blake murphy wrote:
> properly speaking, blue laws concern the regulation of trade on the
> sabbath day, not only sales of liquor:
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_law>
>
> for example, in some states you can't sell cars on sunday.

I'd heard that car dealerships were closed on Sunday, only
because someone said they like to check out cars then without
someone breathing down their neck.

It used to be that most stores were closed on Sundays and that
was something of an inconvenience. When I was dating my ex,
I stayed at his parents house in NJ and stopped to buy pantyhose
for work the next day at some quicky mart type of store. Imagine
my surprise when he didn't want to sell them to me. Oh, that's
clothing, woah, don't buy that on Sunday! Don't tell anyone, he
rang it up anyway.

I don't consider it a blue law that alcoholic beverages are sold in
liquor stores, just a control thing. They are trying to get a law
passed to sell beer and wine in supermarkets. Great, I wonder
how many food products I'll have trouble finding once all that
space is taken up by booze.

nancy