POST: The Persian Abyss: "Fear and loathing" in the I.R.I

When I speak of Iran reminding me of late Brezhnevian USSR, people always ask me for examples.

Besides the huge and relatively efficient black market, this story presents my second favorite example.

Seriously, I had to quit smoking and almost enter rehab after a summer in Leningrad. It was like "Animal House" every night out.

Thanks to Lexington Green for sending this in.