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Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the end to Prohibition. Now traditionally the 75th wedding anniversary is not anything special, since most marriages I guess don't really get that far...sad. But like the diamond, gold or paper years the 70th is platinum according to wikipedia. So what is the 75th? Anyway, I digress. I am excited to have never had to experience the dry life, except those weird days during Senior Week when we were in a "Dry" country in NJ. I guess at the University of Scranton too, which was/is a "Dry" campus, achem...yeah...right?!
This is the only ammendment to the Constitution to be repealed, yet there still remains some archeic laws around alcohol in various states. Like Sunday sales being prohibited, or the sales of only cases of beer in Pennslyvania, or lower alcohol amounts in Utah. It's a interesting legacy of the church vs. state relationship if you ask me. I mean, can you really say those laws and prohibition didn't have a religious aspect to it, even if only underlying.
Anyways, raise a pint tonight, crack a Bud, pour a wine cooler, share some wine and of course DO SOME SHOTS!!! It's your right and thankfully we live in a society where you're free to drink as much or as little as you please. I, sir - thank you and will have another.
In honor of this historic anniversary, we bring back the Hootenanny as well.
You're living for the 75th anniversary of the end of prohibition? ;)
Posted by: Tom | Saturday, December 06, 2008 at 02:19 PM