After a discussion on peeing in our office this morning we were looking up weird laws on peeing and others and I came upon this strange article on the BBC website and felt impelled to share:
"These laws are apparently still valid in the British legal today, having not been repealed since they became obsolete. I do not guarantee their truth. However, they may be of some use to some hitchhiker somewhere:
Being caught short: According to British law, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants. But most importantly, she can, upon request pee in a Policeman's helmet. It is also totally legal to urinate upon the rear inside wheel of any vehicle (this apparently dates back to the days when it was considered the norm to pee on your neighbours cart.
Taxi drivers: British taxi drivers must, by law carry a shovel and a bale of hay in the back of their hackney cab. (Again, dates back to when they all drove horses and carriages.
Christmas: It is illegal to celebrate Christmas, it must be treated solely as a religious festival, although no-one is likely to prosecute nowadays as the last conviction was in the puritan days of Cromwell.
Policemen: Any question a policeman asks you, you may apparently ask it back. So the correct response to "What is your name?" is; "No, what's your name?".
These are a little more concerning for our Welsh friends:
Welshmen are prohibited from entering Chester before the sun rises – and have to leave again before the sun goes down, according to an old bylaw.
Which perhaps explains the fact that it is still technically OK to shoot a Welshman on a Sunday inside the city walls – as long as it's after midnight and with a crossbow.
:eek:Oh dear that is a bit concerning for DTS as he does have a Bow and arrow
Does anyone else know any other weird laws?
