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Old 10-11-2014, 02:13 PM
 
Location: City of Angels
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I know someone from Brazil who use to say the same thing. As I would say, the US is one of the most oversexed prudish country out their.
Yeah, I grew up in the US for the most part but it has always confused me. The US is the land of contradictions when it comes to sex.
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Old 10-11-2014, 03:11 PM
 
Location: Ohio
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A group of conservatives named Citizens for Community Values led the fight to tighten Ohio's strip club regulations. Matt Bartle, A conservative Republican state senator, almost single-handedly led the fight to restrict Missouri's strip club activities.

Also, two of the more conservative cities in Washington, Spokane and Vancouver, have one strip club combined. Spokane's most popular strip club is in Stateline, Idaho.
See? Conservatives are no more a freind to freedom than Liberals, so all that chest pounding they do is entirely symbolic....

Conservatives and Liberals..... really just two sides of the same coin.
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Old 10-11-2014, 03:13 PM
 
Location: Ohio
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I pump my own gas all the time. Most of our stations are self-serve.
In Oregon it's ILLEGAL to pump your own gas...... How's that for ya?

"land of the free" smh
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Old 10-11-2014, 03:51 PM
 
Location: Montreal, Quebec
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I've heard the liquor stores are all government owned and you can't even pump your own gas. I assumed it was urban legend.
I just came back from our government-owned liquor store.
Damn, those guys really know their stuff.

"Mais, non! Madame, that wine doesn't go with turkey! That's a wine you serve with asparagus soufflé.
Allons! I'll find you something for turkey."
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Old 10-11-2014, 03:56 PM
 
Location: Ohio
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Aren't all liquor stores in the U.S. government owned and operated? I mean I know you can get the watered down stuff at drug stores but I thought pretty much all REAL liquor stores were ran by the gov't.

We've always called them state stores around here.
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Old 10-11-2014, 04:06 PM
 
Location: Tyler, TX
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I don't know about Canada, but in most places in the US strip clubs that serve alcohol can only be topless. Oregon is an exception - full nude stripping and alcohol are allowed in the same establishment.
Most of the clubs here (Las Vegas) that serve alcohol are topless only. There's one or two clubs that are full nude and also serve alcohol - one of them is about a block away from where I'm sitting. Don't know how the one or two got that exemption - I've always assumed that their licenses were grandfathered after some new law was passed.
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Old 10-11-2014, 04:24 PM
 
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Unfortunately our liquor stores are government owned, but we have it so others pump our gas. It is really nice when it is raining out. Besides, who wants their hands to smell like gas?
Oregon liquor stores since the 80s are partially privately owned in a way though since while the liquor is officially owned by the OLCC, a private contractor runs and operates the store. Personally, I don't even see much difference than a liquor store in other states--prices aren't that bad overall, and there's liquor stores with very good selections in Portland.

Though I like places like California or Hawaii where you can get liquor in a grocery store or convenience store.
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Old 10-11-2014, 04:40 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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meh, my friends always drag me to the strip clubs when i am portland, bragging about how awesmoe they are. i just dont see the point of strip clubs in the US. at least in other countries you can have sex with the strippers. but just to look? thats silly.
You just don't know which strip clubs to go to.
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Old 10-11-2014, 04:42 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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In Oregon it's ILLEGAL to pump your own gas...... How's that for ya?

"land of the free" smh
Just like in Mexico.
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Old 10-11-2014, 04:43 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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Aren't all liquor stores in the U.S. government owned and operated? I mean I know you can get the watered down stuff at drug stores but I thought pretty much all REAL liquor stores were ran by the gov't.

We've always called them state stores around here.
No. Only in a very few states.
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