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At Politics - Dumb Laws

If there are any lawyers out there that know about the following, or have any other arcane laws still on the statute, we'd love to here from you.
 
With the exception of carrots, most goods may not be sold on Sunday.
All English males over the age 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.
London Hackney Carriages (taxis/cabs) must carry a bale of hay and a sack of oats. (Repealed 1976)
It is illegal to be drunk on Licensed Premises (in a pub or bar).
If someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your commode, you must let them enter.
It is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
In Chester, you can only shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow inside the city walls and after midnight.
In Hereford, you may not shoot a Welsh person on Sunday with a longbow in the Cathedral Close.
You can only shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow inside the city walls and after midnight. (This is still legal!)
In York, excluding Sundays, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow.
It is illegal to drive through a puddle - £1000 fine
Apparently, there is a law forbidding an Englishman to sell a horse to a scotsman.
Did you know that horseriders can legally go to the toilet in the street, as long as they are holding their horses reins!
Cab drivers can too - I think the the law states this is ok if they urinate on the nearside rear wheel whilst touching the cab with their right hand!