# Apparently, all problems in Georgia have been solved **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 26, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350 "2003-03-26T18:50:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/1 "2003-03-26T18:50:48Z")
Otherwise, why would [this bill](http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/metro/politics/0303/26tea.html) be in front of the Georgia State House. I don’t care if they are just joking around. There is either something more constructive they could be doing or give us a tax rebate for the time they have wasted on this. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/2 "2003-03-26T19:00:29Z")
Yeah, _this_ is where out tax money goes? How many man-hours were wasted on “trying to bring levity” to the bloody government. Feh. Crapheads. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/3 "2003-03-26T19:38:45Z")
Unsweetened Iced Tea? That’s just wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/4 "2003-03-26T20:59:18Z")
I’m not usually in favor of the death penalty, but for unsweet tea, it wouldn’t be out of the question… ---
**Author:** ![magnificat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc79bd/32.png) [@magnificat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnificat)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/5 "2003-03-26T22:04:20Z")
As a Georgian, I contend that the time that they spent supporting this bill is equally as frivolous as the amount of time you spent concerned about it. K Thx. ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/6 "2003-03-26T22:13:55Z")
Sweet tea? 🤮 ---
**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/7 "2003-03-26T22:58:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by magnificat \* > \*\*As a Georgian, I contend that the time that they spent supporting this bill is equally as frivolous as the amount of time you spent concerned about it. K Thx. \*\* As a voter, I have to disagree. I do not think that one can take too seriously such an obvious waste of resources by elected officials. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/8 "2003-03-26T23:12:14Z")
Actually, I hate unsweetened iced tea. It’s almost impossible to sweeten it to my liking, because sugar blends better with hot water. So give me sweetened tea. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/9 "2003-03-27T00:31:08Z")
As long as the bill doesn’t actually pass, I’d rather they spent their time on this than on the things they normally do - dreaming up ways of interfering with my life. ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/10 "2003-03-27T01:45:31Z")
Well, if it wasn’t about sweated iced-tea, I would be outraged. But really, unsweatend tea is an abomination, and this law is fine by me. ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/11 "2003-03-27T01:57:52Z")
maybe it will be filibustered? ---
**Author:** ![stockton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@stockton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stockton)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/12 "2003-03-27T03:06:49Z")
Atl. resident checking in: I usually do a ‘half and half’, since the sweet stuff is TOO sweet. My cow-orker has a diabetic problem, and doesn’t need this. He gets the unsweetened. This is almost as stupid as the flag thing. Thanks for the soapbox. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/13 "2003-03-27T04:43:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DreadCthulhu \* > \*\*Well, if it wasn’t about sweated iced-tea, I would be outraged. But really, unsweatend tea is an abomination, and this law is fine by me. \*\* Hate to be a spelling bitch, but “unsweatened tea” is hysterical. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/14 "2003-03-27T05:03:39Z")
I doubt this will make you feel any better, but the Illinois state legislature just unanimously passed a bill that made popcorn the official state snack. The whole thing was engineered by a class of second-graders who proposed the bill to see how government works. It’s a sweet idea, but to actually act it out seems a bit frivolous. ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/15 "2003-03-27T06:46:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KCSuze \* > \*\*I doubt this will make you feel any better, but the Illinois state legislature just unanimously passed a bill that made popcorn the official state snack. > > The whole thing was engineered by a class of second-graders who proposed the bill to see how government works. It’s a sweet idea, but to actually act it out seems a bit frivolous. \*\* Do you know how many votes that bill won those guys? probably worth a $10,000 donation. ---
**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/16 "2003-03-27T06:59:02Z")
Well, unsweetened tea is just colored water, so I have to agree with them there. As a native Georgian, it is a bit disconcerting when a restaurant doesn’t serve sweet tea. It’s almost like a restaurant not serving Coke. OTOH, Oh…My…God… Don’t they have anything better to do!? ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/17 "2003-03-27T07:35:26Z")
> [@](#): > > Do you know how many votes that bill won those guys? probably worth a $10,000 donation. True. And most likely none of them want to see a negative ad campaign come next election that accuses them of being anti-snack. 🙂 Or anti-second grader, for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/18 "2003-03-27T08:10:35Z")
If you guys think this is bad, one word: Louisiana. Makes GA look like a day at the park. ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/19 "2003-03-27T11:55:18Z")
I think these legislators are absolutely correct. When I go to a Georgia restaurant and order tea, I expect sweet tea. If I wanted crayon water, I can get that in Ohio. ---
**Author:** ![Earthworm\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350/20 "2003-03-27T12:08:33Z")
It’s early, and I’ve barely started on my first cup of coffee, so maybe I’m being seriously wooshed here. BUT - some of you are actually in favor of legislating the sugar content of iced tea? Say it ain’t so. Tell me to look up. C’mon, guys, give me hope for the future of mankind. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-all-problems-in-georgia-have-been-solved/164350.md?page=2)