identity profile] lucy-bird.livejournal.com at 11:56am on 19/04/2007
me?!! I'm all good and innocent
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posted by [identity profile] lucy-bird.livejournal.com at 06:59pm on 18/04/2007
Another stupid British one, it is legal to shoot a Welsh person within the city walls of Chester with a crossbow after midnight
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posted by [identity profile] taperoo2k.livejournal.com at 07:04pm on 18/04/2007
What's wrong with that ;-)
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posted by [identity profile] sholeigh.livejournal.com at 07:01pm on 18/04/2007
Those wishing to use a television must apply for a license.
Pah, what tosh! :lol: They must make a bleeding fortune each year out of students living in halls of residence - or they would if everyone bought a licence. They raided my hall once - very funny experience :)
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posted by [identity profile] taperoo2k.livejournal.com at 07:06pm on 18/04/2007
Gotta keep Auntie Beeb fed and watered!
£4 billion is the figure i think.
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posted by [identity profile] sholeigh.livejournal.com at 07:13pm on 18/04/2007
And with no trouble at all they started a flock of new channels to compete with digital. Well, if it wasn't the BBC doing it, the government would just take over the licencing :(
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posted by [identity profile] taperoo2k.livejournal.com at 08:43pm on 18/04/2007
The Government controls the licencing via the BBC's Royal Charter which has been renewed recently.
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posted by [identity profile] sholeigh.livejournal.com at 08:49pm on 18/04/2007
Ha! There you go then :)
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posted by [identity profile] heslunatic.livejournal.com at 07:12pm on 18/04/2007
I like this Texas law...

A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.

I mean okaaaaaaaaay o_O
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posted by [identity profile] miri-me.livejournal.com at 11:20pm on 18/04/2007
LOL!!!!

That's brilliant! Does the proposed victim get a chance to put forward an argument as to why they should not be the victim?

And does telling somebody, 'I'm going to get you good' count as an oral warning?


Does the criminal get a lesser sentence if s/he complies?
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posted by [identity profile] taperoo2k.livejournal.com at 05:28pm on 19/04/2007
But do you get to put the criminal in the stocks and throw rotten turnips at him/her as a form of compensation for being notified of the crime beforehand ?
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posted by [identity profile] guad.livejournal.com at 10:17pm on 18/04/2007
OMG! I just told my sweaters and they are DEVASTATED! They LURVE me and are very huggly sweaters. :p

What stupit laws *lol*
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