Resources for Government and Politics

1. Crazy laws
The following laws are still on the statute books - be warned

2. With the exception of carrots, most
goods may not be sold on Sunday.

3. 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.

4. London Hackney Carriages
(taxis/cabs) must carry a bale of hay
and a sack of oats.

5. The severest Penalties will be
suffered by any commoner who doth
permit his animal to have carnal
knowledge of a pet of the Royal
House (enacted by George I).

6. It is illegal to be drunk on Licensed
Premises (in a pub or bar).

7. Any person found breaking a boiled
egg at the sharp end will be
sentenced to 24 hours in the village
stocks (enacted by Edward VI).

8. It is illegal to stand within one
hundred yards of the reigning
monarch when not wearing socks
(enacted by Edward VI).

9. Chelsea Pensioners may not be
impersonated.

10. A bed may not be hung out of a
window.

11. It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates
on a public conveyance.

12. Mince pies can not be eaten on
Christmas day.

13. Any boy under the age of 10 may not
see a naked mannequin.

14. Picking up abandoned baggage is an
act of terrorism.

15. It is illegal for a Member of
Parliament to enter the House of
Commons wearing a full suit of
armour.

16. It is legal for a male to urinate in
public, as long it is on the rear wheel
of his motor vehicle and his right
hand is on the vehicle.

17. Interfering with the mail or sleeping
with the consort of the Queen is
classed as treason, and as such,
carries a maximum penalty of death.

18. Placing a postage stamp that bears
the Queen (or King) upside down is
considered treason.

19. A license is required to keep a
lunatic.

20. Damaging the grass is illegal.

21. In Chester, you can only shoot a
Welsh person with a bow and arrow
inside the city walls and after
midnight.

22. In Hereford, you may not shoot a
Welsh person on Sunday with a
longbow in the Cathedral Close.

23. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman
to be topless in public except as a
clerk in a tropical fish store.

24. In York, excluding Sundays, it is
perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman
with a bow and arrow.