Alcohol Sales - Not as Silly as it Looks

In Massachusetts, § 138:33B of the General Code states that towns may authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages between 11 a.m. and 12 noon "on Sundays, the last Monday in May and on Christmas day or on the day following when said day occurs on Sunday."

Taken by itself, out of context, this seems like an incredibly silly law. Sale of alcohol for one hour? Taken in context, this is not really a silly law. Massachusetts statutes basically prohibit the sale of hooch on Sunday mornings or the mornings of the other listed days. So this is really just an exception that allows localities to extend their hours on specific days.

Just goes to show that a silly-sounding law may make perfect sense when taken in context.