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Thread #106092   Message #2188357
Posted By: Greg B
07-Nov-07 - 10:58 AM
Thread Name: BS: Which is the silliest British law?
Subject: RE: BS: Which is the silliest British law?
>7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically
>becomes the property of the king, and the tail of the queen (3.5 >percent)

I don't understand. How does the head of a whale become the queen's
tail? Is it sewn into place?