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Comment: Is it true that Liverpudlian (Liverpool, England) women are allowed to be topless in public only in banks that offer foreign currency exchange and tropical fish stores? I've seen this story repeated more than a few times over the years.
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Liverpool would be quite the tourist destination if this were true. Who knew banks and fish stores could be so much fun?
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I've only been to Liverpool once, for my cousin's wedding.
If only he'd put tropical fish and foreign currency in the wedding list... *sigh*
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liverpool does often seem to be the city of choice when people quote these strange old by-laws at you "Did you know that in Liverpool you can only stick your hand up a goat's jacksie south of the West Derby Road and only when there is a 'M' in the month..."
Ludicrous as they often sound, there is always an explanation - here we have an example of a parody.
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Sounds fishy. I think this story is counterfeit.
I'll get it.
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Never heard of that one. I know a few others.
It's perfectly legal to graze livestock on ANY public greenary, even in the middle of a city.
You're breaking the law if you don't go to church on Christmas day (the reason for midnight mass apparently)
In York, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow (except on Sundays)
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quote:In York, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow (except on Sundays)
I think that it's only allowed if you shoot him from the city wall.
Also, golf is illegal in Scotland. It was some hundred years ago when it took too much time from the longbow training, and no one has yet dropped that law. It's not enforced anymore, though.
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There's a similar "law" stating you can legally shoot a Welshman inside the city walls of Chester at night.
Re. golf being illegal in Scotland, football was made illegal in England several hundred years ago, as it prevented longbow training (I think this one may actually be true).
ETA strange laws in England - seems the murder of Scots and Welsh is legal in certain circumstances.
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According to the site, football is still illegal in Scotland.
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Apparently, a television is as dangerous as a gun. OK, perhaps if you drop it from a great height, but it's not like you need to have a license for a piano...
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quote:Originally posted by BBChris: From the list of Strange laws in England it has:
Those wishing to purchase a television must also buy a license.
We still have that and it is very rigidly enforeced.
correction : a television capable of receiving a signal. While they've all sorts of powers, they ultimately need to proove you were watching using an ariel/satelite/cable. That said, they're all easily prooven as they can look at your CC bills and/or come round your house with a detector to see what signals are reflected by the tuner on your TV
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To call a TV licence a "licence" is a bit misleading, because nobody is ever refused one, and you don't have to pass any sort of test. In reality, it's a tax, and the money raised goes to fund the BBC so we can have TV channels without adverts, and with at least the potential of halfway intelligent programmes once in a while that don't have to pander to the mass market. Why does everyone seem to forget this when they criticise the license?
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I've lived in Liverpool (seven years), York (four years) and near Chester (seven years). I've never seen a nude woman in a bank in Liverpool (the chance would be a fine thing). I did see the Beatles though when they returned from their triumphant tour of the USA.
The 'law' about shooting a Scotsman in York (except on a Sunday) is true. I think it may have been repealled, but if any Scottish Snopester wants to meet me in York next Saturday we'll give it a go (in the interests of research, of course). I can provide the bow, but could the Scotsman please provide the arrow.
I've never heard about the law in Chester regarding Welshmen. However, when Chester play Wrexham at football almost anything goes.
Now for another strange 'law'.
Ware bargees are the only bargees who are allowed to sail their barges on the River Thames without a pilot. They can also demand a drink from any pub in Ware at any time of the day or night. These rights were granted by Charles II in gratitude to Ware bargees who kept London supplied with food during the plague. Other town's bargees avoided London like the plague (so to speak).
However, it is not true that once the Ware bargees had dropped London's food off, they brought the dead plague bodies to bury in Ware. (Just in case any of you were asking.)
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quote:Originally posted by Anwndur: To call a TV licence a "licence" is a bit misleading, because nobody is ever refused one, and you don't have to pass any sort of test. In reality, it's a tax, and the money raised goes to fund the BBC so we can have TV channels without adverts, and with at least the potential of halfway intelligent programmes once in a while that don't have to pander to the mass market. Why does everyone seem to forget this when they criticise the license?
Because then it wouldn't be funny and/or rant worthy?
Personally I always figured the tv licence was cheap at the price but it is an odd concept for North Americans to get their minds around. Showing our copy of our last tv licence is always a sure fire conversation starter. Yes, sigh, we're just that boring....
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Seems like I've heard the tropical fish version before, the bank part is new to me though.
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quote:Originally posted by Stoneage Dinosaur: ETA strange laws in England - seems the murder of Scots and Welsh is legal in certain circumstances.
There are a number of errors on the site, mainly in that many of the laws have been repealed or supeceeded.
Sunday trading laws are well defined and thus supereede any odd prior laws.
No crime in Britian gains the Death penalty, despite common misconceptions. European human rights laws have closed these loop-holes.
Despite misconceptions laws on defacing currency were repealed. You can find machines at a number of tourist detinations (ie. Lands end, poole pottery) that imprint pennies with a logo. They have a message on them explaining that the law was reppealed.
Suicide is no longer illegal. Assisting suicide is illegal.
I'm also not convinced anal sex is illegal, I believe this was repealed when homosexuality was de-criminalised but I'm not sure of this fact.
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Considering the OP, what's the big deal about public nudity anyway?
I was watching an item on TV on the BodyWorlds exhibit (if you're not familiar with it, google it. I don't know how to insert a link, but it's fascinating.) Anyway, the presentation showed multiple images of these cadavers without their skin, which they had no trouble showing on prime time. However, they pixelated the gentials and mammary glands! Does anyone else see the irony in this?
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quote:Originally posted by Wizard of Yendor: Seems like I've heard the tropical fish version before, the bank part is new to me though.
Yes, the tropical fish only version was rife when I was young (I grew up in Merseyside) but no one was ever brave enough to try it out...
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quote:Originally posted by BBChris: From the list of Strange laws in England it has:
Those wishing to purchase a television must also buy a license.
We still have that and it is very rigidly enforeced.
Americans are familiar with this law thanks to a little bit of famous satire: Fish License
Nitpick: that's taking the piss out of the fact you used to have to have a license for your pet dog - but not your pet cat, halibut, fruit-bat* or half-a-bee (whether called Eric or not) - not the TV license. Dog licenses are no longer needed, however.
*Actually, you probably do need a license to keep one of those, under the Wild Animals Act or something like that.
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