The law is an ass...

[Worley]

From the BBC News website (6 and 8 are my favourite, and I will definitely use 8 to my advantage come tax return time):

The UK's top 10 most ridiculous British laws were listed as:

# 1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27%)

# 2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen's image upside-down (7%)

# 3. It is illegal for a woman to be topless in Liverpool except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (6%)

# 4. Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is banned(5%)

# 5. If someone knocks on your door in Scotland and requires the use of your toilet, you are required to let them enter (4%)

# 6. In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet (4%)

# 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 (3.5%)

# 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 (3%)

# 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 (2%)

[Terfyn]

A fine example of sound legal practice!
As for #10 Is there enough room for yet another archery shop in York?

[tcindie]

#3 makes sense.. I mean, if she's got to reach into a tank, we wouldn't want her shirt to get all wet would we? :)

[Worley]

Yes we would!

[tcindie]

Well then she'll just have to take it off so it'll dry.. either way she'd end up shirtless. :D

[wolferic]

Personally, I think number 5 should be added to the EU constitution (if it ever gets re-written, that is). I mean, who wants a drunken Scot pissing just anywhere? Just think of all the full police helmets!

[veg]

I do! :hv20-smilie71:

[VideJo]

Not only the Brittish have a sense of humor. What to think of:
1) the French: It is forbidden to name a pig "Napoleon",
2) the Americans: In Ohio it is not permitted to intoxicate fish,
3) the Americans: In Florida woman are to be emprisoned if the make a sky dive on a sunday,
4) the Americans: In Vermont a woman shall ask her husbands permission if she wants a denture.
5) the Indonesians: It is not permitted to toss off in public; penalty: death by decapitation.

[IanSnow]

5) the Indonesians: It is not permitted to toss off in public; penalty: death by decapitation.

Toss off?

[Erik Bien]

British slang ... replace 'toss' with 'jerk' and you'll have the American version ... :hv20-smilie81:

[Worley]

In the UK 'wank' is more common than 'toss', I'd say. But I don't think Americans understand that either.

I recall seeing a documentary (on BBC with Joan Bakewell, I think) in which she interviewed Lindsay Honey, more popularly known as Ben Dover, a pornographer. He said that when working in the US the 'actresses' didn't know what 'wank' meant.

It may just have been the IQ and poor vocabulary of the actresses.

[Terfyn]

"Two countries separated by a common language." Wilde

[Worley]

Wilde: "Nice arse, Bosey!" One of his lesser known quotes.

The Unfriendly Giant is undoubtedly one of his most touching works, IMHO.

[VideJo]

It strikes me, that only the most obscure piece of text in my posting ecouraged people to react . . . and that nobody made any remarks on the punishment for such missbehaviour . .

[Dodgy Nick]

It strikes me, that only the most obscure piece of text in my posting ecouraged people to react . . . and that nobody made any remarks on the punishment for such missbehaviour . .

Well Jo, that only begs the question: which head are they chopping off?

[Worley]

If they're gonna chop it off, best enjoy it whilst you've still got it.