"Lou Decruss" <Me@notvalid.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:41:45 -0500, Terry <prfesser@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:37:36 -0500, "jmcquown"
>><jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>>>> in many states stupidmarkets sell wine and
>>>> hard licker... is $50/liter scotch considered food... I think in TN
>>>> they call it the moonshine aisle.
>>>>
>>>Heh. It's illegal to sell anything other than beer in a grocery store in
>>>TN. They cannot get a liquor license which is required to sell wine and
>>>liquor. And you can't buy beer at a liquor store. And there are still
>>>dry
>>>counties in TN. Lynchburg, TN, where they distill Jack Daniel's whiskey
>>>is
>>>in a dry county. They can make it, but you can't legally buy it in that
>>>county. Go figure.
>>>
>>>Jill
>>
>>Yup. Down here in bible-belt Kaintucky, we have Bourbon County and
>>Christian County. Christian County is wet, Bourbon County is dry. The
>>town where I live is moist... liquor-by-the-drink in some
>>restaurants, and no place else. No liquor at all on Sunday. Ya can't
>>have people out there having fun of a Sunday, it's sinful. It's ok on
>>Monday, though...
>
> That amazing. When I was young there were a few bars that starting
> selling at 6am and could serve until 5am. At 5am they'd lock the
> doors and you could stay and drink until they opened up at 6. You
> just couldn't leave during that time. That was unincorporated Cook
> County. (Illinois) Yet drive 20 minutes west into DuPage County and
> you could find dry towns. Even now some towns have a "one drink on
> the table" law. So If you order a shot and a beer the server must
> keep the beer on the tray until you do the shot and return the shot
> glass. Pretty stupid.
>
> Lou

Drinkin' hard likker is stupid, period.
Stay home and drink wine -- or beer, if you chose.
Dee Dee