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Posted on 01/13/2003 11:18:20 AM PST by Orangedog
Edited on 05/07/2004 8:42:01 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
You sure got that right. Between his lies about concealed carry and the cigarette tax thing, I could not bring myself to vote for Taft at the last election. I couldn't vote dem either and since there was no one else running, I left it blank.
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If homeowners operated their budgets like this, we would all lose our homes and go belly up.
Enough of this BS......
i can never turn down an opportunity for a 'Stooges' post, lol !!...
My vote went to the Rat, but I wasn't voting FOR the Rat, I was voting AGAINST the RINO. Voting the RINO's out is the only way the Ohio GOP will clean up its act. My message to them is simple: Lie to me, take more money from me and waste it, and not only do I have no use for you, I'll support whoever is more likely to beat you in the next election. The ONLY exception I would make to this rule is when Hitlery runs for the White House. Fortunately, I don't think Dubya is going to put me in that position in 2004.
Don't you know they're entitled to your money? People like us should just be glad we're allowed to keep as much as we do... < /sarcasm >
You can say that again, I checked out the customs and immigration site for Canada, a cigarette smoker can bring in a carton of cigarettes and 8 ounces of loose tobacco, but you can bring in 50 cigars, weight doesn't matter, even at the duty free, cigars are expensive, you would have to be well of to even buy 15......... the people making the rules, are looking after number 1...... themselves and their friends.
Ah, I see. Thanks. Here's a couple of media files for ya, btw...
Here’s a different version of the same Abbott and Costello bit.
It's the version that was first performed on their television show in 1952. It's a redux of the original scene from "The Naughty Nineties". Of all the versions out there, I've found this one [above] to be the "snappiest". Enjoy.
As the economy continues to sink, Ohioans continue to drink.
A record $509 million worth of booze was sold in Ohio last year, the Ohio Division of Liquor Control said yesterday. That's a 3.7 percent increase from the $491 million sold in 2001.
The record take was the result of greater consumption and higher prices, officials said. Last year, a total of 8.7 million gallons of liquor was sold in Ohio, up 1.6 percent from the year before.
Despite the lingering effects of the economic slump, our need for a stiff belt appears to be as strong as a double Manhattan.
"People probably drink more during a recession,'' said Ron Criswell, who was tending bar yesterday at the Press Grill in the Short North.
"People need to relax, especially in times when they're depressed. They want to socialize, and . . . alcohol provides a break from their day-to-day worries.''
The best-selling liquor last year in Ohio was Kamchatka vodka, with 365,326 gallons sold. Second was Jack Daniel's whiskey, followed by Bacardi Light rum.
Kamchatka has led the way before, said Matt Mullins, a spokesman for the liquor-control division. Made by Jim Beam, Kamchatka is known as a "well'' brand, favored more for its low price than its taste. It sells for less than $7 for a fifth of a gallon.
"We go through a lot of it, we really do,'' said Erin Ianni, a bartender at Club 185 in German Village.
While Mullins pointed out that sales of premium brands such as Absolut vodka, Captain Morgan rum and Smirnoff vodka were on the rise, the liquor-control division wasn't exactly trumpeting the increase in drinking volume. Mullins said liquor consumption in Ohio is at the same level it was 10 years ago.
Mullins said reasons for the spike in liquor revenues include an increase in product cost, better inventory management and a growing consumer preference for premium-priced liquor.
One of those consumers is Columbus resident Rob Detillio, who was nursing a beer yesterday at the Press Grill.
"I drink differently depending on the situation, but if I'm having a terrible day, I'm going to order a Maker's Mark,'' he said, referring to the premium-priced Kentucky bourbon.
Detillio's friend, Tim Morrison, agreed while sipping a Jack Daniel's. He scoffed at Absolut, which is fourth on the list.
"My personal opinion is that Absolut is so high (in price) because of advertising,'' he said. "Grey Goose or Kettle One, I think they're outstanding.''
The 400 state-contracted liquor agents make money on sales commissions. Retailers earn 6 percent and wholesalers get 4 percent of what they sell. Ohio no longer operates state liquor stores.
During the 2002 fiscal year, Ohio made $189.5 million from the sale of liquor and related taxes. Proceeds went to the general fund and state services including liquor-law enforcement and alcohol-treatment programs.
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