Those crazy brits

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Silliest Laws in Britain Revealed

The laws and regulations were picked from published research into ancient legislation that has never been revoked.

1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down.

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

4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day.

5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter.

6. A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman?s helmet.

7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the king, and the tail of the queen.

8. It is illegal to avoid telling the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing.

9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour.

10. 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.

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Illinois State
# The English language is not to be spoken.

# You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.

Chicago

# It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.

# In the Pullman area, it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb.

# Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.

# Kites may not be flown within the city limits.

# It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck.

# Spitting is forbidden

# It is legal to protest naked in front of city hall as long as you are under seventeen years of age and have legal permits.