# Which is worse? \[making sex or alcohol illegal\] **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 24, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422 "2015-04-24T05:59:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/1 "2015-04-24T05:59:46Z")
Having sex made illegal or having alcohol made illegal? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/2 "2015-04-24T06:10:24Z")
Apparently, it’s not true that there are no stupid questions. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/3 "2015-04-24T15:20:20Z")
C) Being hit by a bus. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/4 "2015-04-24T15:34:47Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Apparently, it’s not true that there are no stupid questions. …And the supply seems unlimited. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/5 "2015-04-24T15:36:32Z")
Title edited for clarity. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/6 "2015-04-24T15:39:45Z")
Without alcohol, there is no sex. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/7 "2015-04-24T15:55:12Z")
In a world ruled by giant beavers, which cheese is no longer consumed? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/8 "2015-04-24T15:58:40Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Apparently, it’s not true that there are no stupid questions. This is one of those times I look fruitlessly for the “Like” button here. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/9 "2015-04-24T16:02:53Z")
For the world/economy it’s alcohol because thousands of business would fail and taxes would be effected For most people personally it’s sex because sex is fun and free. Although with sex you run into the whole procreation issue, plus where does sex stop? Are you outlawing just good ole P in V? What about handies? A nice healthy BJ? Can we have gay sex? ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/10 "2015-04-24T16:06:08Z")
Without sex, humanity will be extinct in 100 years. This is much worse than what prohibition did to the USA. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/11 "2015-04-24T16:07:36Z")
I’ve heard of people called “sexaholics” before. They’re probably gonna be pretty bummed one way or the other. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/12 "2015-04-24T16:30:01Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Apparently, it’s not true that there are no stupid questions. I am definitely stealing this and using it elsewhere. Wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/13 "2015-04-24T19:02:15Z")
Either way, drunken hookups are history. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/14 "2015-04-24T19:03:18Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > Title edited for clarity. Now get working on the post. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/15 "2015-04-24T19:16:50Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I’ve heard of people called “sexaholics” before. > > They’re probably gonna be pretty bummed one way or the other. Mmmmm, sexahol! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-making-sex-or-alcohol-illegal/718422/16 "2015-04-24T19:32:38Z")
We have experience with alcohol having been made illegal. But none with the other option and I don’t see how sex could be made illegal. (Certain acts could and have been made illegal, but not everything.)