Someone sent me this link:

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1682154.html?menu=

Ananova:

Vodka shortage 'could spark riots'

Riots are feared in Russia after a new law forced vodka distilleries to halt production.

Analysts predict trouble as shops begin to run out of the national tipple.

The new law, endorsed by President Putin on January 1, stipulates that every distillery must have computerised equipment for measuring alcohol levels.

The move caught the big distilleries by surprise and brought nationwide production to a standstill.

After two weeks of no vodka, even respected newspapers such as the economic journal Vedomosti have started to print panicky front-page headlines, such as 'The vodka is running out!'

Some commentators fear a revolution as more and more Russians turn to violence on discovering empty supermarket shelves.

The state is also suffering huge losses as it usually collects over £3.4 billion pounds in liquor taxes per annum, which works out at about £95m per day.
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I know I'd be rioting. I'm quite smart though, I keep stockpiles of alcohol.

It's sort of like that 20% of car accidents are caused by drunk drivers...that means 80% of car accidents are caused by sober drivers!!

I'll drink to that.

ha ha

If we suddenly ran out of Molson Canadian and Canadian Club or Crown Royal over here it would make what could happen in Russia look like a freakin picnic!

In Canada, the government can tax us to near death, deny us legalized marijuana and prostitution and force snap elections after a year and a half of minority government, but if they mess with our beer, our whiskey, our sports and our cigarettes the streets are gonna be painted with the blood of the innocent and the street lights are gonna be festooned with the guts of those who try and stop us!

lol, I tease a friend of mine who lives in Edmonton about that. I always ask him "what would you do without your molson canadian, pancakes and maple syrup" and he always says, he has absolutely no idea.

Lol! Lol!