Top Ten Stupid British Laws

clipped from blog.lorla.com It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter 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 to avoid telling 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 in a suit of armour In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow