I LOVE the bible belt...NOT!!!

[Gunny]

oh gosh...I'm sorry...I guess I forgot to add the " "

Nah, you made a judgemental and presumptive statement without any factual knowledge.

[retiredman]

you level of awarenes of my level of "factual knowledge" on the subject of alcoholism is zilch.

[Gunny]

you level of awarenes of my level of "factual knowledge" on the subject of alcoholism is zilch.

And your level of awareness as far as the context of the statement I made is the same.

[retiredman]

of course....your "context" is known only to you.... all I have to go on is the words I can read.

You suggested that stopping at one beer was like eating just one Lay's potato chip.... I pointed out that such was indeed the case for some people but not for others.

If we are to enact laws to protect alcoholics from themselves, we shouldn't allow sales any day....but of course, the rest of us who aren't alcoholics wouldn't like that, would we?

[Mr. P]

Hey guys, don't highjack the thread with pissy back an forth BS ok.

[manu1959]

i think we should enact laws to prevent 'cliff clavins' from posting on the internet

[TheSage]

i think we should enact laws to prevent 'cliff clavins' from posting on the internet

Whatever you say, Norm.

[Gunny]

of course....your "context" is known only to you.... all I have to go on is the words I can read.

You suggested that stopping at one beer was like eating just one Lay's potato chip.... I pointed out that such was indeed the case for some people but not for others.

If we are to enact laws to protect alcoholics from themselves, we shouldn't allow sales any day....but of course, the rest of us who aren't alcoholics wouldn't like that, would we?

No, the context would also be understood by another poster who knows me, or my posting style, that the comment was in response to.

The comment suggested nothing literally. It was off the cuff humor using a 1960s tv commercial as an analogy. Nothing more.

Enacting laws to protect people from themselves leads to quite a slippery slope.

[manu1959]

Whatever you say, Norm.

ok Mark David Chapman

[TheSage]

ok Mark David Chapman

Oh, you mean Nick, Carla's ne'er do well boyfriend!

[manu1959]

Oh, you mean Nick, Carla's ne'er do well boyfriend!

no .... i mean you are a stalker

[TheSage]

no .... i mean you are a stalker

Yes. Im stalking you on a forum of ten people.

[Missileman]

If you dont like it vote against it.

It amazes me how few people seem to understand the concept of a democracy. The people make the rules. If a community wants to pass a law that says people have to wear red on tuesday, its their right to do so in a democracy regardless how stupid others might think the law is and regardless their reasoning behind it. who the heck are you to tell them they can't pass such a law?

Stop trying to force your will on majorities who disagree.

Individual people doing what they want isn't freedom, its anarchy. Freedom comes when communities can determine their own destiny through the elective process. When you start telling them they can pass along because you disagree with it and then try to force them to listen to you, they aren't a free people any more.

If you read the article a bit more closely, the proposed legislation is to do exactly what you say you are a proponent of...leaving the matter up to the local communities. This Sadie lady is opposed to such a notion and would much prefer to have the state continue to enforce statutes that are, at this time, in line with her sense of morality.

[Said1]

Hey guys, don't highjack the thread with pissy back an forth BS ok.

Control feak.

That's the real problem here isn't it?

I hate rules too.


Thankfully, I always lived close to Quebec and was always able to head over the bridge on Sundays and buy beer at the local Depaneur. You should hear that word said in french Daaay-pan-uuurrr. Gets me everytime.

[Pale Rider]

what difference should it make what day of the week it is? If buying alcohol is legal, it's legal. This day of the week crap is nothing more than Christians trying to cram their religious beliefs down everyone else's throats. If some Christians don't want to buy booze on Sunday, I know of no law anywhere that forces them to put that twelve-pack in their grocery cart against their wishes.

Don't think buying booze on Sunday is right? DOn't buy any.

I agree with you. It probably is a religous thing why they don't want people buying beer on Sunday, and that's coming from a Christian... me. I think if you want to buy some beer, liquor, and it's legal, you should be able to no matter what day. But if the majority of people there want it that way, and that's the way it ends up after a vote, if anybody doesn't like it, then get the hell otta there. Simple as that. Quite your bitching and sniveling and MOVE!