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Article #1192Re: Alcohol in Georgia
From: Terry J. Gardner
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 19:47
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 19:47
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In article <mastalerCuA4uH.Krw@netcom.com> mastaler@netcom.com (Jason Mastaler) writes: . . First, I have heard that it isn't legal for merchants to sell alcohol . on SUNDAY. This just seems so strange. I mean, if the reasons are . of a religious nature, then why isn't this policy active in Eastern . Tennessee where I used to live. I mean that place is the buckle of . the bible belt for christ sake! But you can buy a shotgun at KMart on Sunday, or any other day of the week. . Second, I have not yet seen a grocery store that has hard liquor . in it's isles. Sure, there is beer and wine, but no bottles of rum, . vodka, bourbon etc.. This also, is something I have only noticed in . Georgia. Since I haven't traveled much out of Atlanta, I can't speak . for the whole state, but I would guess it to be true everywhere. Blue laws. We all lak ouah state to be clean! . Any explanations for these WEIRD practices? Any state that would elect Zell Miller governor would do anything. A native Georgian ... -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ - Terry J. Gardner terryg@netcom.com - +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10e1e4,6b38a313ccd658c0 X-Google-Attributes: gid10e1e4,public X-Google-Thread: fa15f,6b38a313ccd658c0 X-Google-Attributes: gidfa15f,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-08-18 17:58:05 PST Newsgroups: ga.general,atl.general Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!world!decwrl!netcomsv!netcom.com!terryg From: terryg@netcom.com (Terry J. Gardner) Subject: Re: Alcohol in Georgia Message-ID: <terrygCup2zD.E0G@netcom.com> Keywords: strange, booze Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <mastalerCuA4uH.Krw@netcom.com> Distribution: usa Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 19:47:35 GMT Lines: 27