The wierdest/dumbest laws u've come across?

Question

I just found out that in the UK, policemen have to let pregnant women pee in their helmets! WTF?!

U guys know any other wierd ones? Please mention the country as well.

Answer 1

i heard that somewhere in one american state they are not allowed to have lollipops (the cold kind)

Answer 2

US- Oklahoma- Whaling is illegal.

Answer 3

In the EU you can not sell curved bananas Don't know what they do with them we eat them Well maybe i do know I've gotten to know their women poor things

They want bananas from Africa not south America

Answer 4

It is still illegal to push a pram on the pavement in Britain. This law was intrduced in the Victorian days when Prams were bigger than what you see today, and as there was little traffic in those days, theywere classed as a road vehicle. This law still exists.

Answer 5

A male may urinate by his vehicle so long as the stream hits the nearside rear wheel and his right hand is on the vehicle roof.

English law.

Answer 6

its illegal to kick a can 5 times (some where in the world) if you do, it counts as littering and can be faced with a fine of $500

Answer 7

You think that's something , A mans house was being attacked by a bunch of feral youths (In England) he went outside and  remonstrated with them it had been going on for weeks every day , he had called the police and they ignored him . they were throwing bricks through his windows and his wife and children were terrified inside , So he grabbed the ringleader and held him for the police to arrest and rang them again explaining what he was doing, when they finally came two hours later they let the youths go and arrested him and put him in a cell and charged him with assualt and kidnap. Over here the lunatics have taken

over the asylum

Answer 8

The one I heard about policemen/pregnant women, is that they have to shield pregnant women with their coats if they need to pee in the street. Not sure if it's true though...

I found some more here: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/bu...

Answer 9

All English Men over 14 are meant to carry out 2 hours (or so) 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.

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

It is illegal for two adult men to have s*x in the same house as a third person.

Chelsea Pensioner may not be impersonated.

A bed may not be hung out of a window.

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

Throughout the whole of England it is illegal to eat mince pies on the 25th of December.

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

It is illegal to leave baggage unattended.

Picking up abandoned baggage is as act of terrorism.

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

You may not make out in public.

And the best one -

In Chester, you may shoot a Welshman with a bow and arrow provided he is within the City walls and it is past midnight.

Answer 10

In London its illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague

In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset

I'm Welsh so I guess I won't be going to Chester (but I am a woman so maybe it doesn't count!!)

Answer 11

That is an urban myth...not true.

I don't know about weird and dumb but...until five years ago, the death penalty in Iran could not be imposed on a male until the age of sixteen....but the age for a female was only ten!