Re: State moves to ban fake testicles on vehiclesFujikawa Yamamoto wrote:
> * w w w .reuters . com /article/newsOne/idUSN4O32105020080425
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> TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Senate lawmakers in Florida have voted
> to ban the fake bull testicles that dangle from the trailer hitches of
> many trucks and cars throughout the state.
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> Republican Sen. Cary Baker, a gun shop owner from Eustis, Florida,
> called the adornments offensive and proposed the ban. Motorists would be
> fined $60 for displaying the novelty items, which are known by brand
> names like "Truck Nutz" and resemble the south end of a bull moving
> north.
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> The Florida Senate voted last week to add the measure to a broader
> transportation bill, but it is not included in the House version.
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> In a spirited debate laced with double entendre, Senate lawmakers
> questioned whether the state should curtail freedom of expression in
> vehicle accessories.
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> Critics of the ban included the Senate Rules Chairman, Sen. Jim King, a
> Jacksonville Republican whose truck sported a pair until his wife
> protested.
>
> The bill's sponsor doubted it would succeed.
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> "It's probably not going to make it through the process," Baker said on
> Thursday. "It won't be much of story in a few days."
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Guess they ran out of wacky stop light configurations to set up and
manatees to teach how to drive in Florida.
What's next? Spitting on the sidewalk ordinances? Voting for the state
mineral like they did in Missouri?
What a waste of time.
Take care,
Rich
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