Packies, was Re: flavors of MA cops: what the hell is the registry police?

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From: james.w.lacey
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 17:21

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In article <RG.92Dec25185605@nymph.msel.unh.edu> rg@msel.unh.edu (Roger Gonzalez) writes:
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>...
>Also, why do you call liquor stores "Package Stores"?  Or "Packies", as the
>local yokels in Newburyport persist in calling them..
>...

Some liquor stores in Mass will actually have a sign saying
"Joe's Package Store" or whatever.  The idea is to distinguish
an establishment that sells liquor in a package (bottle, can)
from one that sells liquor by the glass (like a bar).  In some
states (and probably years ago in Mass), a bar can sell liquor
"to go".  This is strictly illegal in Mass, and I believe, all
of New England. 

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Subject: Packies, was Re: flavors of MA cops: what the hell is the registry police?
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