I don’t know about you, but a haircut that comes with a complimentary beer sounds like a pretty good deal to me. That’s what Thomas Martin (owner of Jude’s Barbershop in Grand Rapids, Michigan) thought, too—as did his many satisfied customers—until authorities ordered him to stop serving beer since he didn’t have a liquor license.

Martin challenged the case in Lansing, but Attorney General/Senior Government Killjoy Mike Cox ruled yesterday that Martin would have to get a license to continue offering customers free beer.

Puh-lease. It’s one complimentary beer. This is overregulation at its worst. Besides, what happened to Gov. Jennifer Granholm pushing her “Cool Cities” plan to help Michigan retain a “young, hip” workforce? Someone should mention to Jenny that regulating businesses to death is very much the opposite of cool.