The Agenda

Today's ProJo, in reporting a license suspension for a South Providence liquor store, mentions that, “By statute, it is a criminal offense for a liquor licensee to sell alcohol ‘to any intoxicated persons or to any person of notoriously intemperate habits.’”

The epithet, “Person of notoriously intemperate habits” grabbed my attention for two reasons. First, it's an accurate description of any given Agenda staff member. Secondly, it's another beautiful turn of phrase from our state law books, ranking up there with “abominable and detestable crime against nature” (which, fortunately for us, is no longer punishable—by the state of Rhode Island, at least—unless “any beast” is involved).