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25. It is illegal for a cab in the City of London to carry rabid dogs or corpses.

24. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

23. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down.

22. In France, it is forbidden to call a pig Napoleon.

21. Under the UK’s Tax Avoidance Schemes Regulations 2006, it is illegal not to tell the taxman anything you don’t want him to know, though you don’t have to tell him anything you don’t mind him knowing.

20. In Alabama, it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle.

19. In Ohio, it is against state law to get a fish drunk.

18. Royal Navy ships that enter the Port of London must provide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the Tower of London.

17. In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants – even, if she so requests, in a policeman’s helmet.

16. In Lancashire, no person is permitted after being asked to stop by a constable on the seashore to incite a dog to bark.

15. In Miami, Florida, it is illegal to skateboard in a police station.

14. In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation.

13. In England, all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow practice a day.

12. In London, Freemen are allowed to take a flock of sheep across London Bridge without being charged a toll; they are also allowed to drive geese down Cheapside.

11. In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.

10. In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.

9. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed.

8. In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long.

7. In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset.

6. 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.

5. In Boulder, Colorado, it is illegal to kill a bird within the city limits and also to “own” a pet – the town’s citizens, legally speaking, are merely “pet minders”.

4. In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

3. In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.

2. In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman’s genitals but is forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination; he may only see their reflection in a mirror.

1. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast is legally the property of the King; the tail, on the other hand, belongs to the Queen - in case she needs the bones for her corset.

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24. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

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What exactly is the punishment for this?

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12. In London, Freemen are allowed to take a flock of sheep across London Bridge without being charged a toll; they are also allowed to drive geese down Cheapside.

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Isn't the London Bridge currently in Arizona?

"13. In England, all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow practice a day."

In fact I just finished about an hour ago.

And the reason why we do this:

"7. In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset."

"6. 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."

I quite liked this one:

"23. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down."

I must admit I've been guilty of this but I get round it by writing upside down on the envelope.

8. In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long.

AND...In California, it is APPARENTLY entirely LEGAL to give birth through artificial insemination to FOURTEEN FRIGGIN' KIDS YOU CAN'T AFFORD!!!!

(yeah...sorry...that moronic woman AND her even bigger moronic "doctor" are STILL p*ssin' me off here!!!)

Hey Dwight,This might p*ss you off even more.Heard on the news today some porno production company is offering her a million bucks to do a video.Can't imagine what her mid section would look like after holdin a litter.Eeeeeewww.Yuk.

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10. In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.

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Thats cuz you guys drive on the wrong side of the road. To pull off the road to whiz, one would have the left side of the vehicle away from the road. Traffic from behind would see the peer's rear whilst the vehicle would obscure the veiw of any oncoming traffic. The right hand on the left rear fender insures correct positioning for such a maneuver.

Tons of crazy stupid laws here. Things like some places it's illegal to walk in public with an ice cream cone in your pocket. Dumb Laws

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11. In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.

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Now this one makes perfect sense.

Ah c'mon Dwight.
Just look at it as making a choice about her own body

(Better stop now, 'fore this gets locked up tighter than.........well, certainly not hers )

Andy,

Just to update you on 7:

7. In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset.

If you do find a Welshman within the city walls after sunset and before sunrise, you are legally entitled to run him through with your sword!!!

Oh and another one to add to your list:

It is Illigal to have sex on the steps of Ely Cathedral, before 9am!!!