There isn’t enough sugar in the world.
Certainly, it has to be said, when you consider the incredible injustice and inherent violence and lawlessness which exists in some parts of the world at the moment, a story like this seems as though it’s come out of some weird parallel universe.
It’s a perfect example (I feel) of legislative excess intruding into cultural context. What I’m getting at here is that for one culture to be able to distinguish itself from another culture, there are certain little ways of going about life which define that culture as being different. You know, I’m thinking of stuff like the nice outfits that Austrian’s sometimes wear, for example, or the Croations doing their evening communal strolls thru their city squares.
I’ve always perceived “lemondade stands” as a uniquely, and charming, American rite of passage. When legislative excess incurs upon such a thing, you’re actually biting into your own culture and doing damage I reckon.
HAHAHAHAHA! I hate kids. This cracks me up! Screw them and their lemonade stands and their Hot Wheels and My Little Ponys.
HAHAHAHAHA!
::clapping with glee::
Well, jeez. I’m not fond of kids either, but lemonade stands are awesome. I applaud the girl’s entrepeneurial spirit. At least she’s not inside watching Pokemon and Barney. I bet this is the kind of kid who will grow up and actually be able to spell “entrepeneurial.”
I had a lemonade stand when I was a kid. I even made a big sign that said “LEMONADE.” But all I had was fruit punch. I still made a bunch of money, all tax free!
In Germany, you have to get a license to beg. I don’t understand why we can’t have cool laws like that here.
Just heard on the news that the child’s mother went to city hall to get the business license. The folks at city hall were stunned that the busybody neighbor sicced the cops on the child (and the cops had no choice but to enforce the law), so the city hall folks granted the business license gratis. I hope the child posts the business license prominently, as is required by law, and gets plenty of business!
Jesus. Are you channelling DreadCthulhu, or something? I don’t want kids my ownself, but I wouldn’t want to take away the kids childhood either.
This EXACT scenario happened to my kid and my roommate’s kids. I think they were 11, 8, and 5. The cop didn’t even receive a complaint. He was just passing by in his cruiser and told them to cease and desist. I was freakin’ speechless. This was in Elgin in the mid-80s. Christ! These three kids were practically the only people working on our block! Fuckers.
Was this the time you were talking to a cop naked?
:eek: Have they teamed up to make videos?
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Lieu said, “Was this the time you were talking to a cop naked?”
Nah. If I’d have been naked, the kids probably would have been allowed to sell lemonade for a month!!!
True, although of the many things I’d be willing to buy from a naked person, lemonaid isn’t one of them.
Now, Lieu…that would be perfect fodder for another one of your infamous narrative on bodily functions! You’d do it. You know you would!
Hee hee hee!
Kalhoun’s encouraging Lieu!
:: poke poke poke ::
Come on, make us laugh!
He’s probably in the bathroom listening through the stall. Or wingin’ toilet paper rolls over the wall! OR better yet, leaving toilet paper on the floor so some poor sap gets it stuck to his shoe! Heh. I wanna be Lieu!
BWAHAHAHAH!!! That’s hilarious! I’m tearing up and coughing from laughing so hard!
I need sleep!
…But all I had was fruit punch… 
Well, if that’s her future, then it’s good that this happened. Now she knows that in order to do business, you have to deal with bureaucracy, and jump through their hoops. Sooner you learn that stuff the better.
The law is the law. You can’t just throw up a business sign and start selling lemonade willy nilly. You need permits.