oh now thats just silly!

[MarchingDuck]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071106/od ... awsoffbeat

10 silly laws from the British.

I love silly laws. We have tons here in Missouri. It does make you think that at some point they made have been made for a good reason, but now they're just silly and outdated.

feel free to post more silly laws. They're so much fun!

[Igg]

I know that number 4 at least isn't a real law, though it's a common mistake to think it is..

[MarchingDuck]

I know that number 4 at least isn't a real law, though it's a common mistake to think it is..

can you explain that law in general to me Igg? I dont get the whole mince pie thing...

& here's some weird American laws by state:
http://www.10-7.com/humor/strange.htm

# In Saco, women are forbidden from wearing hats that ``might frighten timid persons, children or animals.''
# In St. Louis, it is illegal for an on-duty firefighter to rescue a woman wearing a nightgown; in order to be rescued, a woman must be fully dressed.
# While children may purchase shotguns in Kansas City, they are not allowed to buy toy cap guns.
# Missouri considers drunkenness an ``inalienable right.''

I'm from St. Louis...thats why its bold lol.

[Twizzler0171]

Here are some silly laws in Utah:

Birds have the right of way on all highways.
It is considered an offense to hunt whales. (Utah is a landlocked state; thus, no whales)
It is illegal not to drink milk.
It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon. (You can have them, but you just can't detonate them.)

[Igg]

I know that number 4 at least isn't a real law, though it's a common mistake to think it is..

can you explain that law in general to me Igg? I dont get the whole mince pie thing...

Oh, basically when Cromwell's government banned Christmas that included mince pies, christmas pudding etc. and it's a common misconception that since the law was never repealed that it's still technically a law; but all the laws were repealed so actually it's not.

[Byakuya San]

* In Boston, it is illegal to take a bath unless one has been ordered by a physician to do so.
* In 1659, the state outlawed Christmas.

The first I can believe, but the second doesn't sound right. Hopefully Christmas has been inlawed again, cause otherwise there would be a TON of people in jail...and there just happens to be a Max Security Prison in my town.

Oh, and which state is it illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole? I know that law exists...

[Asthaloth]

I know that number 4 at least isn't a real law, though it's a common mistake to think it is..

can you explain that law in general to me Igg? I dont get the whole mince pie thing...

Oh, basically when Cromwell's government banned Christmas that included mince pies, christmas pudding etc. and it's a common misconception that since the law was never repealed that it's still technically a law; but all the laws were repealed so actually it's not.

And those that weren't are superseded quite nicely by newer laws anyway.
Killing a Scott in York for example, would be covered by the no murder law (Which is actually covered by the antisocial behaviour act or something daft)

[Igg]

yeah, it's people trying to be clever but FAILING. They don't get that just because a law hasn't been repealed doesn't mean it's still legal..

[MarchingDuck]

yeah, it's people trying to be clever but FAILING. They don't get that just because a law hasn't been repealed doesn't mean it's still legal..

but it doesnt make some of them any less funny.

I think the giraffe to a pole one is my favorite so far.

[Asthaloth]

but it doesnt make some of them any less funny.

Killing Scotsman is funny?

There's something diabolical in that isn't there...

[Anoohilator]

but it doesnt make some of them any less funny.

Killing Scotsman is funny?

There's something diabolical in that isn't there...

But he was carrying a bow and arrow!!

[Asthaloth]

Can we go back to the rule of Darwinian Evolution please?

[Mongrel]

There's one attributed to Kentucky, that one is not drunk until one can't "hold on to the ground."
It's also illegal to put an ice cream cone in one's back pocket--I've heard that one's got something to do with horse stealing(either a signal to other people that it was going to happen, or something that the thieves would do to lure the horses off).

[Asthaloth]

There's one attributed to Kentucky, that one is not drunk until one can't "hold on to the ground."

That's the Irish...

[MarchingDuck]

we have a pesky old one in st. louis that says more than 4 (I think its 4...might be 3) women living under one roof who are not related is considered a brothel. Thats why the colleges in StL cant have sorority houses. I still dont know why that rule is even around anymore.

and no, people dying isnt funny, christmas pie rules, however, are.