>>>>>The English language is sometimes embiggened by just this sort of trial and incremenentation.
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>>>>While I've come to expect this kind of behavior from Canadians and Texans, it's clearly infecting the minds of the young and impressionable...well, he is from Minnesota, though; it might not be entirely your fault.
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>>>Hey, I resemble that remark.
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>>I had the good sense to escape almost 25 years ago. Living where it was legal to drive around in a pickup truck with a loaded shotgun sitting next to an open beer on the front seat made me a touch nervous.
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>But there have been so many changes for the better. Open containers [alcoholic] in a vehicle are illegal, and we now have the right to carry a concealed handgun. Remember, An armed society is a polite society. :-)

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But alcoholic containers are allowed in a vehicle as long as the driver is not the only one in the vehicle. In other words, passengers are allowed to drink in the car. They are pushing to change this though and most likely will rather than losing federal dollars.