COMING TO A ROAD NEAR YOU?......
Posted on 04/21/2008 11:54:06 AM PDT by Red Badger
The Florida Senate on Thursday passed an amendment to impose a $60 fine on Truck Nutz, one brand name for the novelty item on vehicle trailer hitches that resemble the dangling southern end of a northbound bull.
The proposal would make displaying bull genitalia reproductions on a vehicle subject to a $60 fine, moving violations and points against a driver license.
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The penalties were proposed by Sen. Carey Baker, R-Eustis.
Sen. Jim King, R-Jacksonville, said he had a set on one of his vehicles, which he described as "all pimped out." They are no more than "an expression of truckliness," he said, although he'd acceded to his wife's request to take them off.
"I find it shocking we'd tell people with metallic testicles on their bumpers that this is a violation," said Sen. Steve Geller, D-Hallandale. "There's got to be better things for us to spend time debating."
Geller suggested this ban might be followed by prohibiting silhouettes of nude women on truck mud flaps.
"We're basically going to have the bumper police," King said.
"All their concerns are legitimate," Baker said of the critics. "And I do have more important things to do this session. But I think this is important, too."
The transportation bill was debated Thursday, and a vote is expected next week. The House version, however, doesn't include the prohibition.
COMING TO A ROAD NEAR YOU?......
Our Republicans hard at work. lol.
I’m sorry officer, I ran over a dog that darted out in front of me a few miles back. Those must be his neuticles.
“..Geller suggested this ban might be followed by prohibiting silhouettes of nude women on truck mud flaps...”
Dagnabit!! That’s where I draw the line.
$60 fine for truk nutz? Isn’t that a kick in the sack!
Stupid legislators. Better when they are not in session.
We need to seize all the Truck Nutz and send them to John McCain and the GOP members of the House and Senate.
So Truck Nutz is bad, but several stickers of Calvin pissing on a Ford or Chevy logo, or other more offensive bumper stickers is ok?
LOL The guy who works across the street from us has 2 nuts for about a 2-1/2” thread hanging off the back of his hitch, been there for years.
I was kind of embarrassed when our secretary asked what they were used for a few years back...
Why a new thread when the old threads are still hanging there?
If there was only a nuclear war, at least Tallahassee might get taken out.
They’re a disgusting display. I don’t want my girls seein’ them. The drivers that hang them on their trucks are no better than “wand-wavers.”
I can think of some DemocRATS who could use ‘em.
THERE’S ANOTHER THREAD?.....
Make them out of brass and they would make a damn fine door knocker for that single wide.
Hanging Chads or Hanging Nads?
I have to be honest, I don’t care for them either, nor Calvin, which is a great cartoon, whizzing on ________.
One time, after I returned to college a guy in front of me had on a Big Johnson t-shirt. And was with his parents. His mom was looking at me (I wasn’t frowning or anything) like “what are YOU looking at!!??!!”.
I’m sure she didn’t have a clue.
Will Crist have the ballz to sign it?..................
Already been tried. A female somthing or another political type tried to get that very thing passed. She claimed it "offended her young son."
Stupidity Reigns Supreme...
Even more anatomical
Maybe legislators are just jealous becuse so few of them have the genuine article?
Haven’t these morons got any REAL work to do?
Just tell him they are made from oil pumped out of the gulf, he will sign that sucker so fast the paper will have friction burns.
So now I suppose cars won’t be allowed to go bra-less either.
I always prefered the Jiffy Condom shirts over Big Johnson shirts.
I am just happy that Mr. Zog is there when I need my Sex Wax. It is the best for my stick.
I’m with you. I saw them for the first time the other day, with my wife, and I was embarrassed. When I’m with my male friends, it’s fine, but what the heck ever happened to public decency and discretion? I’m NOT a prude, really. But I don’t go for the Jr. High School “everything goes” mentality.
I have 2 girls & I agree it's disgusting.
But...the government has no business regulating what I find disgusting. More nannie statism.
I have 2 girls & I agree it's disgusting.
But...the government has no business regulating what I find disgusting. More of the nanny state.
Flour-dough Senate numb nuts ping
Suggested solution: Icepick your girl's eyes out.
WHat’s the one on the left supposed to be?
Uhh... how can ya tell that those mudflap girls are "nude"?
Guess stuff like that was funnier when I was in 8th grade I suppose.
Yeah I’m not a prude either. And I don’t really care for a zillion laws. I’m probably more Libertarian on some of that stuff because it gives every goon and crybaby a shot at making a federal case out of stuff.
But it seems each generation manages to hit a new “low”. I’m not saying this is it; far from it. And $60 seems ridiculous as a fine.
And hip-hop (not that this is hip-hop) has brought us some new “lows”.
With the culture in free fall, this is no surprise.
a gang sign perhaps
So, Laz? Are you from San Fran? Maybe one of the scrotal inflation guys?
http://www.zombietime.com/hall_of_shame/
Ya gotta scroll down a bit. Actually, I’m a musician, and have a pretty coarse sense of humor. But I don’t think that children should be exposed to that type of humor. It’s public indecency.
“But...the government has no business regulating what I find disgusting. More nannie statism.”
They already do. You won’t see frontal nudity on broadcast TV. If they stop the “nanny ststism” I guarantee the first thing you’ll see on non-cable primetime TV will be porn.
If Truck Nutz are okay what about truly life-like appearing penises fastened on top of the hitch? Should that be okay as well?
Are you asking me out? Yer asking me out, aren't you?
Cuz the answer is YES, you stud.
Your brain’s in the dirt Laz! See a doctor.
You ask me to see a doctor, then I observe you are DR. Bogus Pachysandra, so ... once again... I hear you asking me out.
And the answer is SOOOO yes, you man you.
All my children finally saw one of these driving to school the other day; I have 3 boys ages 11, 9, and 5 and they all loved it. . .Junior High humor for sure. I think it’s very tacky and low class.
Grow up laz.
My two children have seen them too.
All the low class things, t-shirts, truck nutz, etc... tell us the owner/wearer is the kind of person we do not want to interface with.
It saves a lot of time weeding out the numbnutz.
Legislating these things out of existence would cause us considerable extra time in that weeding out process.
Up is the direction of a certain body part.
I hear ya, you big sexy sexy man.
A friend of mine started to feel differently about them when his little girls noticed some on a truck in front of them and asked him what they were. Try explaining the humor of ‘Truck Nutz’ to your sweet little daughters that are 5 and 8, he said. Puts a different slant on ‘em.
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