Attempt to ban Truck Nutz dies
Because I know you guys were talking about this the other day, here's an update with the Truck Nutz debate. The AP wrote a beautiful lead sentence for this story-
The Associated Press A provision in a highway safety bill that would have banned drivers from attaching replica bull testicles to their rear bumpers was snipped from the legislation. The bill will now go to the governor’s desk. Sen. Carey Baker, R-Eustis, had sponsored the amendment that would have allowed police to give drivers a $60 ticket for displaying the dangling decorations. The House did not have the amendment in its version of the bill. Senators had engaged in a somewhat heated debate over the issue two weeks ago. Sen. Jim King, R-Jacksonville, said he had bought “Truck Nutz” for his own vehicle and opposed the ban. After Baker announced that the provision was no longer in the bill (SB 1992), he said, “Congratulations, Senator King.” Provisions still in the legislation include updating Florida driver licenses to conform with federal standards and placing a three-year moratorium on specialty license plates. Police would also be allowed to fine anyone who watches a drag race $60. Related: JonathanBennett's blog | login or register to post comments | printer friendly version | Tags: just in | truck nutz
Submitted by SoloVoce on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 1:46pm.
Jonathon, Oh dearie! Whatever will I do? I am scandalised. I am beside myself. Mon Dieu! I feel the vapors overcoming me & creeping knots in the direction of my knickers! Hep me! Hep me! Jonathon old buddy, let me see if I got this right. I mean, I'm just a poor befuddled Polish boy from the ghetto-like backwaters of Chicago & you all know that I'm a bit slow on the uptake. We've got gas & food prices going through the roof. We've got starving, under educated kids in this country. We've got people loosing their homes. We've got people getting killed darn near every day in some far off exotic locale. Half of the people not only don't know what the heck a theory is, they can't grasp, let alone accept the simple concept of evolution. We've got a three hundred thousand gazillion dollar deficit. We've got debt that unforeseen, unknown generations will get stuck paying, probably to the Chinese. We've got unmanaged, uncontolled growth. We have people who have not clue one on how to conserve our water. We have two political parties who seem not to have clue one on how to govern effectively & don't play nice with each other. On top of all of this, now we've got a bunch of num nutz who decide to waste time and money, our money, of course, on trying to legislate the mind boggling, life threatening, world saving subjects of our state song & now this. STOP THE PRESSES! Get an extra edition of MCS ready! Put Lamar on alert! Get the headlines ready to tell these people....GET A FREAKIN' LIFE & GET YOUR PRIORITIES RIGHT! Stop wasting money on a bunch of panty waists who get all a twitter over things like this. Spend a buck three eighty, buy some smelling salts & throw it at them, bottle & all. And people wonder why I'm in favor of some of the aspects of eugenics. Sheesh! JATFUR. Your Beloved Uncle RichK Submitted by ClayCountyCurmudgeon on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 1:54pm.
New legislation proposed: Truck nutz allowed on county assigned vehicles only if used for personal errands or if transporting leashed cats and/or county employees to work on your privately owned property within the boundaries of the proposed outer beltway, only if you are not a developer represented by an ex-commissioner or ex-legislator turned lobbyist in the months beginning with J and odd numbered days between 10AM and 2 PM while your reclaimed water sprinklers are running into the streets where golfcarts with gator stickers are driven by small children.
Submitted by MeMaw on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 2:02pm.
Yes, congratulations Sir King. Once again we see where your priorities are; kept that fight going didn't you for such an important matter - allowing the Truck Nutz not to be banned. Class act, as usual.
Submitted by clayvoter on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 2:09pm.
CCC.....I laughed so hard. I think your legislation (just in description alone) is MARVELOUS.
Bravo, CCC, Bravo
Submitted by finder on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 2:13pm.
Amongst all the foolishness I do see one ray of sunshine. It says they are going to put a 3 year moratorium on specialty plates. At least that would be one thing off their plate (I couldn't resist it) for a while. What I didn't hear or see is if the 'I Believe' plate got cut along with the nutz. CCC; Don't be putting things like that in print. Some legislator might read it and think it is a good idea mandated by the people. Mike Heemer http://24.23.126.8/ Petition for choice (5 or 7) in Nov. Submitted by SoloVoce on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 2:18pm.
CCC, It might be a first, I'm not sure. But I'm 100% with you on this one. To put it in the word of the illustrious Gabby Johnson, 'RABBET!" JATFUR. RichK
Submitted by 3claykids on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 8:20pm.
The other bright side, I suppose, is that they spent no more time discussing this on the floor of the legislature. We'll see what Wait, wait has to say. HA! We're not as crazy as ... hmm.. .nevermind. CCC- that's the best legislation I've seen lately - Tallahassee's calling.
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Well what do you know!
A castration cut off by a circumcision. There has got to be a headline, a story or a joke there someplace.
Mike Heemer http://24.23.126.8/ Petition for choice (5 or 7) in Nov.