Unintended Consequences of Laws: Sex-Toy Superstores on the Alabama-Tennessee Border

Thu, 2010-05-13 05:35

I’ve mentioned that I was just back in southern Appalachia this week. On the long drive to and from Nashville to Asheville I came pretty close to the Alabama border. Sex toys, as you may recall, are illegal in Alabama. Back before they outlawed sex toys you could only find mega-fireworks stands along the Alabama/Tennessee border.


Photo by Flickr user figleaf (hey that’s me!) Posted with a Creative Commons license.

Now? Now there’s competition.


My photo also. Posted with a Creative Commons license.

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Thursday note: For those still interested I’m quietly participating in the Half-Nekkid Thursday photo meme here.

Yes, in Alabama we are forced

Submitted by Ckazaal (not verified) on Thu, 2010-05-13 11:43.

Yes, in Alabama we are forced to purchase “novelties” and “decorative pieces”. Apparently the powers-that-be would rather we display our dildos in curio cabinets, rather than keep them in our secret drawers like the rest of the country.

hee hee. That reminds me of a

Submitted by chingona (not verified) on Thu, 2010-05-13 22:34.

hee hee. That reminds me of a story my dad told me about when North Carolina banned head shops. He went into his friendly neighborhood head shop in the time between the law’s passage and its implementation and asked the owner what he was going to do. The owner said, “What are you talking about? This isn’t a head shop. We sell tobacco accessories.”

Unusual route. Were the

Submitted by fiveofnine (not verified) on Fri, 2010-05-14 22:04.

Unusual route. Were the highways damaged because of the flooding.

[The highways were fine. My family lives near the Tennessee/North-Carolina border but no matter what the weather it’s always about $500 less to fly into Nashville, Charlotte, or Atlanta and rent a car. —fl]

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