Comments on: Top 10 British Stupid Laws – Thou Shalt Not Die

By: kalalou

kalalou — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:56:23 +0000

you got that one wrong. its actually that it is law that a london hackney must carry a bale of hay at all times.
its an outdated law from when all transport was horse-drawn.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:29:07 +0000

^^ It is not illegal to carry hay in the back of a taxi….
There is still a law that hackney carriage drivers have that states…
London Hackney Carriages (taxis/cabs) must carry a bale of hay and a sack of oats. Explanation: The London Hackney Carriage Laws covers hackneys in other towns too and have remained unaltered for over 100 years. Firms have been known to manufacture very small bales of hay to carry in a taxi during disputes during local councils (who license the hackneys everywhere except London). Also the vehicle has to be tethered at a taxi rank, and the council have to supply a water trough at said ranks (that could be fun on a Saturday night!). The one about urinating against the back wheel is a Hackney Carriage Law too, and has also been done, on mass, during taxi/council disputes (allegedly).

By: ailsa

ailsa — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:31:33 +0000

it is illegal to carry hay in the back of a london taxi

By: scot

scot — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:50:31 +0000

the law in scotland is very true!! but i think its because they have a very friendly nature!!

By: olly

olly — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:16:28 +0000

theres a law that states you can kill a black man if he crosses your path, but only with the back of your hand, or the backside of your lower leg

By: Cat

Cat — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:50:24 +0000

^ ^ no these laws are actually real, they are a bit outdated in some cases, but they were never actually repealed There is lots more ridiculous laws, like the one that says it is illegal to call a welsh person english, welsh people are also not allowed to enter the city of chester before sunrise and stay after sunset, and an englishman is allowed to shoot a welsh person inside the walls of chester city with a crossbow aslong as it is after midnight.
Its just a case of people forgetting to remove laws from the books when they no longer served a purpose

By: Tom jorn

Tom jorn — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:14:59 +0000

Them laws are actually fake.

By: kay

kay — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:25:24 +0000

stupid focking country laws must ov been high off weed befor passing these laws it a proven fact

By: harleyblues

harleyblues — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:38:07 +0000

vert interresting!!~ I like the preggie women can pee anywhere lol

Illegal to fie in the House of Parliment? oh my what if someone has a heartattack?!
hb~

By: Chris S

Chris S — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:00:23 +0000

Not so fast, “Rule of thumb,” http://womenshistory.about.com/od/mythsofwomenshistory/a/rule_of_thumb.htm

Anyway, I’ll be buying all my tropical fish in Liverpool from now on…