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Examining the legal oddities of alcohol
Spectrum, Angus Mitchell, Published on 15/09/2013
» En route to a mid-afternoon barbecue a few weekends back, I rushed in to a shop to pick up the obligatory bottle of Amarone and was politely reminded that I was both too early and too late to do so. Whether it's a prohibition on giving alcohol to a moose (Alaska) or it being illegal to become intoxicated while in possession of a cow (Scotland), the world is full of liquor laws that make one wonder ''why?''
Smells like teen spirit
Spectrum, Angus Mitchell, Published on 01/09/2013
» Though the current crop of teenagers is faced with many new illicit or merely unproductive temptations, some of the historic ones remain. These include alcohol. A drink might be offered at a party, nicked from a parent's drinks cabinet, served at a bar with a nearsighted doorman or purchased from an accommodating corner shop; the sources haven't changed in decades ... and neither have the effects.
Getting tipsy in thailand _ Part 1
Spectrum, Angus Mitchell, Published on 25/08/2013
» If you are a tourist reading this article poolside and it is after lunch, the odds are good that you've got a cold beer or an umbrella-laden fruity concoction at your side. After all, drinks on holiday don't count, right?