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Sabbatical
Nov. 8th, 2007 02:08 pmI'm going into hibernation for a while. Events have taken turns I wish they hadn't & I remain as busy as I ever was, only now with more to think about than I can really handle. Change is in the air, so I'm going off it for a while...
To leave you laughing...
In Britain it is illegal to place a postage stamp on an envelope upside down if it bears the image of the monarch, and to enter Parliament wearing a suit of armour. In Indonesia, the penalty for public masturbation is, in theory, death. In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon.
The British TV station UKTVGold has just done a survey of absurd legislation that has never been repealed. It came up with these British doozies: in London, it is illegal to die in the houses of Parliament; in Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store; a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet; the head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the king; in the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.
These were among the most interesting laws outside Britain: in Ohio, it is illegal to make a fish drunk; in Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm; in Alabama, it is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle; in Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth; in Japan, there is no age of consent.
Ben Ives, a law lecturer at Queensland University of Technology, says Australia's most absurd laws include: wearing slippers in public after sunset is illegal in Victoria; you may never leave your car keys in an unattended vehicle in NSW; it is illegal to walk on the right-hand side of a footpath in Queensland; only licensed electricians may change a light bulb in Victoria; taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk in Queensland.
To leave you laughing...
In Britain it is illegal to place a postage stamp on an envelope upside down if it bears the image of the monarch, and to enter Parliament wearing a suit of armour. In Indonesia, the penalty for public masturbation is, in theory, death. In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon.
The British TV station UKTVGold has just done a survey of absurd legislation that has never been repealed. It came up with these British doozies: in London, it is illegal to die in the houses of Parliament; in Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store; a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet; the head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the king; in the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.
These were among the most interesting laws outside Britain: in Ohio, it is illegal to make a fish drunk; in Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm; in Alabama, it is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle; in Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth; in Japan, there is no age of consent.
Ben Ives, a law lecturer at Queensland University of Technology, says Australia's most absurd laws include: wearing slippers in public after sunset is illegal in Victoria; you may never leave your car keys in an unattended vehicle in NSW; it is illegal to walk on the right-hand side of a footpath in Queensland; only licensed electricians may change a light bulb in Victoria; taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk in Queensland.
