A Man in the Shed SillyWeek post:
Some gems from the Dumb Laws website whose headline is – Big Government. Small Brains. Dumb Laws.
These laws are supposedly still in place in the United Kingdom:
- All land must be left to the eldest son.
- Divorces are outlawed.
- Since 1313, MPs are not allowed to don armor in Parliament.
- With the exception of carrots, most goods may not be sold on Sunday.
- All English males over the age 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.
- London Hackney Carriages (taxis/cabs) must carry a bale of hay and a sack of oats.
- Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks (enacted by Edward VI).
- Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked mannequin.
- It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.
Or how about some confusing signs?
- State Prison: Do Not Stop for Hitchhikers
Interstate 10, Near Phoenix, AZ
- Warning to tourists: don’t laugh at the natives.
Highway 26, Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Caution water on road during rain.
Unknown Road, Clemson, SC
- If tunnel is dark, remove sunglasses.
Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee
- Public Property, Keep out!
Jefferson City, Missouri High School Football Field
- Soccer not allowed. Soccer may only be played in archery range.
Lime Kiln Park, Grafton, WI
- Secret Nuclear Bunker >
Unknown Road Sign
- Cruise ships use airport exit
Freeway near San Diego, CA
- Cemetery Road. Dead End
South Side of San Antonio, TX
If those have whetted you appetite there is plenty more to amuse (or annoy) over at the Dumb Network.
PS: I am a little worried about the law about chocolate…
They are funny!
I have seen the Secret Bunker sign many times. It’s at Kelvedon hatch near Brentwood, not far from where I live. The bunker is decommissioned and has been turned into a tourist attraction by the original landowner
Here’s the website: http://www.secretnuclearbunker.com/
and some photos I took inside the bunker a couple of years ago:
http://thepoormouth.blogspot.com/2008/04/ww-inside-bunker.html
Great photos, we have one near here too (Hack Green) but I don’t think it has that sign posting towards it. I have been there and it is well worth a visit.
The website is here. If you visit the website, please don’t press the red button
Yeah, especially as men can eat chocolate on a public conveyance.
I think we need to stand up for women’s chocolate rights!!!
I would like to eat chocolate wherever I damn well pleased, but I am abstaining for the moment. I’m a chocoholic so it’s all or nothing.
I am supposed to be abstaining as I am on a diet, but I am not doing very well LOL
careful, as seen at James’ place, chocolate melts so easily…
funny post, C
Yes that photograph was rather alarming!
I would be happy with a break in soccer. With three men in the house, I am outnumbered on this.
Have a lovely summer cherry pie.
I think I would feel like you about the soccer I am not much into sport.
I hope you have a great summer too
I love the sign warning you to remove your sunglasses in a dark tunnel!
And I totally agree about the chocolates.
That tunnel one is really silly isn’t it?
Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks (enacted by Edward VI).
I’m afraid I’m a Smallender. It’s so much more difficult to achieve at the other end.
I think most people choose the sharp end!
I find the carrots one very interesting;-) Can’t imagine why they have that rule at all…!
Nor me, maybe it was something to do with feeding horses etc…
The combination of soccer and archery gets my vote …;-)!
Otherwise, truly, magnificently silly – and a good laugh. Thanks, Cherie.
Now I am wondering where you are going with the soccer and archery together…
Love the “carrots” one and the “public property ” one!
Yes I bet that space was very empty!
haha, James
And, are you getting your Longbow practice in?
I did wonder where James was going with that one LOL
As to the longbow practice, it depends on how many footballers are around.
Not a sign, but something that used to be said on the radio weather reports. “There is no gale warning. I repeat, there is no gale warning”.
And: “Visibility will be poor in the fog.”
Those remind me of the official statement every time they tested the fire alarm:
‘This is not a practice or emergency please remain at your desks’
We always wondered what we were supposed to do if we weren’t at our desks