The 1313 Statute Forbidding Bearing of Armour means no one can take weapons into Prime Minister's Questions.
The Library Offences Act of 1898 means it is still illegal to use your local reading room as a casino.
It is legal for a male to urinate in public, as long as it is on the rear wheel of his motor vehicle and his right hand is on the vehicle.
It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.
It is illegal to beat or shake any carpet rug or mat or erect washing lines in any street in London.
A licence is required to keep a 'lunatic'.
Some bizzar laws that have passed into British history
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Some bizzar laws that have passed into British history
Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
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What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
Re: Some bizzar laws that have passed into British history
If I have to use my left hand to aim I'm not responsible for where it ends up........