Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: vi edit
Originally posted by: Shawn
stupid states FTL
The odd thing is that it's Red States that have most of the Blue Laws.
It wasn't until the 2000 election that we started referring to states as "red states" and "blue states." Before that different networks used different color schemes (usually involving red and blue, but often with the democrats represented by red).
I live in a blue state (NJ) and went to college in a red state (IN). In Indiana the only alcohol restriction that I encountered was that you couldn't buy alcohol on a Sunday. I wasn't in the habit of drinking on Sunday, so unfortunately I learned of this law the day after graduation when some friends and I wanted to celebrate before I left the next day. Ah well, I've had plenty of beers since then.
Interestingly, while I was able to buy beer at convenience stores and grocery stores in Indiana, I can't in NJ. Some grocery stores (the minority, by far) have an attached liquor store, but you have to make your liquor purchases in that store. I don't know if it's by law or coincidence (I suspect the former), but I haven't found a liquor store open past 10:00 p.m. on any night of the week in NJ.
I guess the moral of the story is that you should plan ahead, regardless of where you live.