Came across on article on the BBC website yesterday that amused me. It was about some research done by UKTV Gold into ludicrous laws that have supposedly never been repealed in England. Here's a few examples:
* It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament
* It could be regarded an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen's image upside-down
* Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is banned
* In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants
* The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the King, and the tail of the Queen
* It is illegal not to tell the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing
* It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour
There were some other even funnier ones on there yesterday as well as the above (including 1 about it being illegal to be topless in public places in Liverpool unless you work in a pet shop!), but when you visit the page it now says: "This is an amended version of an earlier story which included several examples of laws from the survey which we have been unable to verify, and these have been removed." Pity!
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