What's This World Comin' To?

First, Montgomery Ward goes out. Then the Mammoth Music Mart. The Berghoff closed and later reopened in a limited capacity. Marshall Field's is going to turn into the worst, filthiest department store ever (and believe me, I will be at the protest). So it only follows, of course, that a new law passes:

It is now against the law to sell foie gras in the city of Chicago.

Yup, foie gras is now a controlled substance. They've banned food, for God's sake. I guess it was to appease the animal rights people, which I can dig -- the way foie gras is, uhh...perpared...is pretty cruel.

But it does sound kind of silly. Imagine...foie gras on the black market...foie gras dealers on the streets ("Hey -- this is premium stuff! Pure! Direct from Normandy! This is goooooooood shit!")...selling foie gras over the border in Bedford Park...

Restaurants are allegedly going to offer it for free with certain entrées, as the law specifically bans the sale of foie gras. Enforcement of the law will supposedly be low-priority, too.

Ridiculous law? Probably...but the thought of eating goose liver -- or any liver, for that matter -- just doesn't appetize me.

But for crying out loud, it's bad enough that we're not allowed to protest naked in the streets of Chicago unless we're under 17 years of age and have a permit...but now we can't sell avian livers. What next?