Comments on: Disaster Comes When Men Go To the Wrong House

By: symonsez

symonsez — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:59:46 +0000

So, it seems that they had the law to protect consumers from fraud…not from being sold a lemon but a stick or margarine.

By: shoreacres

shoreacres — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:20:21 +0000

Here you go. A little context and a few facts. It's the coloring that's the crime!

By: symonsez

symonsez — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:43:31 +0000

My name is somewhere in a Pinkerton Man’s notebook for walking on the CSX railroad. As for the margarine, does that mean that they can’t had color additives or does it mean that one can’t sell margarine period?

By: shoreacres

shoreacres — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:21:44 +0000

Somehow in my mind I’ve always had Pinkerton men just guarding banks and such – but I suppose in those days guarding banks might lead to things like going after the James clan. They could have left Mama alone, though. Seems like “Oh, whoops” is pretty common in law enforcement circles.

Speaking of law enforcement, I may have a bit of trivia you don’t know (although I’d not put any money on that). Do you know that Missouri’s the only state left in the Union with anti-colored-margarine laws? Yep, it’s true. Last year there was a move to repeal certain provisions, but it didn’t get through the legislature and they’re going to give it another go this year.

Margarine users might be easier to catch than bank robbers, if not as much fun.