#1 2008-01-18 17:04:07
Virginia declares war on testicles
Dangling some furry dice from a rear view mirror in one thing - but in Virginia, one lawmaker has launched a crusade against decorating a truck's trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles.
State lawmaker Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban displaying rubber replicas of male genitalia on vehicles. He says it's a safety issue, because the giant rubber testicles could distract other drivers.
Under his measure, displaying the ornamentation on a motor vehicle would be a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of $250. (source)
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Find (or Photoshop) a picture of two redneck vehicles bearing this 'ornamentation,' parked side by side outside a drinking establishment. Extra points for vanity plates, peculiar truck colors, or any [additional] randomly homoerotic element.
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#2 2008-01-18 18:20:07
pALEPHx wrote:
Virginia declares war on testicles
I shouldn't wonder. Those are distracting.
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#3 2008-01-18 18:36:01
choad wrote:
I shouldn't wonder. Those are distracting.
Sure, if you're on your back with your face 10 inches from them...
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#4 2008-01-18 20:05:59
Lionel Spruill is a closet case who is trying to hide by adopting a “more homophobic than thou” wide public stance.
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#5 2008-01-18 21:36:51
fnord wrote:
Lionel Spruill is a closet case who is trying to hide by adopting a “more homophobic than thou” wide public stance.
My guess is he 'phearz teh teebag9ing.'
Other than that, I think it's an entirely fatuous concern. Does he really think people are just going to drive off the road, maybe over a box of kittens, as they release the wheel with both hands to point at the 'equipment' of any vehicle directly in front of them? If anything, I'd say it was more reason to pay attention to brake lights and whatnot, but I somehow doubt its owners have a 'safety first' mentality.
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#6 2008-01-18 23:24:04
pALEPHx wrote:
My gu Does he really think people are just going to drive off the road, maybe over a box of kittens, as they release the wheel with both hands to point at the 'equipment' of any vehicle directly in front of them?
This is how most anti-obscenity laws are approached these days, since actually claiming that something should be banned merely because of its obscenity makes it difficult to get it past the First Amendment issue, you just claim that it puts someone in danger.
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#7 2008-01-19 00:31:51
tojo2000 wrote:
pALEPHx wrote:
My gu Does he really think people are just going to drive off the road, maybe over a box of kittens, as they release the wheel with both hands to point at the 'equipment' of any vehicle directly in front of them?
This is how most anti-obscenity laws are approached these days, since actually claiming that something should be banned merely because of its obscenity makes it difficult to get it past the First Amendment issue, you just claim that it puts someone in danger.
Did you suddenly turn Japanese for a moment before the actual quote started? But yes, I totally agree, this is an immaterial work-around. Give people an inch, and they'll invent a mile, or so it were. 'Twould be nice if he backed up his assertions with some poll that indicated any moral objection to fake genitals.
It's odd how something that a six-year-old could see and understand manages to confound adults, isn't it?
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