Bootlegging
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189792)
Boise, Idaho
August 25, 2025 2:18pm CST
Between 1919 and 1933 it was illegal to make and sell alcohol. To help boot leggers avoid the authorities they put a metal plank on the bottom of their shoes. On it were two hoof-like wooden pieces. This would make their tracks look like the hooves of cattle, not human feet. So, they could confuse the authorities, and they wouldn't find out where they were producing the bootleg whiskey.
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@YuleimaVzla (1857)
• Maracaibo, Venezuela
25 Aug
Wow, the human mind is truly incredible, both for good and evil. That's why the security fence has always been broken. Even as incredible as it may seem, there's always There is someone who crosses borders.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Aug
Yes, always someone who gets where they need to go regardless of rules or laws.
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@YuleimaVzla (1857)
• Maracaibo, Venezuela
25 Aug
@celticeagle There is no such thing as a perfect crime either; in reality, everything is discovered sooner or later, but by then the crime will have already been committed.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Aug
@YuleimaVzla .........Many of the places were found.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
26 Aug
Now I never knew that! That is quite clever.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Aug
I do remember the bootlegging era from the documentaries on television.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
25 Aug
That's the first I heard of this. Very clever.
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