Don't Eat Mince Pies in England Tomorrow

Hereford United and its Edgar Street ground are in an unique position. Although twenty or so miles from Offa's Dyke, some football supporters often think of the club as being in Wales.

Chester City is a another example. Its ground is said to straddle the border.

And whilst both towns have some odd laws relating to them, it now emerged that both towns might be better off being in Wales at least on Christmas Day especially if their inhabitants enjoy mince pies.

Swansea-based solicitors John Collins and Partners (JCP) have come up with a top 10 list of the most ridiculous laws still in existence in the UK.

Steve Penny, JCP’s managing partner, told the Western Mail: “These laws are obviously completely outdated and ridiculous, but it is an interesting fact that they still stand, to a certain extent, in UK law. As you can see from our top 10 weird laws, the Welsh don’t seem to have been very popular in Chester and Hereford, but at least they can eat mince pies without worry tomorrow.”

The Top Ten Weird Laws:

Throughout the whole of England it is illegal to eat mince pies on December 25.

It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down.

In Hereford you can shoot at a Welsh person all day on a Sunday, with a longbow, in the Cathedral Close.

You can shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow in Chester, if found inside the city walls after midnight.

In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset.

It is legal for a male to urinate in public, as long it is on the rear wheel of his motor vehicle and his right hand is on the vehicle.

It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.

It is illegal to be drunk on licensed premises.

Taxi drivers are required to ask all passengers if they have smallpox or the plague.

Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked mannequin.

In Scotland it is illegal to be drunk in possession of a cow.

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