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I want some background though! Why the law that you can't name a pig in France Napoléon for example? Which Napoléon brought this in? And did it affect sales of Animal Farm?
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I particularly liked the one about it being illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. Soooo....if some poor unfortunate keels over with a fatal heart attack what happens then? Action will be taken presumably! A connoisseur of useless knowledge writes .... It is only actually illegal for commoners to die in the Palace of Westminster (because it is a royal palace). Their Lordships can apparently do so with impunity. Given the lack of effective sanction, commoners are deemed to have died in St Thomas' Hospital. |
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I didn't know it was an act of treason in UK to place a stamp showing the monarch upside down on an envelope. I'm sure I've done that - by mistake, of course - and got away with it. Phew!
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I particularly liked the one about it being illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. Soooo....if some poor unfortunate keels over with a fatal heart attack what happens then? Action will be taken presumably! Well one thing's for sure. The illegal deed will not incur a life sentence. |
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« Reply #111 on: 11:21:42, 16-08-2007 » |
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I didn't know it was an act of treason in UK to place a stamp showing the monarch upside down on an envelope. I'm sure I've done that - by mistake, of course - and got away with it. Phew!
Aren't we now duty bound to report you to the police, Mary, or face a charge of knowingly concealing an offence?  Perhaps a good defence barrister could persuade the jury that it was the envelope that was upside down, not the stamp? I think we need a test case. But only if you are willing of course, Mary.  |
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« Reply #112 on: 11:23:53, 16-08-2007 » |
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George, it was all the Royal Mail's fault for printing the stamp upside down.
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A connoisseur of useless knowledge writes ....
It is only actually illegal for commoners to die in the Palace of Westminster (because it is a royal palace). Their Lordships can apparently do so with impunity. Given the lack of effective sanction, commoners are deemed to have died in St Thomas' Hospital.
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« Reply #114 on: 11:46:39, 16-08-2007 » |
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George, it was all the Royal Mail's fault for printing the stamp upside down.
No one would ever put one of those on an envelope, Bryn. They'd be worth a fortune! |
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I particularly liked the one about it being illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. Soooo....if some poor unfortunate keels over with a fatal heart attack what happens then? Action will be taken presumably! It's against Roman law to take one's own life. The penalty's death! |
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« Reply #116 on: 15:55:46, 16-08-2007 » |
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I didn't know it was an act of treason in UK to place a stamp showing the monarch upside down on an envelope. I'm sure I've done that - by mistake, of course - and got away with it. Phew!
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« Reply #117 on: 16:35:23, 16-08-2007 » |
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Don't tell the Queen, will you?
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