Laws

Laws

I'm in transit in Singapore, and just got a stern telling off for chewing gum! Banned apparantly. And yesterday, in Brisbane, whilst trying to buy some Sudafed for me cold, I had to hand over my passport and proof of address, which the chemist photocopied and then searched for my detials incase I had been buying cold medicine elsewhere. And now back to Blighty where I'll probably get fined for dropping a bus ticket

yup it is ileagal to have chewing gum in singopore.

the cold remedies is so you don't top yourself...probs anyway

Thats crazy, i never even knew its illegal over there.....wonder why? Just in case it litters the streets? :spangled:

Re: Laws

so you should you scuffer

I believe so!

You could eat your dinner off the floor in some places....guess they want to keep it that way

isn't sudafed used to make crystal meth?

it is.

and crystal meth is a major prob in oz...

Have a look at some of these!

STUPID LOCAL LAWS

In Ottumwa, Iowa, "It is unlawful for any male person, within the corporate limits of the (city), to wink at any female person with whom he is unacquainted."

In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.

In Zion, Ill., it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets.

In Carmel, N.Y., a man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match. << Note: this law isn't silly. Write your legislators today and get this PASSED in your area now!!>>

In St. Louis, it's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket.

In Hartford, Conn., you aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands.

In Baltimore, it's illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits. It's also illegal to take a lion to the movies.

In Oxford, Ohio, it's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture.

In Carrizozo, N.M., it's forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public (includes legs and face).

In Pennsylvania it is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel...however up to 120 men can live together, without breaking the law.

In Michigan, a woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.


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printed in the local paper....
In New York, it is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.

The state of Washington has passed a law stating it is illegal, I repeat, illegal, to paint polka dots on the American flag.

Totally random! But funny

Citizens of York are allowed to shoot Scottish people with a bow and arrow within the city walls of York

and the town of Berwick is still technically at war with Russia (as it was not mentioned in the Treaty of Paris at the end of the Crimean War)

urban myth im afraid, berwick wasn't metioned in the declaration of war either... although curiously, a peace treaty was signed when a russian official visited berwick back in the 60's.

would have been excellent if it was true though

i hate when people do that

the one about York is definitely true as 2 jocks walked from Edinburgh to York last year in protest

haha my apologies, i had a pedantic moment

someone should have popped them at the gates! must come from the willy wallace sacking of york i reckon, trust mel gibson to fuck it up for everyone

Another daft law that hasent been changed is that Taxi's in London must have a barrel of hay in there boot, this was obviously for when horses used to pull carriges but it's still hasent been amended since then:laugh:

pedants corner...... berwick was part of england when war was declared and part of scotland when peace treaty signed and then became part of england again, so technically hadn't been party to the signing...... :yawn:

ah, but just to out-pedant you... it was covered by the wales and england act of 1746 which stated all references to england included berwick, therefore berwick was afforded no special status with regards to the crimean war

I bow to your superior pedantry

My m8 lives in Berwick and he reckons they're at war now. He's just seen 4 kids running down the road with rifles. So there!