Uncancelled laws
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Bit of friday fun...
Was reading that there are numerous laws that have never been cancelled... things like "every Hackney carriage must carry a bale of hay at all times" and "every male over the age of 12 must have 2 hours archery practice before church on a sunday" and something about killing Welshmen within Chester's city walls and beating your wifr on your doorstep in Coventry....
Are the urban myths? - or does anyone know of any? - or know of a website that details some of them?
Was reading that there are numerous laws that have never been cancelled... things like "every Hackney carriage must carry a bale of hay at all times" and "every male over the age of 12 must have 2 hours archery practice before church on a sunday" and something about killing Welshmen within Chester's city walls and beating your wifr on your doorstep in Coventry....
Are the urban myths? - or does anyone know of any? - or know of a website that details some of them?
An ancient law that could allow the murder of Welsh people has been discovered. The bylaw, dating back almost 1000 years says it is permissible to shoot a Welsh person in Hereford - as long as it is done on a Sunday, with a longbow and in the Cathedral Close. A police spokesman said he was not aware of any cases in which someone had tried to make use of the law.
Hope it is true
Hope it is true
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An ancient law that could allow the murder of Welsh people has been discovered. The bylaw, dating back almost 1000 years says it is permissible to shoot a Welsh person in Hereford - as long as it is done on a Sunday, with a longbow and in the Cathedral Close. A police spokesman said he was not aware of any cases in which someone had tried to make use of the law.
Allegedly there's one in Chester involving a longbow a Welshman and being after "curfew".
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Hope it is true
Being Welsh I most certainly hope they're both apocryphal...
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An ancient law that could allow the murder of Welsh people has been discovered. The bylaw, dating back almost 1000 years says it is permissible to shoot a Welsh person in Hereford - as long as it is done on a Sunday, with a longbow and in the Cathedral Close. A police spokesman said he was not aware of any cases in which someone had tried to make use of the law.
Hope it is true
Being 12 miles from hereford I can believe it..
Why I know this, I just don't know, but there are some great laws across the pond......
In texas it is illegal to walk along a public highway with an ice-cream in your backpocket
and in Montana it is illegal for women to go fishing alone, except on sundays. On a sunday, it is permitted for a woman to go fishing alone only if she is married....
moonie
In Florida, at certain times of the year it is perfectly legal to 'toss a dwarf'. Apparently if you see a 'man of dimuiuitive stature' you can quite legally wander over, pick him up and ling him into any direction you fancy.
I visited every weekend for a month and couldnt find one anywhere!
Matt.
I visited every weekend for a month and couldnt find one anywhere!
Matt.
I got emailed this a while ago!
sex laws
1. In Lebanon, men are legally allowed to have sex with animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual relations with a male animal is punishable by death. (Like THAT makes sense.)
2. In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but is prohibited from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror. (Makes you hope you Never need surgery!)
3. Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers; the sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times. (A brick??)
4. The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation. (Whoa!)
5. There are men in Guam whose full time job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time...Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry. (Let's just think for a minute; is there any job anywhere else in the world that even comes close to this?)
6. In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired. (Ah! Justice!)
7. Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England - but only in tropical fish stores. (But of course!)
8. In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her husband, and the first time this happens, her mother must be in the room to witness the act. (Makes one shudder at the thought.)
9. In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman nd her daughter at the same time. (This was a big enough problem that they had to pass this law?)
10. In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one exception: prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only "in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises." (Is this a great country or what? ... Not as great as Guam, though!!)
sex laws
1. In Lebanon, men are legally allowed to have sex with animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual relations with a male animal is punishable by death. (Like THAT makes sense.)
2. In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but is prohibited from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror. (Makes you hope you Never need surgery!)
3. Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers; the sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times. (A brick??)
4. The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation. (Whoa!)
5. There are men in Guam whose full time job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time...Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry. (Let's just think for a minute; is there any job anywhere else in the world that even comes close to this?)
6. In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired. (Ah! Justice!)
7. Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England - but only in tropical fish stores. (But of course!)
8. In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her husband, and the first time this happens, her mother must be in the room to witness the act. (Makes one shudder at the thought.)
9. In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman nd her daughter at the same time. (This was a big enough problem that they had to pass this law?)
10. In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one exception: prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only "in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises." (Is this a great country or what? ... Not as great as Guam, though!!)
some countries used to have general speed limits on public roads 
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