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| | | (...) It is illegal to sell candy in the US that has any sort of alcohol in it. I have never heard a good explanation why other than "kids might eat it and decide that booze is fun or tastes yummy". Which, if you've ever been to florida during (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Happy December! —Christopher Lannan
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| | | | | (...) Small teensey rant here: I think it's probably because we have a long standing tradition in this country of deciding how other people can and cannot get there jollies. Many entertainments and vices of an "adult" nature offend the sensibilties (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | (...) I find this rant offensive, and I'm going to work very hard to see that you can't continue it! 8^) Dave! (just kidding, of course!) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | (...) (walking to the edge of the hometown, on the border of Canada, and stepping across the line:) "Ha! I will EAT my liqueured chocolates, and I will BREATHE ON YOUR CHILDREN!" Dang half-Canuck traitors, we be! ;) LFB (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Matthew Wilkins
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| | | | | | (...) *sniff* you're making me homesick for Alaska and Hootchinoo, the home- fermented fire water that is extremely common in the smaller conclaves. Mmm, I can almost feel it eating the lining of my stomach now... I almost feel like I'm temporarily (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | (...) As long as it comes back before sunrise (March, I think?), you'll be OK in AK. I've never sniffed Hootchinoo (I quit drinking in '86) but I've heard it's pretty wild stuff, sort of moonshine to the nth degree. As far as that psychosomatic (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Happy December! —James Brown
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| | | | | (...) Wow, crazy. In the last couple years (a budding tradition), Christmas doesn't even start until Costco has packs of rum candies. ;) I guess that's the kind of immoral, corrupting behavior you get when you marry into a Dutch family. <grin, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Christopher Lannan
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| | | | | | | In lugnet.off-topic.fun, James Brown writes: I guess that's the kind (...) hurrah for immoral and corrupting!!! ;> (...) From what I understand- you can make wine and beer as long as you don't sell it- that's a tax thing. I don't think you are (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Tamyra Teed
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I'd have to disagree with this, only because of all the Micro-Brewerys in Wisconsin, they make and sell alcoholic beverages. Maybe you need some type of license to do this.. I'm not sure.. I'd have to ask my brother who is a Master Brewer at a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) As long as you get your licenses and pay your taxes you can sell the alcohol you brew. Down here in North Carolina, we read several times a year about the revenuers busting someone who has a garage still. One year there was even an article (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Who? The revenooers or the distillers? (speaking of the carolinas, I ALMOST bought a tee shirt today that said: "Barney Fife: the very mention of his name makes criminals quake"... but I'm not too big on tees... or should I say I'm too big FOR (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38487BC5.F5CFA25E@v...er.net>... (...) Both. I think the conversations went along the lines of: "I'm sorry Mr. Smith, you know the rules, we're going to have to bust up all your equipment." "I know, well, it was (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Christopher Lannan
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) sell (...) into (...) you (...) I think I should have clarified that private citizens can't sell alcohol unless uncle sam gets his cut.- You have to have some kind of license. Chris (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) Also, I think that much of the Midwest would empty out if somehow you couldn't make booze--it's a fine tradition where I grew up, since the winters are so cold you're pretty much restricted to carnality and alcoholism (and, in East Lansing, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Ray Sanders
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Right. You need licenses (federal, state & possibly local), a bond, a bonded warehouse or area, zoning, etc, etc. The legal hurdles are not small. Then you have to remit the appropriate taxes ON WHAT YOU FERMENT, not just on what you sell. If (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | (...) Hmm. I bet there's some legal restrictions about shipping acohol-based foods across state lines. Steve (25 years ago, 6-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | (...) Just pack them inside an automatic firearm, and nobody will ever know. LFB (25 years ago, 6-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —James Brown
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| | | | | | | | (...) you (...) foods (...) For that well-oiled flavour? <shudder> James (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | | | (...) Aw, man.. That _sucks_. Not even cherry bon-bons? (...) Well, yeah, but booze _does_ taste yummy ;) When handled properly. Cherry+Kirsch filled candies, rum with your raisin cakes, and single malts pure (and _never_ on the rocks). (...) That (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Happy December! —Steve Bliss
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| | | | (...) Did you ever build a LEGO model of the Soo Locks? Drat! There I go, off-topic in off-topic! Steve (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: Happy December! —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | (...) *Gasp!* As a Compartmentalized Dork™, I'm offended! :) I really ought to drive up to Petoskey when I'm in Detroit for the holidays, though...I haven't seen the place in nearly ten years. Hey, Lego's been used to make canal locks before in one (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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