[Craig_D]

No, because subsequent legislation (where Doncaster is acknowledged to be in England) legally overrides it.

[platty1907]

Woooo! I'm Scottish!

In all fairness though, I highly doubt anyone in Scotland wants anything to do with our Donny ;D

(Original post by juliewho)
I don't want to be scottish though

Oh, and why did they pick the worst picture they could find of Doncaster? Rail maintenance yard and the Hexthorpe flats?

It's because that's an image which best sums up Doncaster, unfortunately

[juliewho]

(Original post by platty1907)
Woooo! I'm Scottish!

In all fairness though, I highly doubt anyone in Scotland wants anything to do with our Donny ;D



It's because that's an image which best sums up Doncaster, unfortunately

They could have picked a more pleasant picture, though - maybe St Georges Minster or the racecourse. Even the interchange would be preferable

[platty1907]

(Original post by juliewho)
They could have picked a more pleasant picture, though - maybe St Georges Minster or the racecourse. Even the interchange would be preferable

Haha yeah they could have done. The one they chose is 'typical' Doncaster :P

[juliewho]

(Original post by platty1907)
Haha yeah they could have done. The one they chose is 'typical' Doncaster :P

Depressing. Maybe they picked it because they thought it would fit in with our typical image of Scotland? The towers are being painted now though, I noticed on my way to school this morning So they won't be able to use them to make us look bad.

[Tac Crab]

As far as I'm concerned they can have it!

[de_monies]

So does this mean that any thing north of that is part of Scotland, so I get all the perks that the Scottish get?

[Paradoxia]

(Original post by jblackmoustache)
If so that means i'm Scottish

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/doncaster--...-to-light.html

me too. im confused about this. i mean, is this serious?

[Mr Dangermouse]

So many butthurt English people in this thread.

[Emmie3303]

(Original post by Pitt1988)
There's loads of random old laws that are still about, don't know how many you could actually pull off. That one about shooting a scotsman with a bow and arrow I read in the York dungeons. There's another one where a pregnant woman can request to urinate in a police officers hat if there are no toilets about.

Brilliant!

Apparently there's a law that says it's illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament .

[jojospacemunky]

(Original post by juliewho)
Oh, and why did they pick the worst picture they could find of Doncaster? Rail maintenance yard and the Hexthorpe flats?

is there 'actually' anywhere considered pretty in Doncaster tbh?

maybe photographer was a little shy and just common creative searched for a pic to use in the article?

[Mr Dangermouse]

(Original post by Emmie3303)
Brilliant!

Apparently there's a law that says it's illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament .

This is true.


It's because in the 17th century, if you died in the houses of parliament you were awarded a state funeral, so there was cases where commoners died and the politicians didn't want to spend money on a funeral, so they'd drag them outside.

So because of this it became illegal

[Pitt1988]

(Original post by Emmie3303)
Brilliant!

Apparently there's a law that says it's illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament .

Pahahaha what they gonna do lol

[Emmie3303]

(Original post by Mr Dangermouse)
This is true.


It's because in the 17th century, if you died in the houses of parliament you were awarded a state funeral, so there was cases where commoners died and the politicians didn't want to spend money on a funeral, so they'd drag them outside.

So because of this it became illegal

I didn't know the story behind it; that's brilliant . It's a good job the gunpowder plot wasn't successful!

(Original post by Pitt1988)
Pahahaha what they gonna do lol

Nothing that would particularly bother the poor offender .

[marcusfox]

It certainly fits the bill - high undemployment, low economic activity, extensive poverty, low property prices, high dependence on benefits and other government hand-outs and a very low tax take.

[★Cooldude★]

(Original post by 05sykesd)
So will i now have my uni tuition fees paid for me by the Scottish government? If so that would be a great help, maybe ill write to Alex Sammond on the matter . . . .

I'm wondering this too.

[xbethany]

How depressing that Doncaster is called the "birthplace of Clarkson".

[Snagprophet]

To be even more pedantic, the ancient English kingdom of Northumbria used to end just south of where Edinburgh is now. I notice no-ones making a fuss over that.

Anyway, can anyone tell that the Mayor of Doncaster is trolling as he's an English Democrat?

[Aylish]

It's a old law just ignore it

[Clare~Bear]

(Original post by Pitt1988)
There's loads of random old laws that are still about, don't know how many you could actually pull off. That one about shooting a scotsman with a bow and arrow I read in the York dungeons. There's another one where a pregnant woman can request to urinate in a police officers hat if there are no toilets about.

I think pregnant women still can! Although I haven't heard of it happening . . .

But yeah there are tonnes of out dated laws that are silly or don't apply to anyone anymore. Sometihng stoopid like it being illegal to walk your sheep down the high-street on a sunday if they have lambs with them. Just nobody tries to do that anymore anyway . . . btw I don't think that is a law but I think I remember hearing something just as stoopid before..