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12-01-2018, 11:51 PM
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No 19 is wrong for a start you can carry a penknife, what you can't carry is a sheath knife- a flick knife- a knife whose blade is over 6 " long- -a butterfly knife.

Who ever drew up that list needs to revise it and a few otherfs as well

Misinformation at its worst
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12-01-2018, 11:54 PM
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It's good to know, it's Ok not to give a Toss, most folks do.
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13-01-2018, 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Rehab44 ->
In the last thirty years or so our lives have become surrounded by prohibition and disapproval. There are literally hundreds of things our parents took for granted that we can no longer do.

Some are included in the thousands of new laws passed by governments. Some are the pronouncements of scientists and self-proclaimed experts in the fields of health or public safety. Some are the result of bungling by the police, or misinterpretation of the law. Others are diktats from the European Union.

Many are caused by local government officials flexing their muscles and throwing their weight about. Still more emanate from our culture of political correctness, from our fondness for casting blame and leaping to litigation, and from the eagerness with which we take offence at the least little thing or see offence where none exists.

These are but a few, please feel free to add more and have a rant. You will feel better for it.. I promise
A lot of the following were nicked from another site with just a few added by me, please contribute.



1. You can't lie in the sun in your garden or the park or at the beach without being moved on by some local council jobsworth armed with a £50 fixed penalty notice.

2. You can't lie in the sun in your garden or the park or at the beach without being told to wear Factor 1,000 in case you burn.

3. You can't lie in the sun in your garden or the park or at the beach without being harangued because it offends Islam.

4. You can't lie in the sun in your garden or the park or at the beach without being suspected of child abuse. Unless you are a priest.

5. You can't do, write or say anything without looking over your shoulder in case someone doesn't like it.

6. You can't send out of the country people who've come here illegally or come as our guests and then commit crimes or plot to kill us.

7. You can't fly without being made to feel guilty.

8. You can't drive without being made to feel guilty.

9. You can't smoke without being made to feel guilty.

10. You can't eat without being made to feel guilty.

11. You can't put salt on your chips without feeling guilty.

12. You can't eat chips without feeling guilty.

13. You can't eat fish without feeling guilty (unless you're Japanese and it's a huge whale which is technically not a fish. )

14. You can't have a bonfire and fireworks without some tosser from elfin safety knocking on your door and telling you (a) how to do it, and/or (b) not to do it.

15. You can't ogle a barmaid without being accused of sexual harassment even if she is a ugly and would appreciate it.

16.You can't work with, around or close to children without being branded a potential pervert. Unless you are a priest see above.

17. You can't ask a builder to get rid of the rubbish he's created while working on your house, because unless he has a special licence to do so, he'll be fined £5,000.

18. You can't make fun of silly people who believe in fairies, devil-worship, UFOs, acupuncture, herbal therapy, man-made global warming, centuries-old prophets with towels round their heads or some old man with a beard who lives in the sky (no, not Richard Branson. The other one).

19. You can't carry a pen-knife.

20. You can't save up and buy a nice house to leave to your kids (because the bloody government will steal it when you die).

21. You can't get through September, October and November without being bombarded with stuff about Christmas, which, let's make no mistake about it, doesn't happen until almost the end of December. That's December, all right?

22. You can't expect any scientist to talk sense at any time. Actually, they never have, have they? In 1970 some scientists told us "in ten years all important animal life in the sea will be extinct. Large areas of coastline will have to be evacuated because of the stench of dead fish".

23. You can't expect anyone at all to talk any sense if the topic under discussion is Global Warming. Here's just one example. In the Stern Report there was much mention of "irreversible melting of ice". Quite a lot of scientists know that water freezes again when it gets cold enough. So not completely irreversible, then?

24. You can't get a passport. You know, a plain and simple little booklet with your name and address and a photo in it, that you show to people when you go on holiday in France or Majorca. A simple little booklet that doesn't involve betraying your entire life-history, giving samples of every bodily fluid you excrete, prints of every digit, slivers of finger-nail, lock of hair, eye of toad and wing of bat etc.

25. You can't open a bank account or invest your money in a financial product without giving them all sorts of information to prove your identity. Once upon a time what you did with your own money was your own business …


There must be more??????
Aren’t all those ‘cants’ mentioned above, adhered to because of the fear of getting in trouble?
Who has put the fear into us? Why are we all conforming or, are we being brainwashed and live in fear of doing anything wrong?
I think we need a revolution!!
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13-01-2018, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by realspeed ->
No 19 is wrong for a start you can carry a penknife, what you can't carry is a sheath knife- a flick knife- a knife whose blade is over 6 " long- -a butterfly knife.

Who ever drew up that list needs to revise it and a few otherfs as well

Misinformation at its worst
I thought a folding knife(pen knife)with a blade longer than 3" is illegal.
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13-01-2018, 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Tpin ->
I thought a folding knife(pen knife)with a blade longer than 3" is illegal.


From a Police website:


It is illegal to carry any sharp or bladed instrument in a public place (with the exception of a folding pocket knife, which has a blade that is less than 7.62 cm (3 inches)).

A lock knife is not a folding pocket knife and therefore it is illegal to carry around such a knife regardless of the length of the blade (if you do not have reasonable excuse). A lock knife means a knife which is similar to a folding knife, in that there is a spring holding the blade closed. However, a lock knife has a mechanism which locks the blade in position when fully extended, the blade cannot be closed without that mechanism being released. A lock knife is not an offensive weapon per se (because these knives were made with a specific purpose in mind and not as a weapon). However, possession of a lock knife in a public place without reasonable excuse is an offence.

Possession of a multi-tool incorporating a prohibited blade/pointed article is capable of being an offence under this section even if there are other tools on the instrument which may be of use to a person in a public place (screwdriver, can opener).

The ban is not total, it is for the person in possession of such an instrument to prove on the balance of probabilities that he/she had good reason for its possession. It will have to be genuine, for example, someone back packing across the Lake District may reasonably be expected to have a knife for the preparation of meals. It will be far more difficult to justify on the streets of a city or town, but there will be occasions when someone is genuinely going to a martial arts sport or scout meeting (which is easily checked).

The penalty for committing this offence is a maximum prison sentence of four years.
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13-01-2018, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Tpin ->
I thought a folding knife(pen knife)with a blade longer than 3" is illegal.
You are correct Terry

https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives
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13-01-2018, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Lindyloo ->
Where the heck do you live? I can do all those things - it's called CHOICE............it's also my choice as to whether I CHOOSE to feel guilty or not!

I've left out no's 6.........and 25. No 6 is something you would like your government to do........so tell them that!!! and number 25 is for your own protection!

OMG! It’s a joke....a spoof....satire ...it’s a bit of fun...
Are you just recovering from the humour transplant?
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13-01-2018, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by realspeed ->
No 19 is wrong for a start you can carry a penknife, what you can't carry is a sheath knife- a flick knife- a knife whose blade is over 6 " long- -a butterfly knife.

Who ever drew up that list needs to revise it and a few otherfs as well

Misinformation at its worst
Another OMG...READ THE ABOVE
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13-01-2018, 12:31 AM
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OMG! It’s a joke....a spoof....satire ...it’s a bit of fun...
Are you just recovering from the humour transplant?
Keep your hair on!!!! Why post it in General Chat then? It sounds like a direct quote from Britain First..............or The sun!

If it's humour/satire show it!
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13-01-2018, 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Rehab44 ->
OMG! It’s a joke....a spoof....satire ...it’s a bit of fun...
Are you just recovering from the humour transplant?
What? This is a joke? Why isn’t this thread in the ‘Joke’ section?
Oh of course, you can’t!
 
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