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Thursday May 12, 2011

If at First You Don't Secede

Should any incandescent bulbs escape South Carolina into neighboring states, they must be returned immediately, as specified in the Fugitive Bulb Act.

Tags: South Carolina, Civil War, the South, slavery, history, wars, laws, government, energy, facial hair, black market

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