MrPin Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 For some reason, I woke up with a desire to purchase a briar pipe, and some tobacco, and smoke the pipe in a car full of children! I did not desire this yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erat_forte Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 For some reason, I woke up with a desire to purchase a briar pipe, and some tobacco, and smoke the pipe in a car full of children! I did not desire this yesterday! Indulge yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Why oh why is it not illegal to smoke while riding a bike or standing on your head? Legislators must act at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail the Tripod Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Let the children smoke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 A related question, can anybody suggest the last time a really important law was introduced? Maybe speed limits in the 1960's, possibly the 1980's trade union legislation? I've seen it argued that laws suffer from the "law of diminishing marginal return" (no pun intended), which is to say that the really important (and obvious) laws get enacted early on (murder, rape burglary etc...) but after a while lawmakers have nothing to do but enact pointless laws to justify their existance (smoking in cars, minimum alcohol pricing etc...). I'd suggest that pretty much every law passed in the last 30 years was pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19 year mortgage 8itch Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 My Mother-in-Law. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The XYY Man Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 That law making young men eligible for some bum-fun at sixteen seems a bit pointless. The poor sods have to be eighteen to get drunk enough to try bowling from the pavilion end in the first place, and also to buy 20 Regal king-size to smoke afterwards. Can't see much incentive for a young fella to switch sides there like... XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Its another unpoliceable law. 99.9% of offenders wont/cant be caught. And the offenders wont care, as they already smoke in a car with kids in it. All it is, is political posturing before an election. A related question, can anybody suggest the last time a really important law was introduced? Smoking in pubs 2007? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail the Tripod Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 A related question, can anybody suggest the last time a really important law was introduced? Maybe speed limits in the 1960's, possibly the 1980's trade union legislation? I'd say the 70s were excellent for important acts of parliament protecting citizens from abuse. Some technology driven but probably important regulations in the 90s. There have been some important acts recently too although going the other way in terms of protecting citizens. Consumer Credit Act 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Sex Discrimination Act 1975 Race Relations Act 1976 Computer Misuse Act 1990 Data Protection Act 1998 Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Judging by the number of people that drive whilst on mobile or texting, you think they would push to make this illegal? Yes, that is an example. Even though it is now naughty, people still do it, because missing a bollard is much less important than missing a Tweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okaycuckoo Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 The Bank of England Act 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 That law making young men eligible for some bum-fun at sixteen seems a bit pointless. The poor sods have to be eighteen to get drunk enough to try bowling from the pavilion end in the first place, and also to buy 20 Regal king-size to smoke afterwards. Can't see much incentive for a young fella to switch sides there like... XYY Aye, you have to be real bevvied up, if this were not in your nature! You would probably need 40 tabs after! And a pint o Scotch, and ham stottie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 The Potato (Mashed and Diced) Regulations 2004 The Lewd Act Act 1897 The Leave Choirboy's Bottoms Alone Act 1927 The Helium Balloon (Weights and Measures) Regulations 1941 An Acte Bannynge Uglye Womene 1528 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 The Potato (Mashed and Diced) Regulations 2004 The Lewd Act Act 1897 The Leave Choirboy's Bottoms Alone Act 1927 The Helium Balloon (Weights and Measures) Regulations 1941 An Acte Bannynge Uglye Womene 1528 Never passed in Scotland, hence CCC would! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Deflation Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 That law making young men eligible for some bum-fun at sixteen seems a bit pointless. The poor sods have to be eighteen to get drunk enough to try bowling from the pavilion end in the first place, and also to buy 20 Regal king-size to smoke afterwards. Can't see much incentive for a young fella to switch sides there like... XYY Get stuffed. You know you'd love it. The lady protests too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I'd say the 70s were excellent for important acts of parliament protecting citizens from abuse. Some technology driven but probably important regulations in the 90s. There have been some important acts recently too although going the other way in terms of protecting citizens. Consumer Credit Act 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Sex Discrimination Act 1975 Race Relations Act 1976 Computer Misuse Act 1990 Data Protection Act 1998 Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 Which ones are the important acts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The XYY Man Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Aye, you have to be real bevvied up, if this were not in your nature! You would probably need 40 tabs after! And a pint o Scotch, and ham stottie! Well if 'ham stottie' isn't already a euphemism, it friggin' well should be - it's right up there with 'vertical bacon sandwich' and 'haddock pastie'... XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The XYY Man Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Get stuffed. You know you'd love it. The lady protests too much. Now hey, you can just stop it with those totally unfounded allegations Mr DD. I'll have you know I've scratched people's eyes out for much less than that in the past... XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little fish Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 "An Act for the Punishment of idle and disorderly Persons, and Rogues and Vagabonds, in England" 1824 This act was recently used to prosecute 3 men who admitted skipping (savaging outside shops for out of date, thrown away food) outside an Iceland store. The day before the trial CPS changed their minds and withdrew the case. http://blogs.ft.com/david-allen-green/2014/02/12/skipping-justice/ The Data Protection Act 1998 is a worthy act, as without it we would have banks selling our data to scam artists and our medical information to insurance companies. A worthy act is the Children Act 2004 which was built on the findings of the inquest into Victoria Climbie's death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 One of the most pointless acts, is the decision to ban "motorbikes with wrong sided sidecars" from being registered! A previous act had already decided, quite reasonably, that the inverted combination had to have a light on the sidecar! I bet this ban affected about three people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepwello'nights Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 The Data Protection Act 1998 is a worthy act, as without it we would have banks selling our data to scam artists and our medical information to insurance companies. The law so beloved by customer disservice departments everywhere. I tried to get HMRC to send me a blank P60 form for 2011/12 recently and the first two dickheads I spoke to refused quoting the DPA 1998. Quite what it had to do with that act I have no idea, neither did they when challenged, but they still refused. I did have some fun on another occasion recently when requesting some information for my wife. I said I was her, the poor data centre operative, was so confused because I gave her all the correct information. She couldn't figure out why a woman should have such a deep manly voice. She had to consult with her supervisor and in the end gave me the information I requested. She's probably gone into brain overload now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I did have some fun on another occasion recently when requesting some information for my wife. I said I was her, the poor data centre operative, was so confused because I gave her all the correct information. She couldn't figure out why a woman should have such a deep manly voice. She had to consult with her supervisor and in the end gave me the information I requested. She's probably gone into brain overload now. Sex Discrimination Law might have kicked in short-circuiting any reasoned questioning for fear of offence or being sued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepwello'nights Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Sex Discrimination Law might have kicked in short-circuiting any reasoned questioning for fear of offence or being sued. More likely Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 or my favourite The Human Rights Act 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little fish Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 The law so beloved by customer disservice departments everywhere. I tried to get HMRC to send me a blank P60 form for 2011/12 recently and the first two dickheads I spoke to refused quoting the DPA 1998. Quite what it had to do with that act I have no idea, neither did they when challenged, but they still refused. I did have some fun on another occasion recently when requesting some information for my wife. I said I was her, the poor data centre operative, was so confused because I gave her all the correct information. She couldn't figure out why a woman should have such a deep manly voice. She had to consult with her supervisor and in the end gave me the information I requested. She's probably gone into brain overload now. They have probably kept the recording of your gender antics for equality and embracing diversity staff training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I tried to get HMRC to send me a blank P60 form for 2011/12 recently and the first two dickheads I spoke to refused quoting the DPA 1998. Presumably the real reason is that a blank P60 could be extremely useful for someone wishing to commit fraud, the idiots presumably quoted DPA as an unthinking reflex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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