Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: gregorymorrow@msn.com (gm)
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
Subject: Re: Ban =?UTF-8?B?Y29mZmVlPw==?=
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:31:41 +0000
Organization: Rocksolid Light
Message-ID: <55d335ed6d79889c050b5b2db5ea1163@www.novabbs.org>
References: <vs7gtl$3vip7$2@dont-email.me> <6d027f9e-6b94-c837-da1a-7de0e4b6f1a5@example.net> <67e87d21$1$14$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Injection-Info: i2pn2.org;
	logging-data="2320499"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org";
	posting-account="x3QOwNU5QUUvrhrYjTQpLb8UrZNO5Hphcsc0zyawgLE";
User-Agent: Rocksolid Light
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0
X-Rslight-Posting-User: c37b0b244a7cebb25c4cd655889780917c66ff2d
X-Rslight-Site: $2y$10$sBsQ.GzH519NohKBVavz6u4JyrJLswuFDXk6JwgaG7isi4IWVk7cq

Ed P wrote:

> On 3/29/2025 6:24 PM, D wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 28 Mar 2025, Ed P wrote:
>>
>>> Saw this today
>>> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/14-moments-america-tried-to-ban-
>>> something-totally-harmless/ss-AA1BQGJK?
>>>
>>> Coffee in the 17th Century
>>> In the 1600s, coffee was a controversial beverage in Europe, and the
>>> first American colonies weren’t far behind in banning it. When
>>> coffeehouses began to appear, some religious leaders and officials in
>>> the colonies tried to ban the drink, believing it was an inappropriate
>>> substitute for traditional social gatherings like tea or ale. They
>>> feared it was a sign of moral decay and that people would gather
>>> around coffee rather than participate in more structured, “proper”
>>> social activities. There was even talk of outlawing coffee because it
>>> was seen as a threat to the cultural fabric of the time.
>>>
>>> Despite the efforts to restrict it, coffee became one of the most
>>> widely consumed beverages in the world, especially in America. The
>>> bans only made people more curious, and soon coffeehouses became hubs
>>> for intellectual and social exchange. Today, coffee is a staple of
>>> American culture, and its early prohibition seems almost laughable.
>>> It’s a perfect example of how efforts to ban something harmless only
>>> accelerate its widespread acceptance.
>>>
>>
>> The democrats should learn from this and ban all taxes!
>
> What does it have to do with politics and taxes?


Yet you INCESSANTLY rag on about President Trump, Ed...

Do you lack the capacity for "self - awareness"...  OR...???

;-D

--
GM

--