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In France pigs must not be called Napoleon.

Postby AlanP » Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:36 pm

And other Strange laws
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Postby Raf » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:06 pm

I wonder if some of those laws are fictional.
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Postby CakeBoy » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:34 pm

Strangest point that is not law: Serving poor espresso is punishable by being forced to consume the evidence :shock: . Some baristi in large chains would end up drinking lethal doses of the stuff :wink: :lol:
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Postby motoman » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:51 pm

I love these threads:

In France a half eaten frog is called Lefty.

In France the mythalogical lady with snakes in her hair is called the Zola.

In France if all the ladies were laid end to end I wouldn't be a bit surprised.

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Postby CakeBoy » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:55 pm

Oh, I quite like a French tart :shock: With my coffee of course :wink:
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Postby MKSwing » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:18 pm

Raf wrote:I wonder if some of those laws are fictional.


The one on 70% of french music on the radio is correct.
I didn't know the others :)
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Postby clovissangrail » Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:41 pm

Think the Chester one is probably correct (it's permissible to shoot a scotsman on Sunday morning in St George's field in York with a bow and arrow).

In the UK these tend to be byelaws which have not been repealed because they haven't been tested in the last x centuries. That's what happens when no one gets around to having a proper revolution...
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Postby CakeBoy » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:17 pm

George ........ best you don't visit York .... just in case :shock:
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Postby espressomattic » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:36 pm

From personal experience I find all laws daft and idiotic ;)
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Postby CakeBoy » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:52 pm

:lol: :roll: :lol:
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Postby GeorgeW » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:24 am

espressomattic wrote:From personal experience I find all laws daft and idiotic ;)


If that's the case then just break them........after all you break everything else. :wink:
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Postby motoman » Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:51 pm

I agree George, he broke my heart but that story is too much for your gentle readers
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