<sf> schrieb im Newsbeitrag ...
> On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 18:38:28 +0100, "Michael Kuettner"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>><sf> schrieb
>>> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>>>
>>>>Eighteen year olds are also adults for the purposes of being subjected
>>>>to capital punishment, or going over to Iraq to get their appendages
>>>>blown off, but they aren't allowed to consume beer.
>>>
>>> California already tried that idea, remember? It wasn't a good one.
>>> We can't control Iraq and we couldn't control the Viet Nam conflict,
>>> but we *can* control our alcohol laws.
>>>
>>Of course. Can you spell "Prohibition" ?
>>Strict alcohol law that made the Mafia rich.
>>But somehow I fail to see "control" in this scenario ...
>>
> Go back to class.

A statement coming from someone with a mix of sub-education
and reading comprehension problems ...
Rather amusing.

> CA had a few years during the Viet Nam Conflict era
> when the drinking age was lowered to age 18. We discovered it wasn't
> a good idea and the legal drinking age reverted back to 21.
>
And that has got to do with _control_ exactly what ?
Take your time ...