If only actors can smoke, everyone's a star-Minn Bar Patrons Get Around Law

[RamboLiberal]

All the world's a stage at some of Minnesota's bars.

A new state ban on smoking in restaurants and other nightspots contains an exception for performers in theatrical productions. So some bars are getting around the ban by printing up playbills, encouraging customers to come in costume, and pronouncing them "actors."

The customers are playing right along, merrily puffing away — and sometimes speaking in funny accents and doing a little improvisation, too.

The state Health Department is threatening to bring the curtain down on these sham productions. But for now, it's on with the show.

At The Rock, a hard-rock and heavy-metal bar in suburban St. Paul, the "actors" during "theater night" do little more than sit around, drink, smoke and listen to the earsplitting music.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23505802/

Even this anti-smoker gets a chuckle at this!

[Fuzz]

1. Nice. I quit 2 months ago, but I approve!!!

Author!!

[sandnsea]

2. Why can't they do like in Utah

Make them private clubs and require people to buy a membership at the door. Or are these laws not allowing private clubs like the Elks and Moose to make their own rules either.