By an irony, America's love of law and rules increases the value of unaccountable middlemen.

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However, given their work rules and hiring standards, I would love to see a comparison of their IQ scores to those of the postal workers.

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About 50% of his patrons love the idea, and so far no one has broken the rules and asked for the phone back during the meal.

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On a more philosophical level, I love the traditions of spirit distillation, and the fact that there are usually rules, like that Scotch can only be made from barley, and rum from sugarcane, whereas vodka can be made from any ingredient in which starch can be converted to sugar, be it potatoes, wheat, rye, grass, corn, soy beans or whatever the distiller finds laying around.

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