Puzzlement

So you get a few years to practice some sober fun lol

Before adding booze

Driving Age: 16
Age of Consent: 17
Enlistment Age (with parental consent): 17
Enlistment Age (without parental consent): 18
Age to Rent X-Rated Movie: 18
Voting Age: 18
Drinking Age: 21 Originally Posted by jackfengshui

Always thought that 21 was ridiculous, you can die for your country at 18 but can't drink a beer til 21...bull shit!...BD

i actually was drinking beer before i turned 21 at my naval command in cali...in fact they had no problems serving me at the bowling alley.. the club.. and even took my dollars at the beer machine..aww the perks to being enlisted and not being 21 yet

A long time ago it was 18 to drink, anybody remember when it went to 21?

yes..i do..remember when it changed to 21...

A long time ago it was 18 to drink, anybody remember when it went to 21? Originally Posted by ben dover

I believe it went to 19 on 1/1/83 and 21 on on 9/1/83. I knew someone who was caught by both deadlines. LOL

LOL thanks Anita...and may I ask when?... OK thanks Perry...

In Canada, the historical changes to the drinking age followed a similar pattern (first no limit, then prohibition, then 21 after repeal, lower to 18 or 19, then raise some more provinces to 19), except that no province or territory raised their age limit back to 21 (or even 20). Most provinces/territories are currently 19, while three (Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec) are 18.
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._hi...e_age_by_state

LOL thanks Anita...and may I ask when?... OK thanks Perry... Originally Posted by ben dover

opps..sorry ..heheheehhe

Working Age (newspaper carrier): 11
Working Age (farm): 12
Working Age (non-factory): 14
Working Age (factory): 16
Driving Age: 16
Age of Consent: 17
Enlistment Age (with parental consent): 17
Enlistment Age (without parental consent): 18
Age to Rent X-Rated Movie: 18
Voting Age: 18
Smoking Age: 18
Gambling Age: 18
Gambling Age (Seneca Casinos): 21
Drinking Age: 21 Originally Posted by jackfengshui

Do you remember when the voting age was 21? It was lowered to 18 since the draft age was 18 and it you are old enough to die for your country you are old enough to vote.


In TX:

at a titty bar---The dancers have to be 18 or older. The patrons 21 or older.
at a nude bar---Both dancers and patrons have to be 18 or older.

The difference? The titty bars have alcohol. The nude bars are BYOB. Apparently, liquor and uncovered kitty is a bad thing.

I knew of a guy who was 6 weeks shy of his 21st birthday when the age went up in NY. But the law as written back then (since changed) had a loophole: it became illegal to sell a 20-year-old alcohol or give it to him, but it wasn't illegal for him to have it. There wasn't any such thing as "unlawful possession of alcohol."

So what he did, just before the age went up, was go out and buy (legally) a bunch of cases of beer which he stacked in a closet. This kept him partying until he was old enough again to buy.

It sure is. Really as is with all the silly laws in regards to prostitution and such. It's unfortunate, but too many laws are based on a minority's morality vs. logical arguments. Originally Posted by onlyyoungonce

It seems the government criminalizes everything it can't tax effectively. ie porn,pot and hobbying

It seems the government criminalizes everything it can't tax effectively. ie porn,pot and hobbying Originally Posted by illdou10

Yep!

Back in the day... All crack downs in Canada were during tax season.

I knew of a guy who was 6 weeks shy of his 21st birthday when the age went up in NY. But the law as written back then (since changed) had a loophole: it became illegal to sell a 20-year-old alcohol or give it to him, but it wasn't illegal for him to have it. There wasn't any such thing as "unlawful possession of alcohol."

So what he did, just before the age went up, was go out and buy (legally) a bunch of cases of beer which he stacked in a closet. This kept him partying until he was old enough again to buy. Originally Posted by HlavinKitheri

NICE!

I knew of a guy who was 6 weeks shy of his 21st birthday when the age went up in NY. But the law as written back then (since changed) had a loophole: it became illegal to sell a 20-year-old alcohol or give it to him, but it wasn't illegal for him to have it. There wasn't any such thing as "unlawful possession of alcohol."

So what he did, just before the age went up, was go out and buy (legally) a bunch of cases of beer which he stacked in a closet. This kept him partying until he was old enough again to buy. Originally Posted by HlavinKitheri

I fell into this period of time. I went to one of the drive thru beer stores and handed them my credit card and said I want to fill the truck bed. The beer (about 14 cases) lasted my friends and I until about 5 weeks before I was legal (again). It was also the first thing I bought on my new credit card.