On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 10:47:15 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>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.

Car dealerships were open here until the oil shortage in 73-74? I
don't think it had anything to do with what you heard. It was some
dumbass way to keep people off the roads from what I remember. I
thought it was a federal mandate but I could be wrong. It was a long
time ago.

Lou