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UK chooses 'most ludicrous laws'
BBC News ^ | 6 November 2007 | Staff

Posted on 11/06/2007 2:22:18 PM PST by Aristotelian

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To: Aristotelian

My favorite.

In Norman, Oklahoma it is illegal for a woman over the age of 18 and under the age of 40 to sit on the lap of a man over the age of 18 but under the age of 25 and not a relative without an intervening cushion of at least six inches thickness.

I had a friend who received a ticket for this offense in 1970.


21 posted on 11/06/2007 6:01:53 PM PST by DugwayDuke (Ron Paul is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution either.)
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To: ari-freedom

The Chico, California, City Council enacted a ban on nuclear weapons, setting a $500 fine for anyone detonating one within city limits.


Um...hypothetically speaking does it matter whether it’s accidental or intentional?

Oh never mind, excuse me I have to go take care of something...


22 posted on 11/06/2007 7:15:07 PM PST by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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The Chico, California, City Council enacted a ban on nuclear weapons, setting a $500 fine for anyone detonating one within city limits.

I heard Japan was going to file a claim against these United States for that very offense, but then they checked their insurance policy and saw there was a two bomb deductible.

23 posted on 11/06/2007 9:05:33 PM PST by bIlluminati (You can get more with a kind word and a Colt .45 than you can with a kind word alone.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

“Here is one: It is illegal for British subjects to arm themselves against intruders or others seeking to steal their property or injure them.”

Ah but, unlike most of the others, this one is untrue, although oft stated.


24 posted on 11/07/2007 2:42:53 AM PST by UKTory
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Really? Can you own a handgun? How about a high powered hunting rifle? A military style weapon?


25 posted on 11/07/2007 5:53:37 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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