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Powerman 
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Corpus Christi, TX
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| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/29/12 at 1:58 pm to Zach)
I suppose to some extent they still do
Just not much in my industry
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PaddlingTiger
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St. Louis, MO
Member since Jun 2010
928 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/29/12 at 2:02 pm to northLAgoomba)
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Don't see that today, unfortunately.
Come to my office sometime. We just bought a bottle of Oban and a bottle of Jefferson Reserve for the office bar yesterday.
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taylork37 
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The social pipeline
Member since Mar 2010
6641 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/29/12 at 2:02 pm to Powerman)
Didn't read the whole thread, but very recently in Indiana (I'm sure other states as well), you could drink if you were in any seat except the passengers seat in the car.
thought this was absolutely stunning
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WildTchoupitoulas
Member since Jan 2010
10631 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/29/12 at 2:03 pm to RogerTheShrubber)
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Driving without seat belts.
Hell, when I was a kid it was still legal to drive with a drink in your hand - at least in NOLA.
When dad would ask one of us to get him another beer, the trick was to call out, "First Sip!" which meant you got to get dad's beer, open it and take the first sip.
One stipulation Dad had was "no apple gum". If you were chewing apple flavored gum, you couldn't have First Sip. He hated the smell of that gum.
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SFVtiger
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Member since Oct 2003
2757 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/29/12 at 2:07 pm to WildTchoupitoulas)
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When dad would ask one of us to get him another beer, the trick was to call out, "First Sip!" which meant you got to get dad's beer, open it and take the first sip.
yes. i still like the smell of an old time beer because of this. i am generally known as a beer snob but this association brings me to PBR in the summertime. Not that Dad drank PBR, but you can't find Regal, Pearl, Jax, anymore
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WildTchoupitoulas
Member since Jan 2010
10631 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/29/12 at 2:43 pm to SFVtiger)
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Not that Dad drank PBR, but you can't find Regal, Pearl, Jax, anymore
Dad drank Dixie from the can/bottle, and Jax from the tap.
I'm no beer snob, I save the snobbery for wine.
Don't get me wrong, I like a well crafted beer, but after mowing the lawn on a hot July afternoon, I like an ICE cold PBR - and I'll even drink it from a frozen glass!
People disparage the lighter American lagers, but the fact is that we live in a different climate from Europe. It's hotter over here, especially in the South, and those heavy porters and stouts don't seem especially appropriate often times.
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los angeles tiger
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1,601 miles from Tiger Stadium
Member since Oct 2003
54242 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/29/12 at 7:39 pm to Powerman)
Riding in the back of a pick-up truck
Smoking in your apartment or condo (illegal now in many California cities)
riding a bike without having to wear a helmet
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texashorn
Member since May 2008
1089 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/29/12 at 7:56 pm to Powerman)
States could establish official religions until the First Amendment's Establishment Clause was incorporated against the states in 1947.
Everson v. Board of Education
And, for WikiTiger, Massachusetts required all males to belong to a church of any denomination from 1780 until 1833.
LINK
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M. A. Ryland
LSU Fan
silver spring, MD
Member since Dec 2005
674 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/29/12 at 9:30 pm to texashorn)
This thread is really kind of depressing...
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Tchefuncte Tiger 
Navy Fan
Member since Oct 2004
20160 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/30/12 at 9:33 am to Zach)
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Seat belts may have existed in 1950 but I never saw one. And I never knew anyone who died in a crash.
I didn't start wearing a seatbelt until the 1980's.
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Kids could bring guns to school. Many of my HS friends kept pistols and hunting rifles in their cars in the student parking lot.
Used to keep my trusty 870 in the truck of my car because we'd go dove hunting off GSRI Road after school.
What about playing grab-ass with the hot receptionist w/o fear of sexual harassment lawsuits?
This post was edited on 11/30 at 9:45 am
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