Age of Majority

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Ah, sorry. I am not up on British legislation. I used the term "British Constitution" as a placeholder to represent whatever equivalent document you have there to establish your democratic processes.

As for what I've personally been doing, I am in the middle of a large freelance writing project for a client. It is fun and interesting, but it is time-consuming. Other personal projects, too, have my attention, not to mention the onset of my article regarding the break, from a post that I left two years ago and never managed to get back to because of time and work constraints.

What about you, Paul?


Monica: Updating laws is sensible, yes, since it is very unlikely that many medieval statutes would apply today.

I would be curious to know of other silly medieval laws Britain still has in its books.
 
"I would be curious to know of other silly medieval laws Britain still has in its books."

Well, it is illegal to be drunk in possession of a cow or to enter parliament in full armour. It is still legal however (or so I believe) to urinate against the rear wheel of your vehicle, as long as you shout: "In pain!" three times, to warn passers by. A good site for this sort of stuff is: http://www.dumblaws.com

As for me, I'm still working for the financial services arm of a UK bank, focusing on Taxation & Trust knowledge. In other words, I'm a sad git.
 
That's a great idea from the Dutch, Mon. Maybe we could extend that to the House of Lords - every time a new Peer of the Realm is created, a mad medieval one is pensioned off.
 
Mark, don't run away with the idea that all of our medieval laws are silly. How would you like it, for instance, if you were strolling along the the Old Kent Road, admiring the costers in their colourful costumes, and somebody discharged the full contents of a chamber pot from their window without first shouting "Gardez l'eau!". Especially if you'd just encountered Paul washing his car.
 
I personally love the old-but-never-repealed British law that it's perfectly legal to kill a Welshman, as long as its Sunday, he's on a hill and you do it with a bow and arrow.
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(nothing against Wales you understand, but my ex was Welsh, lol)
 
Bob, Paul,

I was just taking Monica's word for the "silly" part, but now after hearing about the chamber pot, I can see that it's not funny at all (Ooh, it'll take forever to get that image out of my head now, hehe).

I wouldn't let the word get out about the killing-the-Welshmen law. If the wrong people caught wind of it, the Welsh are liable to find a slew of dead comrades, riddled with arrows, lying throughout the hilltops every Sunday. There will be no stopping it!
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, hehe.

Still, we can see that such laws are obviously out-of-place and inapplicable.

Some crazy laws here, too: Florida state law still in effect (as far as I know): It is illegal to chain your pet alligator to a fire hydrant (I think that's right). I don't need to explain that one, if it can be explained.
 
I take it, Paul, that you don't enjoy your work. It's exciting it you make it so. I've never worked in a financial institution, but I've seen that it requires particular types of people.
 
Already Ellie's post has been reported in Country Life and the English aristocracy are very excited. After fox hunting was banned they've had nothing to do on Sundays until now.
 
Mark, don't get me wrong; I do enjoy my job. In fact, I could be described as quite passionate about it. However I also recognise the glazed look that crosses people's faces whenever I talk about it (which is a problem, as I'm normally training them at the time...).

"I've never worked in a financial institution, but I've seen that it requires particular types of people."

Yep. I'm one of 'em!
 
Don't put yourself down, Paul. I remember how on the ET outing last year you held us enthralled with your tales of life in financial services.

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Already Ellie's post has been reported in Country Life and the English aristocracy are very excited. After fox hunting was banned they've had nothing to do on Sundays until now.
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Uh oh, look out.


Bí­onn dhá insint ar scéal agus dhá leagan déag ar amhrán.
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By the way, Ellie, I've been wondering what this is. Is it Gaelic? Just curious.


However I also recognise the glazed look that crosses people's faces whenever I talk about it (which is a problem, as I'm normally training them at the time...)
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Maybe they're not "the right kind" of people.
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I'm not saying I would be, but I can appreciate other's passion in their work.

When I was in college, some graduate friends of mine from other fields thought I was weird because I actually enjoyed literature and writing. Now, as a freelance writer, I don't have benefits, but I work by myself and I enjoy my work and set my own schedules. I still edit and tutor/teach from time to time, too. It's never perfect, but if you enjoy what you do, the rest just falls into place.
 
Don't put yourself down, Paul. I remember how on the ET outing last year you held us enthralled with your tales of life in financial services.
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See, Paul? Things are looking up, so never fret!
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Yes it is Irish Gaelic. It means "There's two sides to every story and twelve versions to every song"

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Ellie:

Seems to sum up Titanic testimony quite perfectly.
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By the way, since we're talking about Age of Consent and Age of Majority in this thread, what can you say about how things go in Scotland? I know that the discussion was originally regarding the time of the Titanic, but apparently, current issues came out, too.
 
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