Comments on: Support Absurdity! http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200711/support-absurdity/ standards, accessibility, and ranting and general stuff by the web chemist Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:19:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mike Cherim http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200711/support-absurdity/#comment-20824 Mike Cherim Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:46:21 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200711/support-absurdity/#comment-20824 Old laws still on the books from the old days is a rather humorous subject. Many states have weird ones from the 1800s. Stuff like not being able to tie up a donkey in front of a church (animals other than horses must park 'round back). Beeb? Is that a nickname for the BBC? Old laws still on the books from the old days is a rather humorous subject. Many states have weird ones from the 1800s. Stuff like not being able to tie up a donkey in front of a church (animals other than horses must park ’round back).

Beeb? Is that a nickname for the BBC?

]]> By: Anthony http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200711/support-absurdity/#comment-20814 Anthony Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:26:55 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200711/support-absurdity/#comment-20814 There's one of those laws in Chester too. The legend is something about being allowed to shoot a welshman in the back with a crossbow if he's found within the city walls after sunset... Which is quite fun. The reality is that a law was passed in 140somink that means a welshman can be taken into custody and decaptiated for being within the walls after sunset. Which is till nice, but not as nice as the urban legend. The welsh hate is also apparently why the Town Hall tower doesn't have a clock face facing the border because the Welsh don't deserve to know the time... or something like that. Not my opinion, of course, it's history's fault. There’s one of those laws in Chester too.

The legend is something about being allowed to shoot a welshman in the back with a crossbow if he’s found within the city walls after sunset…

Which is quite fun.

The reality is that a law was passed in 140somink that means a welshman can be taken into custody and decaptiated for being within the walls after sunset.

Which is till nice, but not as nice as the urban legend.

The welsh hate is also apparently why the Town Hall tower doesn’t have a clock face facing the border because the Welsh don’t deserve to know the time… or something like that.

Not my opinion, of course, it’s history’s fault.

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