The BBC reports that our cousins across the pond have voted on what they regard as the most ludicrous laws on their books:
Those they consider the most daft are (drumroll, please):
1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.
2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen's image upside-down.
3. It is illegal for a woman to be topless in Liverpool except as a clerk in a tropical fish store.
4. Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is banned. (This one apparently dates back to the days of Oliver Cromwell).
5. If someone knocks on your door in Scotland and requires the use of your toilet, you are required to let them enter.
6. In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet.
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.
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.
9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour.
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.
On this side of the Atlantic, some of my personal favorites are:
1. Louisiana law recognizes two kinds of fruit but only one of them is "natural." (Insert your own joke here.) Louisiana Civil Code §551.
2. New Jersey requires a license if you are in business to "break eggs" for any purpose. (Do you suppose Tony Soprano bothered to get a license - oh, sorry that was "break eggs" not "legs.") New Jersey Statutes §24:11-1.
3. In Michigan, using pictures of dead presidents to sell liquor is illegal. (Of course you still need to use pictures of dead presidents to actually buy the liquor). Michigan Compiled Laws §750.42.
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