>>>>>>>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-21614304
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>>>>>>Hmm, what is the relation with .NET in this story? I checked as I thought some local .NET guru has died.
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>>>>>All serious NET developers drink huge amounts of Scotch Naomi. :-)
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>>>>As a serious .NET developer, I must say that is bad news. However, my preference is Irish Whiskey.
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>>>>A bit of Powers, Jameson or Old Bushmills does wonders for inspiration. So I hope that you do not mind me saying all but one serious .NET developer drinks Scotch Whiskey. One or two shots is all that I require. Lacking Irish Whiskey, a pint of Guinness will do nicely!
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>>>>I think that it is the Whiskey inspired developers who created the term in common computer usage, “The Cloud”! :)
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>>>>Tom
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>>>Big fan of Jamesons here too Tom. Also been drinking Abelour 10 year recently. It often seems to feature in supermarket discounts here for some reason.
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>>When it comes to Scotch, there is good Scotch and bad Scotch! As far as Whiskey made in the United States is concerned, I rather leave it in the bottle and would never buy the stuff, let alone drink it! :)
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>>Life is in this country can be very interesting. Jack Daniels is the number one selling whiskey made in the United States. It is made in a Dry County, that is it is against the law to sell or serve alcohol in the county in which it is made. They make the product and sell it outside the county. Dry laws are found typically in counties controlled by strict Protestant values. Why can you make a product that you ban in your own county?
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>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Daniel's
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>>Do you have laws like that in the UK?
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>>Tom
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>Not really Tom. Licensing laws in the UK vary a little between Scotland N Ireland and England and Wales but there's no dry areas. I've read about your dry counties. Makes for good business just over the borders I hear



To be a proper Protestant in the United States is very important! When I was in the Air Force, stationed at Richards Gebaur Air Force Base, at Grandview, Missouri, just south of Kansas City, Missouri, I went to the super market on Sunday, to purchase some cola. This was during 1966, when Blue Laws were in effect.

Now, I must say that cola in this country does not have alcohol. In fact, cola in Missouri does not have alcohol, but it may as well have. By the way, Missouri is pronounced Missoura in that state. They know that you are a flat land foreigner if you pronounce it Missoure.

In the county in which Grandview is located, no alcohol could be sold on Sunday. Sunday is the Lords day, and we all know that the Lord did not drink! I went into the supermarket not knowing about local customs. The area where the cola was located was blocked off by a huge yellow-orange canvas drape. This was an area about forty feet long and ten feet high by the way.

I asked why the drape was there and was told by the store manager about the Blue Laws, preventing alcohol being sold on Sunday. I then inquired about purchasing cola, and was told: “Well, it is in the same section, so you cannot buy it”!