Slaggis Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 Emasher said: Those wishing to use a television must apply for a license. Erm thats not a stupid law. (Well it is, but it's a different kind of stupid). We all have to pay a tv licence.
The fish Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 Emasher said: Wisconson -Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons. http://www.lawguru.com/weird/part01.html England -Those wishing to use a television must apply for a license. http://www.lawguru.com/weird/part02.html Those two aren't weird,actually - the first is actually an extension on the state-wide ban on butter substitutes, to protect the state's many dairy farmers. The second, is, well what pays for the Beeb - possibly the best state television channels in the world.
McPhee Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 Jordan said: 10. It is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls of York, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow (2%) Thats me staying well clear of York then...
jayseven Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 Emasher said: England-Those wishing to use a television must apply for a license. http://www.lawguru.com/weird/part02.html other quotes from that site... Quote * Those wishing to use a television must apply for a license. * It is illegal to leave baggage unattended. * Picking up abandoned baggage is as act of terrorism. They're not very specific :P I really don't believe that any of those rules are accurate. You are totally legally allowed to own a TV and use it to watch DVDs or play games without requiring a license. The last two sound like some bizarrre twisting of those train announcements...
Iun Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 That law about killing Scottish people in York is ridiculous. We should be allowed to kill Scottish people wherever we want!
LazyBoy Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 jayseven said: You are totally legally allowed to own a TV and use it to watch DVDs or play games without requiring a license. The last two sound like some bizarrre twisting of those train announcements... Not true, if your TV is found to pick up a single of any type you have to pay, even if you don't watch or the signal is not strong enough to watch it. I know because I have spent much time trying to get around it.
jayseven Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 LazyBoy said: Not true, if your TV is found to pick up a single of any type you have to pay, even if you don't watch or the signal is not strong enough to watch it. I know because I have spent much time trying to get around it. The TV licence office told me you don't have to pay if you have no areal attached :/
Emasher Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 Haggis said: Erm thats not a stupid law. (Well it is, but it's a different kind of stupid). We all have to pay a tv licence. I didn't know that, in Canada we don't so I just saw it and thought it sounded like a stupid law.
Jimbob Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 LazyBoy said: Not true, if your TV is found to pick up a single of any type you have to pay, even if you don't watch or the signal is not strong enough to watch it. I know because I have spent much time trying to get around it. And thats partially true, if you can prove to the TV licencing people that you don't recieve the BBC channels and only the channels with adverts like ITV and Channel 4, which can be tricky you can avoid the TV licence as well.
LazyBoy Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 jayseven said: The TV licence office told me you don't have to pay if you have no areal attached :/ They give you a definition of aerial? If it picks up a signal, its an aerial, doesn't have to be a coat hanger sticking out the back of your TV.
Monopolyman Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 Emasher said: http://www.lawguru.com/weird/part01.html Heh. I was just readin that, and I came across a gem. Probably not a law technically, but it made me laugh anyway... Quote [in the state if California] Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
Cube Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 jayseven said: The TV licence office told me you don't have to pay if you have no areal attached :/ They told me that you don't if you're just using it for Games Consoles/DVD player with no areal attached (i.e. all you get is static).
jayseven Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 LazyBoy said: They give you a definition of aerial? If it picks up a signal, its an aerial, doesn't have to be a coat hanger sticking out the back of your TV. You need a TV Licence to use any television receiving equipment such as a TV set, set-top boxes, video or DVD recorders, computers or mobile phones to watch or record TV programmes as they are being shown on TV. If you use a set-top box with a hi-fi system or another device that can only be used to produce sounds and can't display TV programmes, and you don't install or use any other TV receiving equipment, you don't need a TV Licence. ^that's from the official site, and it simply says that so long sa you don't watch or record programmes as they're being shown, you don't need a licence. Regardless of how well your tv shows static. Cube said: They told me that you don't if you're just using it for Games Consoles/DVD player with no areal attached (i.e. all you get is static). That's exactly what I said in a previous post
Mikey Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 Iun said: That law about killing Scottish people in York is ridiculous. We should be allowed to kill Scottish people wherever we want! Totally agree. Fuck 'em.
Cube Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 jayseven said: That's exactly what I said in a previous post For some reason, I didn't notice the "don't" in your post. I'm getting old.
Shenlong Posted November 10, 2007 Posted November 10, 2007 Iun said: When is it legal for me to wee on a pregnant woman? When your pregnant? ! If i've learnt anything from this thread it's that expecting women can piss freely on the world before God plays his little joke on them.
Blue_Ninja0 Posted November 11, 2007 Posted November 11, 2007 Cube, I love your Weighted Companion Cube. Careful, it stabs.
Blackfox Posted November 11, 2007 Posted November 11, 2007 weeyellowbloke said: Here's a daft one, in America you're legally allowed to buy and own a gun. Hmmmmm. But they have to protect themselves from the King of England!
MoogleViper Posted November 11, 2007 Posted November 11, 2007 BlackFox said: But they have to protect themselves from the King of England! Simpson's? I like the Family Guy sketch: "Do you think it's a little misleading?" "What's misleading about it? It couldn't be clearer. Every American has a right to hang a pair of Bear arms on his wall."
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