I came across some funny laws- and although I haven't verified any of these, thought I'd post my findings:

*It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

*It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen's image upside-down.

*It is illegal for a woman to be topless in Liverpool except as a clerk in a tropical fish store.

*Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is banned.

*If someone knocks on your door in Scotland and asks to use your toilet, you are required to let them enter.

*In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants.

*The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the King, and the tail of the Queen.

*It is illegal not to tell the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing.

*It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armor.

*It is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls of York, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.

* In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk

* A male doctor in Bahrain can only examine the privates of a woman in the reflection of a mirror

* In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm.

* It is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle in Alabama.

* In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on a Sunday could be jailed.

* Women in Vermont must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

* In Milan, it is a legal requirement to smile at all times, except during funerals or hospital visits.

* In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon.

Here's a whole slew of dumb stuff:
http://www.dumblaws.com/

-Steve

 

Now if we can just include 'fruit cake' . . .

Bob Wilson

 

We see evidence of some of Bob's stranger experiments in this law

 

I'm still fond of the modifications to Texas Law prohibiting operators of motor vehicles from having TWO open containers of alcohol per person...lol