You can’t hold it against a person that they’re involved in a profession that’s been in existence since before Jesus walked around in his sandals. This state was formed from gambling, drinking and brothels and there’s no shame in that.

—Corrie Northan, a bartender at the Bucket of Blood Saloon in Virginia City, Nevada on the election of Lance Gilman, owner of the Mustang ranch, to county commissioner. America, man.