英国人投票选出的最荒唐的十条法律包括:
1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27 percent)
死在议会大厦内属违法行为。(27%)
2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down (seven percent)
将印有英国国王头像的邮票倒贴在信封上是一种叛国行为。(7%)
3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (six percent)
在利物浦,女性不得在公共场合袒胸露背,但热带鱼商店的店员除外。(6%)
4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day (five percent)
不得在圣诞节那一天吃肉馅饼。(5%)
5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter. (four percent)
在苏格兰,如果有人敲你的家门,要求使用你的卫生间,你必须让他(她)进入。(4%)
6. A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman’s helmet (four percent)
孕妇可以随地大小便,这属合法行为,包括便溺在警察的帽子里。(4%)
7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the king, and the tail of the queen (3.5 percent)
在英国海岸发现的任何已死亡的鲸鱼,其头部自动归国王所有,而尾部则归女王所有。(3.5%)
8. 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 (three percent)
向税收官隐瞒你不想让他知道的内容属违法行为,但不告诉他你不介意他知道的内容则属合法行为。(3%)
9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour (three percent)
身披盔甲进入议会大厦是一种违法行为。(3%)
10. 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 (two percent)
在(英国)约克郡,在古城墙内杀死苏格兰人属合法行为,但前提条件是该苏格兰人必须手持弓箭。(2%)