Moonshiners

• bases_loaded

  

  FTR ABC agents are a joke. Acting like they are saving the world by infiltrating a poker night with some moonshine.
  
  There are so many worse things in the world than homemade whisky, glad we waste millions on policing it.
• said_aouita

  

  Maybe Discovery taped even more moonshiners and the only ones who made the show are the ones who end up getting caught.
  
  Just another stupid thought, that I hope helps.
• Fab1b

  

  bases_loaded;1006992 wrote:He's a volunteer ff, what does that have to do with the law?

  
  Because even though it's volunteer I'm sure once they know he isn't following the law they wouldn't want him on the fire dp was my thought.
• bases_loaded

  

  Fab1b;1007023 wrote:Because even though it's volunteer I'm sure once they know he isn't following the law they wouldn't want him on the fire dp was my thought.

  
  Probably gets caught by the ginger in the end
• WebFire

  Here is something I don't understand about moonshine being illegal. The reason it is illegal is because of the tax evasion. So why is it actually illegal to make it? What if I wanted to make it for my own consumption. Or, what if I want to make it and pay the whisky tax so I can sell it?
• bases_loaded

  

  WebFire;1007090 wrote:Here is something I don't understand about moonshine being illegal. The reason it is illegal is because of the tax evasion. So why is it actually illegal to make it? What if I wanted to make it for my own consumption. Or, what if I want to make it and pay the whisky tax so I can sell it?

  
  Its all government bullshit
  
  http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2007/10/why_is_moonshine_against_the_law.html
• bases_loaded

  

  Them "protecting" us. Protecting equals a way to tax us.
• End of Line

  

  bases_loaded;1006998 wrote:FTR ABC agents are a joke. Acting like they are saving the world by infiltrating a poker night with some moonshine.
  
  There are so many worse things in the world than homemade whisky, glad we waste millions on policing it.

  You can make your own wine and beer but once you start to make so moonshine, oh no it's not ok. The only reason it's illegal is b/c the Govt can't regulate it and tax it.
• Fab1b

  

  Anyone watch last night? Tickle was seriously hammered and fell off the still and bounced off Tim's truck. Priceless!
• End of Line

  

  I've been watching it.
  
  I swear Tickle is drunk all the time! I also think Tim gets busted by those joke cops at the end of the season.
• sherm03

  

  The most mind-boggling part to me is that these hillbillies can hardly speak...yet they understand the science behind making stuff like moonshine and meth. It's crazy!
• Fab1b

  

  I too think he is going to get busted
• WebFire

  If you go out and read about this show, Tim is a licensed moonshiner and he is only doing this stuff for the show. The cop has stated that the moonshiners in the show are not actually producing moonshine, so no laws are broken.
• gerb131

  

  Be bullshit if he went legal. He wouldnt sell shit. And yea Tickle banged him self pretty good or so it seemed. Of course 2 cases of Miller Lite and a half jar will do that to ya.
• sherm03

  

  WebFire;1024043 wrote:If you go out and read about this show, Tim is a licensed moonshiner and he is only doing this stuff for the show. The cop has stated that the moonshiners in the show are not actually producing moonshine, so no laws are broken.

  Tim isn't legal yet. At least, not according to his website. It says he's still seeking investors to try to go legal.
  
  But you are correct that they are not actually making moonshine in the show. They're just sort of going through the motions, which is why they are able to do it without getting arrested.
  
  Tim has to go legal now. It's out there that he is a moonshiner. The cops will be watching him very closely now that they know he does this. So the only way he'll be able to make anything is if he goes legal and opens his own distillery. Otherwise, he's out of business.
• WebFire

  sherm03;1024564 wrote:Tim isn't legal yet. At least, not according to his website. It says he's still seeking investors to try to go legal.
  
  But you are correct that they are not actually making moonshine in the show. They're just sort of going through the motions, which is why they are able to do it without getting arrested.
  
  Tim has to go legal now. It's out there that he is a moonshiner. The cops will be watching him very closely now that they know he does this. So the only way he'll be able to make anything is if he goes legal and opens his own distillery. Otherwise, he's out of business.

  I would think he would do fine due to the exposure of the show.
• drarby

  

  I don't understand why people do this.
• End of Line

  

  drarby;1025282 wrote:I don't understand why people do this.

  It's b/c of their Heritage.
• Glassy

  

  So what did everyone that watched last night's finale think?
  
  I thought it made ABC agents look like idiots.
  
  Oh and I really got a nice surprise when I Googled "Banana Brandy" while trying to find a good recipe
• Fab1b

  

  Those bumpkin ABC agents are a joke! Wonder if they will do a follow up on Tim though and hell Tickle needs his own show LOL!
• Heretic

  

  Fab1b;1039927 wrote:Those bumpkin ABC agents are a joke! Wonder if they will do a follow up on Tim though and hell Tickle needs his own show LOL!

  This is true. A grown man named Tickle who is drunk as shit just about every moment he's on the air is pure ratings gold!
• Glassy

  

  If Tim goes legal, the show is in trouble. Not that I think they are really brewing moonshine on the show, but they will just about be out of characters with Popcorn dead and the Tim and Tickle duo being legit.
  
  I guess the Barney Fife ABC agent can easily go another 4-5 seasons before he makes a big bust. But he is stupid sounding and boring to watch.
• End of Line

  

  Fab1b;1039927 wrote:Those bumpkin ABC agents are a joke! Wonder if they will do a follow up on Tim though and hell Tickle needs his own show LOL!

  +1
  
  Yeah, I'm a big bad ABC agent busting people for evading taxes. These people are serious criminals. LOL
• End of Line

  

  This Popcorn Sutton interview is awesome is NSFW
  
  [video=youtube;Va07akbHIOA][/video]
• WebFire

  http://tnwhitewhiskey.com/