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Posted by John Hopkins
- February 25, 2013, 09:35:46 AMQuote from: chief on February 24, 2013, 19:11:42 PMI suppose that you do know the word serf is French for slave..until the 18th century when you bought land in Britain you got the village and farmworkers thrown in, in fact as a landowner it was your duty to provide workers for the army and navy..You know King Louis XIV in the late 1600's banned pointed knives to control street violence... of course it didn't work, but these blunt knives turned into table knives. History repeats itself... at least whenever politicians start thinking they are kings and we are serfs.
pressgangs used to hunt in the seaside towns for men to capture to crew their ships which is one of the main reasons why seaside vacations did not become popular until very late in British history.
John.
Posted by DriftinGirl
- February 24, 2013, 23:05:25 PMQuote from: 49Reo on February 24, 2013, 18:42:48 PMLOL ...LOL ...Thank yo Mrs 49Reo!! ROTFLMAO!So I guess suspenders, neck ties, belts, and bras will be on their way out too.....suspenders, belts, and neckties could feasibly (if you are a politician) be considered a weapon with which to strangle someone............and some bras, (please forgive me here ladies, my fingers know not what they type)some bras, could be used as slingshots of lethal caliber......
and (uh-oh) so could rolling pins wielded OW! by OW! housewives whose husbands' OW! fingers know OW! not what they OW!-OW! OW! type!!
Posted by Petemoss
- February 24, 2013, 19:45:32 PMMore fellowship=less crime.
http://world.time.com/2012/12/20/the-swiss-difference-a-gun-culture-that-works/
Posted by chief
- February 24, 2013, 19:15:04 PMBack in 2009, Scotland wanted to ban airguns... fortunately they didn't have the power at the time. The UK decided to "monitor" air gun laws.
Posted by chief
- February 24, 2013, 19:11:42 PMYou know King Louis XIV in the late 1600's banned pointed knives to control street violence... of course it didn't work, but these blunt knives turned into table knives. History repeats itself... at least whenever politicians start thinking they are kings and we are serfs.
Posted by 49Reo
- February 24, 2013, 19:08:38 PM...and pound nails in with revolvers!!!
Posted by pcarrell
- February 24, 2013, 19:06:52 PMAccording to FBI statistics, over the last 4 years more murders were committed with a hammer then with guns. We should be banning hammers! 
Posted by 49Reo
- February 24, 2013, 18:42:48 PMSo I guess suspenders, neck ties, belts, and bras will be on their way out too.....suspenders, belts, and neckties could feasibly (if you are a politician) be considered a weapon with which to strangle someone............and some bras, (please forgive me here ladies, my fingers know not what they type)some bras, could be used as slingshots of lethal caliber...... and (uh-oh) so could rolling pins wielded OW! by OW! housewives whose husbands' OW! fingers know OW! not what they OW!-OW! OW! type!!
Posted by chief
- February 24, 2013, 18:25:29 PMIt was my understanding UK was/is considering banning GLASSES in pubs... moving to plastic cups... because GLASS can be used as a weapon. It sounds like the UK has more than its fair share of Bloombergs and Piers Morgans!!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- February 24, 2013, 12:15:42 PMOH radar detectors......another cool one, some provinces allow them, others do not,but you can sell them and buy themn in Ontario but do not use them, huge fine if you are caught using.........ok tin foil hat and pants come into effect again......
Posted by Petemoss
- February 24, 2013, 11:15:18 AMI think Ohio has similar fireworks laws. You can buy and sell, but you can't set them off. But, they don't usually care.
Posted by pcarrell
- February 24, 2013, 10:38:15 AMWhen I was younger I lived in Connecticut for a while. Don't know if it's still like this, but back then it was legal to buy or sell a radar detector, but it wasn't legal to own one. That's a tricky one!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- February 24, 2013, 10:08:21 AMwe also have bans on fireworks, for the most part of the year but it is not really enforced.
I'll not get into all the "laws" about riding your snowmachine that are coming are in effect....
Posted by 49Reo
- February 24, 2013, 09:31:56 AMAnd when they have finally idiot proofed the world, only idiots will be left........it will be like the entire world is inhabited by politicians...... 
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 24, 2013, 06:40:45 AMIt's getting beyond crazy..we are not allowed to buy or sell a sheath knife with a blade longer than 4" but we can buy or sell an axe, a 10" kitchen knife and a kitchen cleaver..
The latest thing they have banned are those paper chinese lanterns that you set fire to and let them float away because they could set fire to something when they return to earth.
Fireworks are only sold to over 18 year olds and only for the week before November 5th Guy Faulks night, or what we now call fireworks night.
I think each time another member of parliament gets elected they think up another crazy law so that when they get voted out they can say "that was my idea."
John.