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16 Jan 2008 01:39:18 AM |
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Va. considers ban on genitalia displays |
Weird happenings in Virginia.
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Va. considers ban on genitalia displays
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press WriterTue Jan 15, 5:14 PM ET
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but
decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles might
be a bit much in Virginia.
State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban displaying
replicas of human genitalia on vehicles, calling it a safety issue
because it 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.
He said the idea came from a constituent whose young daughter spotted an
example of the trail hitch adornment and asked her father to explain it.
"'I didn't know what to tell her,'" Spruill said the constituent told
him before Spruill vowed to stop such displays.
"I said, 'Sir, I'm going to be a laughingstock, but I'm going to do
it,'" he said.
The Virginia General Assembly has some experience with offbeat bills.
Three years ago, it drew widespread attention with an unsuccessful
effort to outlaw baggy pants worn so low they expose underwear.
Spruill, 61, said the indignity of the "droopy drawers" debate wouldn't
deter him. He said he won't hesitate to bring a set of $24.95 trailer
testicles with him for a legislative show-and-tell.
"I'm going to do it," Spruill told a handful of reporters after
Tuesday's House session adjourned. "I'm going to bring them out here and
show them to you till they tell me to stop."
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| User: "Perfect Islam" |
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18 Jan 2008 06:05:18 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Perfect Islam" <perfectIslam@notreal.org> wrote in message
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Robibnikoff wrote:
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Not necessarily. My parents took my brother and I to a nude beach when
we
were in Greece and I can honestly say that it didn't do me any good.
I'm not uptight about nudity, but I saw an awful lot that I did NOT need
to see ;)
I don't know, sounds like it prepared you for the real world (and real
people)! :)
Um, I'm not sure how seeing my parents (and a whole lot of other people)
naked prepared me for "the real world", but whatevah ;)
Is Tony Lawrence still around these parts? I think he and his family
were nudists.
Sorry, don't know who that is.
Your .sig is in debt to him:
http://aplawrence.com/Personal/Philosophy/baawa.html
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| User: "Rev. Karl E. Taylor" |
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17 Jan 2008 11:25:05 AM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Perfect Islam" <perfectIslam@notreal.org> wrote in message
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JTEM wrote:
johac <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Weird happenings in Virginia.
Really?
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror,
but decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber
testicles might be a bit much in Virginia.
Um.... errrrr.... I agree with them.
Heck, I'd also ban profanity on bumper stickers.
You know what they say; "The rights of your fist end where
the rights of my chin begin."
I don't see how a punch in the face can be compared to fake testicles.
You
have no right not to be offended.
I think people are far too uptight about sex and anatomy. It will not
harm
children to see nudity (real or fake), it really won't. I would say the
world would be much better off in dropping that taboo. What *will* harm
children is continually implanting the idea that parts of their bodies
are "dirty" and shouldn't been seen at all costs. That's where we get the
idea that nudity is bad in the first place. Uptight children become
uptight adults.
Visit a nudist colony sometime... with your kids. It'll do you (and them)
good.
Not necessarily. My parents took my brother and I to a nude beach when we
were in Greece and I can honestly say that it didn't do me any good. I'm
not uptight about nudity, but I saw an awful lot that I did NOT need to see
;)
Don't be drinking. Fair warning has been given.
http://www.freeimagehost.eu/image/14ecc62211494
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There are none more ignorant and useless,
than they that seek answers on their knees,
with their eyes closed.
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Rev. Karl E. Taylor http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/
A.A #1143 http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/
Apostle of Dr. Lao EAC: Virgin Conversion Unit Director
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17 Jan 2008 11:52:38 AM |
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"Rev. Karl E. Taylor" <ktayloraz@getnet.net> wrote in message
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Perfect Islam" <perfectIslam@notreal.org> wrote in message
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JTEM wrote:
johac <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Weird happenings in Virginia.
Really?
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror,
but decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber
testicles might be a bit much in Virginia.
Um.... errrrr.... I agree with them.
Heck, I'd also ban profanity on bumper stickers.
You know what they say; "The rights of your fist end where
the rights of my chin begin."
I don't see how a punch in the face can be compared to fake testicles.
You
have no right not to be offended.
I think people are far too uptight about sex and anatomy. It will not
harm
children to see nudity (real or fake), it really won't. I would say the
world would be much better off in dropping that taboo. What *will* harm
children is continually implanting the idea that parts of their bodies
are "dirty" and shouldn't been seen at all costs. That's where we get
the
idea that nudity is bad in the first place. Uptight children become
uptight adults.
Visit a nudist colony sometime... with your kids. It'll do you (and
them)
good.
Not necessarily. My parents took my brother and I to a nude beach when
we were in Greece and I can honestly say that it didn't do me any good.
I'm not uptight about nudity, but I saw an awful lot that I did NOT need
to see ;)
Don't be drinking. Fair warning has been given.
http://www.freeimagehost.eu/image/14ecc62211494
Oh................my..............................goodness!
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
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| User: "Rev. Karl E. Taylor" |
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17 Jan 2008 12:23:53 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Rev. Karl E. Taylor" <ktayloraz@getnet.net> wrote in message
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Perfect Islam" <perfectIslam@notreal.org> wrote in message
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JTEM wrote:
johac <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Weird happenings in Virginia.
Really?
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror,
but decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber
testicles might be a bit much in Virginia.
Um.... errrrr.... I agree with them.
Heck, I'd also ban profanity on bumper stickers.
You know what they say; "The rights of your fist end where
the rights of my chin begin."
I don't see how a punch in the face can be compared to fake testicles.
You
have no right not to be offended.
I think people are far too uptight about sex and anatomy. It will not
harm
children to see nudity (real or fake), it really won't. I would say the
world would be much better off in dropping that taboo. What *will* harm
children is continually implanting the idea that parts of their bodies
are "dirty" and shouldn't been seen at all costs. That's where we get
the
idea that nudity is bad in the first place. Uptight children become
uptight adults.
Visit a nudist colony sometime... with your kids. It'll do you (and
them)
good.
Not necessarily. My parents took my brother and I to a nude beach when
we were in Greece and I can honestly say that it didn't do me any good.
I'm not uptight about nudity, but I saw an awful lot that I did NOT need
to see ;)
Don't be drinking. Fair warning has been given.
http://www.freeimagehost.eu/image/14ecc62211494
Oh................my..............................goodness!
Yeah, I know. I'm not uptight about nudity either, but there are some
people that for the good of the public, and children, should never
parade it around in public.
As for me, I plan to leave this world the same way I came into it, naked
and screaming.
--
There are none more ignorant and useless,
than they that seek answers on their knees,
with their eyes closed.
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Rev. Karl E. Taylor http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/
A.A #1143 http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/
Apostle of Dr. Lao EAC: Virgin Conversion Unit Director
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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18 Jan 2008 08:16:24 AM |
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"Rev. Karl E. Taylor" <ktayloraz@getnet.net> wrote in message
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Rev. Karl E. Taylor" <ktayloraz@getnet.net> wrote in message
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Don't be drinking. Fair warning has been given.
http://www.freeimagehost.eu/image/14ecc62211494
Oh................my..............................goodness!
Yeah, I know. I'm not uptight about nudity either, but there are some
people that for the good of the public, and children, should never parade
it around in public.
Oh my, I totally agree ;)
As for me, I plan to leave this world the same way I came into it, naked
and screaming.
Sounds like a plan! Um, for you, at least ;)
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
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17 Jan 2008 10:53:31 AM |
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On Jan 17, 11:26=A0am, Perfect Islam <perfectIs...@notreal.org> wrote:
JTEM wrote:
=A0johac <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Weird happenings in Virginia.
Really?
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror,
but decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber
testicles might be a bit much in Virginia.
Um.... errrrr.... I agree with them.
Heck, I'd also ban profanity on bumper stickers.
You know what they say; "The rights of your fist end where
the rights of my chin begin."
I don't see how a punch in the face can be compared to fake testicles. =A0=
You
have no right not to be offended.
I think people are far too uptight about sex and anatomy. =A0It will not h=
arm
children to see nudity (real or fake), it really won't. I would say the
world would be much better off in dropping that taboo. What *will* harm
children is continually implanting the idea that parts of their bodies
are "dirty" and shouldn't been seen at all costs. That's where we get the
idea that nudity is bad in the first place. =A0Uptight children become
uptight adults.
Visit a nudist colony sometime... with your kids. =A0It'll do you (and the=
m)
good.
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Well put, remember the first amendment that protects Student Activists
ALSO protects Andrew Dice Clay. Just because it is stupid, does not
mean it shouldn't be a civil right. After all, II would thoroughly
object to a law banning religion, bcause while religion is dumb, it is
also a civil right
Hatter
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17 Jan 2008 02:23:28 PM |
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Hatter <Hatte...@gmail.com> wrote:
Well put,
Hardly.
remember the first amendment
It's not a first amendment issue.
Like I said, if you'd have a problem with a grown
adult saying it -- and showing it -- to your five y.o.
daughter (and normal people would), then it doesn't
belong on the back of a car.
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| User: "Hatter" |
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18 Jan 2008 04:04:48 PM |
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On Jan 17, 3:23=A0pm, JTEM <jte...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hatter <Hatte...@gmail.com> wrote:
Well put,
Hardly.
remember the first amendment
It's not a first amendment issue.
Except that it is. Freedom of Expression, and Speech. Yes, this
includes the offensive.
Like I said, if you'd have a problem with a grown
adult saying it -- and showing it -- to your five y.o.
daughter (and normal people would), then it doesn't
belong on the back of a car.
You can say its stupid, rude, or whatever you like, the issue here is
that you are saying it should be illegal, and that's where I draw the
line. To support making it illegal means you are empowering the
government to decide as to what speech is acceptable. This could
easily be interpreted as to atheist bumper stickers as "profane"
Hatter
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18 Jan 2008 04:26:33 PM |
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Hatter <Hatte...@gmail.com> wrote:
It's not a first amendment issue.
Except that it is.
It's not.
Freedom of Expression, and Speech.
What, you writing greeting cards?
Please. You've got your face buried in ideals, but we're
talking the RealWorld(tm) here, not ideals.
Here are the actual guidelines for the "free speech" crowd:
: Whether the average person, applying contemporary community
: standards would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals
: to the prurient interest.
: Whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive
: way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state
: law.
: Whether a reasonable person would find the material lacking
: serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value, taken as
a
: whole.
This mindless "FREE SPEECH" cry is as empty as things
can get....
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19 Jan 2008 09:59:34 AM |
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On Jan 18, 5:26=A0pm, JTEM <jte...@gmail.com> wrote:
=A0Hatter <Hatte...@gmail.com> wrote:
It's not a first amendment issue.
Except that it is.
It's not.
Freedom of Expression, and Speech.
What, you writing greeting cards?
Please. You've got your face buried in ideals, but we're
talking the RealWorld(tm) here, not ideals.
Here are the actual guidelines for the "free speech" crowd:
: Whether the average person, applying contemporary community
: standards would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals
: to the prurient interest.
: Whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive
: way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state
: law.
: Whether a reasonable person would find the material lacking
: serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value, taken as
a
: whole.
This mindless "FREE SPEECH" cry is as empty as things
can get....
OK a a minority who people want to silence you, you think it is a good
idea to give the increasing pro-theist government power to decide what
is acceptable speech. That is your position, you make it abundantly
clear
Hatter
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| User: "JTEM" |
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19 Jan 2008 06:31:43 PM |
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Hatter <Hatte...@gmail.com> wrote:
OK a a minority who people want to silence you, you
think it is a good idea to give the increasing pro-theist
government power to decide what is acceptable speech.
Huh?
I don't know what your problem is. I spelled out -- heck,
I cut & pasted -- the actual criteria used to judge such
cases.
If you have a problem with that criteria, then you have a
problem with the way things already are....
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18 Jan 2008 05:07:39 PM |
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Hatter wrote:
You can say its stupid, rude, or whatever you like, the issue here is
that you are saying it should be illegal, and that's where I draw the
line. To support making it illegal means you are empowering the
government to decide as to what speech is acceptable. This could
easily be interpreted as to atheist bumper stickers as "profane"
Boy, you're behind the times. In Florida five years ago, a man who had
the vanity plate "ATHEIST" was ordered by the DMV to return it because
they had received a complaint that it was offensive, and their policy is
to forbid anything offensive on license plates.
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/03/14/State/_ATHEIST__plate_raise.shtml
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L. Raymond
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18 Jan 2008 05:19:54 PM |
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"L. Raymond" <badaddress@....com> wrote:
Boy, you're behind the times. =A0In Florida five years ago, a
man who had the vanity plate "ATHEIST" was ordered by
the DMV to return it because they had received a
complaint that it was offensive, and their policy is to
forbid anything offensive on license plates. =A0
That's not quite it. Bumper stickers -- in particular -- have been
addressed by the high courts, and there is a criteria:
: Whether the average person, applying contemporary community
: standards would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals
: to the prurient interest.
: Whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive
: way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state
: law.
: Whether a reasonable person would find the material lacking
: serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value, taken as
a
: whole.
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/03/14/State/_ATHEIST__plate_raise.shtml
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18 Jan 2008 05:49:02 PM |
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On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:07:39 -0600, "L. Raymond" <badaddress@....com> wrote:
Hatter wrote:
You can say its stupid, rude, or whatever you like, the issue here is
that you are saying it should be illegal, and that's where I draw the
line. To support making it illegal means you are empowering the
government to decide as to what speech is acceptable. This could
easily be interpreted as to atheist bumper stickers as "profane"
Boy, you're behind the times. In Florida five years ago, a man who had
the vanity plate "ATHEIST" was ordered by the DMV to return it because
they had received a complaint that it was offensive, and their policy is
to forbid anything offensive on license plates.
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/03/14/State/_ATHEIST__plate_raise.shtml
Does that portend that Presbyterian or Assembly of God would have been deemed offensive by the
state? (Oh rats! I just "proved" one of the fave fundy attacks against atheists.)
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18 Jan 2008 05:18:25 PM |
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On Jan 18, 6:07 pm, "L. Raymond" <badaddress@....com> wrote:
Hatter wrote:
You can say its stupid, rude, or whatever you like, the issue here is
that you are saying it should be illegal, and that's where I draw the
line. To support making it illegal means you are empowering the
government to decide as to what speech is acceptable. This could
easily be interpreted as to atheist bumper stickers as "profane"
Boy, you're behind the times. In Florida five years ago, a man who had
the vanity plate "ATHEIST" was ordered by the DMV to return it because
they had received a complaint that it was offensive, and their policy is
to forbid anything offensive on license plates.
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/03/14/State/_ATHEIST__plate_raise.shtml
Just as a followup, the state did reverse their decision after a large
number of complaints
http://www.atheists.org/flash.line/atheist6.htm
I wrote a letter myself (which I posted on the group) and encouraged
people here to do the same. Apparently many did.
Rich Goranson
Amherst, NY, USA
aa#MCMXCIX, a-vet#1
EAC Department of Cruel and Unusual Choreography
Gentlemen:
I read today's lead article in the the St. Petersburg times
with great
alarm. It seems that your department is discriminating on the basis of
religion
against Mr. Steven Miles of Gainesville. Your decision is in violation
of
Sections 2 and 3 of the Constitution of the State of Florida as well
as the 1st
and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. As government officials
you are
beholden to support and defend the Constutition of the United States
and the
State of Florida in the performance of your duties. In the case of Mr.
Miles
you have shamefully violated that duty.
If it is your policy to declare Mr. Miles' tag offensive then
by the
same logic all tags with a religious theme are equally offensive and
should be
removed. This would include the other tags mentioned in the article
belonging
to Mr. Kenneth Vickery of Lakeland which say "GOD4ALL" and "ALL4GOD."
If the
judgement against Mr. Miles is upheld by your department then you may
consider
this my official complaint against the tags belonging to Mr. Vickery.
As a former resident of Florida I find the decision by your
department
un-American, anti-constitutional and morally reprehensible. In this
time of
national crisis it is more important than ever that we fight to
maintain our
freedoms under the Constitution and our laws and not to succumb to the
same
religious bigotry that so identifies our enemies in Afghanistan. I ask
you to
please uphold Mr. Miles' rights under the US and Florida Constitutions
and not
to violate them.
Sincerely,
Richard L. Goranson
Amherst, NY (formerly of Ormond Beach, FL)
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18 Jan 2008 05:40:59 PM |
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Lord Calvert wrote:
On Jan 18, 6:07 pm, "L. Raymond" <badaddress@....com> wrote:
Hatter wrote:
You can say its stupid, rude, or whatever you like, the issue here is
that you are saying it should be illegal, and that's where I draw the
line. To support making it illegal means you are empowering the
government to decide as to what speech is acceptable. This could
easily be interpreted as to atheist bumper stickers as "profane"
Boy, you're behind the times. In Florida five years ago, a man who had
the vanity plate "ATHEIST" was ordered by the DMV to return it because
they had received a complaint that it was offensive, and their policy is
to forbid anything offensive on license plates.
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/03/14/State/_ATHEIST__plate_raise.shtml
Just as a followup, the state did reverse their decision after a large
number of complaints
http://www.atheists.org/flash.line/atheist6.htm
I knew that, although I didn't find a link, but I felt the fact that it
was considered vile enough to pull in the first place was the
significant part.
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16 Jan 2008 10:35:57 PM |
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"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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Weird happenings in Virginia.
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Va. considers ban on genitalia displays
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press WriterTue Jan 15, 5:14 PM ET
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but
decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles might
be a bit much in Virginia.
State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban displaying
replicas of human genitalia on vehicles, calling it a safety issue
because it 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.
He said the idea came from a constituent whose young daughter spotted an
example of the trail hitch adornment and asked her father to explain it.
"'I didn't know what to tell her,'" Spruill said the constituent told
him before Spruill vowed to stop such displays.
"I said, 'Sir, I'm going to be a laughingstock, but I'm going to do
it,'" he said.
The Virginia General Assembly has some experience with offbeat bills.
Three years ago, it drew widespread attention with an unsuccessful
effort to outlaw baggy pants worn so low they expose underwear.
Spruill, 61, said the indignity of the "droopy drawers" debate wouldn't
deter him. He said he won't hesitate to bring a set of $24.95 trailer
testicles with him for a legislative show-and-tell.
"I'm going to do it," Spruill told a handful of reporters after
Tuesday's House session adjourned. "I'm going to bring them out here and
show them to you till they tell me to stop."
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John #1782
Does the Virginia legislature not have more important things to deal with?
You know, things like crime, the economy, employment, health care, etc.
Will all male dogs be required to wear diapers in case a curious young girl
asks "What are those?"
All the male animals in the zoo?
They'd need one hell of a big diaper for the elephants and I, certainly,
wouldn't like the job of changing it.
Excuse the pun, but this is one of the biggest loads of bollocks I've ever
seen.
Smiler,
The godless one
a.a.# 2279
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17 Jan 2008 02:43:51 PM |
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"Smiler" <Smiler@Joe.King.com> wrote in
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"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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Weird happenings in Virginia.
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Va. considers ban on genitalia displays
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press WriterTue Jan 15, 5:14 PM ET
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but
decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles
might be a bit much in Virginia.
State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban displaying
replicas of human genitalia on vehicles, calling it a safety issue
because it 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.
He said the idea came from a constituent whose young daughter spotted
an example of the trail hitch adornment and asked her father to
explain it.
"'I didn't know what to tell her,'" Spruill said the constituent told
him before Spruill vowed to stop such displays.
"I said, 'Sir, I'm going to be a laughingstock, but I'm going to do
it,'" he said.
The Virginia General Assembly has some experience with offbeat bills.
Three years ago, it drew widespread attention with an unsuccessful
effort to outlaw baggy pants worn so low they expose underwear.
Spruill, 61, said the indignity of the "droopy drawers" debate
wouldn't deter him. He said he won't hesitate to bring a set of
$24.95 trailer testicles with him for a legislative show-and-tell.
"I'm going to do it," Spruill told a handful of reporters after
Tuesday's House session adjourned. "I'm going to bring them out here
and show them to you till they tell me to stop."
---
http://tinyurl.com/2l9bea
--
John #1782
Does the Virginia legislature not have more important things to deal
with? You know, things like crime, the economy, employment, health
care, etc. Will all male dogs be required to wear diapers in case a
curious young girl asks "What are those?"
All the male animals in the zoo?
They'd need one hell of a big diaper for the elephants and I,
certainly, wouldn't like the job of changing it.
Excuse the pun, but this is one of the biggest loads of bollocks I've
ever seen.
In the words of General MacAuliffe, "Nuts!"
--
Doc Smartass, BAAWA Knight of Heckling
aa # 1939
"Whenever preachers appeal to hellfire as a way
of reinforcing injunctions, you can bet they have
failed to make a persuasive moral argument."
- James Carroll (Boston Globe)
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19 Jan 2008 02:37:41 AM |
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In article <Xns9A2895E06553Caskifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>,
Doc Smartass <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
"Smiler" <Smiler@Joe.King.com> wrote in
news:NWAjj.62639$h35.58650@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-511FC5.23391815012008@news.giganews.com...
Weird happenings in Virginia.
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Va. considers ban on genitalia displays
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press WriterTue Jan 15, 5:14 PM ET
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but
decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles
might be a bit much in Virginia.
State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban displaying
replicas of human genitalia on vehicles, calling it a safety issue
because it 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.
He said the idea came from a constituent whose young daughter spotted
an example of the trail hitch adornment and asked her father to
explain it.
"'I didn't know what to tell her,'" Spruill said the constituent told
him before Spruill vowed to stop such displays.
"I said, 'Sir, I'm going to be a laughingstock, but I'm going to do
it,'" he said.
The Virginia General Assembly has some experience with offbeat bills.
Three years ago, it drew widespread attention with an unsuccessful
effort to outlaw baggy pants worn so low they expose underwear.
Spruill, 61, said the indignity of the "droopy drawers" debate
wouldn't deter him. He said he won't hesitate to bring a set of
$24.95 trailer testicles with him for a legislative show-and-tell.
"I'm going to do it," Spruill told a handful of reporters after
Tuesday's House session adjourned. "I'm going to bring them out here
and show them to you till they tell me to stop."
---
http://tinyurl.com/2l9bea
--
John #1782
Does the Virginia legislature not have more important things to deal
with? You know, things like crime, the economy, employment, health
care, etc. Will all male dogs be required to wear diapers in case a
curious young girl asks "What are those?"
All the male animals in the zoo?
They'd need one hell of a big diaper for the elephants and I,
certainly, wouldn't like the job of changing it.
Excuse the pun, but this is one of the biggest loads of bollocks I've
ever seen.
In the words of General MacAuliffe, "Nuts!"
LOL!
--
John #1782
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20 Jan 2008 03:12:48 PM |
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johac <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in news:jhachmann-
9F9E96.00374119012008@news.giganews.com:
In article <Xns9A2895E06553Caskifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>,
Doc Smartass <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
"Smiler" <Smiler@Joe.King.com> wrote in
news:NWAjj.62639$h35.58650@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-511FC5.23391815012008@news.giganews.com...
Weird happenings in Virginia.
---
Va. considers ban on genitalia displays
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press WriterTue Jan 15, 5:14 PM ET
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but
decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles
might be a bit much in Virginia.
State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban
displaying
replicas of human genitalia on vehicles, calling it a safety issue
because it 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.
He said the idea came from a constituent whose young daughter
spotted
an example of the trail hitch adornment and asked her father to
explain it.
"'I didn't know what to tell her,'" Spruill said the constituent
told
him before Spruill vowed to stop such displays.
"I said, 'Sir, I'm going to be a laughingstock, but I'm going to do
it,'" he said.
The Virginia General Assembly has some experience with offbeat
bills.
Three years ago, it drew widespread attention with an unsuccessful
effort to outlaw baggy pants worn so low they expose underwear.
Spruill, 61, said the indignity of the "droopy drawers" debate
wouldn't deter him. He said he won't hesitate to bring a set of
$24.95 trailer testicles with him for a legislative show-and-tell.
"I'm going to do it," Spruill told a handful of reporters after
Tuesday's House session adjourned. "I'm going to bring them out
here
and show them to you till they tell me to stop."
---
http://tinyurl.com/2l9bea
--
John #1782
Does the Virginia legislature not have more important things to deal
with? You know, things like crime, the economy, employment, health
care, etc. Will all male dogs be required to wear diapers in case a
curious young girl asks "What are those?"
All the male animals in the zoo?
They'd need one hell of a big diaper for the elephants and I,
certainly, wouldn't like the job of changing it.
Excuse the pun, but this is one of the biggest loads of bollocks
I've
ever seen.
In the words of General MacAuliffe, "Nuts!"
LOL!
Makes me wonder what the Germans thought of that when they got the
message.
--
Doc Smartass, BAAWA Knight of Heckling
aa # 1939
"Whenever preachers appeal to hellfire as a way
of reinforcing injunctions, you can bet they have
failed to make a persuasive moral argument."
- James Carroll (Boston Globe)
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20 Jan 2008 11:45:39 PM |
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In article <Xns9A2B9AC96FBF9askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>,
Doc Smartass <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
johac <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in news:jhachmann-
9F9E96.00374119012008@news.giganews.com:
In article <Xns9A2895E06553Caskifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>,
Doc Smartass <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
"Smiler" <Smiler@Joe.King.com> wrote in
news:NWAjj.62639$h35.58650@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-511FC5.23391815012008@news.giganews.com...
Weird happenings in Virginia.
---
Va. considers ban on genitalia displays
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press WriterTue Jan 15, 5:14 PM ET
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but
decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles
might be a bit much in Virginia.
State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban
displaying
replicas of human genitalia on vehicles, calling it a safety issue
because it 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.
He said the idea came from a constituent whose young daughter
spotted
an example of the trail hitch adornment and asked her father to
explain it.
"'I didn't know what to tell her,'" Spruill said the constituent
told
him before Spruill vowed to stop such displays.
"I said, 'Sir, I'm going to be a laughingstock, but I'm going to do
it,'" he said.
The Virginia General Assembly has some experience with offbeat
bills.
Three years ago, it drew widespread attention with an unsuccessful
effort to outlaw baggy pants worn so low they expose underwear.
Spruill, 61, said the indignity of the "droopy drawers" debate
wouldn't deter him. He said he won't hesitate to bring a set of
$24.95 trailer testicles with him for a legislative show-and-tell.
"I'm going to do it," Spruill told a handful of reporters after
Tuesday's House session adjourned. "I'm going to bring them out
here
and show them to you till they tell me to stop."
---
http://tinyurl.com/2l9bea
--
John #1782
Does the Virginia legislature not have more important things to deal
with? You know, things like crime, the economy, employment, health
care, etc. Will all male dogs be required to wear diapers in case a
curious young girl asks "What are those?"
All the male animals in the zoo?
They'd need one hell of a big diaper for the elephants and I,
certainly, wouldn't like the job of changing it.
Excuse the pun, but this is one of the biggest loads of bollocks
I've
ever seen.
In the words of General MacAuliffe, "Nuts!"
LOL!
Makes me wonder what the Germans thought of that when they got the
message.
Maybe they thought he was talking about Herr Hitler.
--
John #1782
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20 Jan 2008 07:08:13 PM |
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On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:12:48 GMT, Doc Smartass <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
johac <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in news:jhachmann-
9F9E96.00374119012008@news.giganews.com:
In article <Xns9A2895E06553Caskifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>,
Doc Smartass <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
"Smiler" <Smiler@Joe.King.com> wrote in
news:NWAjj.62639$h35.58650@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-511FC5.23391815012008@news.giganews.com...
Weird happenings in Virginia.
---
Va. considers ban on genitalia displays
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press WriterTue Jan 15, 5:14 PM ET
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but
decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles
might be a bit much in Virginia.
State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban
displaying
replicas of human genitalia on vehicles, calling it a safety issue
because it 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.
He said the idea came from a constituent whose young daughter
spotted
an example of the trail hitch adornment and asked her father to
explain it.
"'I didn't know what to tell her,'" Spruill said the constituent
told
him before Spruill vowed to stop such displays.
"I said, 'Sir, I'm going to be a laughingstock, but I'm going to do
it,'" he said.
The Virginia General Assembly has some experience with offbeat
bills.
Three years ago, it drew widespread attention with an unsuccessful
effort to outlaw baggy pants worn so low they expose underwear.
Spruill, 61, said the indignity of the "droopy drawers" debate
wouldn't deter him. He said he won't hesitate to bring a set of
$24.95 trailer testicles with him for a legislative show-and-tell.
"I'm going to do it," Spruill told a handful of reporters after
Tuesday's House session adjourned. "I'm going to bring them out
here
and show them to you till they tell me to stop."
---
http://tinyurl.com/2l9bea
--
John #1782
Does the Virginia legislature not have more important things to deal
with? You know, things like crime, the economy, employment, health
care, etc. Will all male dogs be required to wear diapers in case a
curious young girl asks "What are those?"
All the male animals in the zoo?
They'd need one hell of a big diaper for the elephants and I,
certainly, wouldn't like the job of changing it.
Excuse the pun, but this is one of the biggest loads of bollocks
I've
ever seen.
In the words of General MacAuliffe, "Nuts!"
LOL!
Makes me wonder what the Germans thought of that when they got the
message.
Port?
Riesling?
--
Apostate a.a. #1931
..sig currently undergoing maintenance
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17 Jan 2008 01:38:00 AM |
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In article <NWAjj.62639$h35.58650@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net>,
"Smiler" <Smiler@Joe.King.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-511FC5.23391815012008@news.giganews.com...
Weird happenings in Virginia.
---
Va. considers ban on genitalia displays
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press WriterTue Jan 15, 5:14 PM ET
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but
decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles might
be a bit much in Virginia.
State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban displaying
replicas of human genitalia on vehicles, calling it a safety issue
because it 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.
He said the idea came from a constituent whose young daughter spotted an
example of the trail hitch adornment and asked her father to explain it.
"'I didn't know what to tell her,'" Spruill said the constituent told
him before Spruill vowed to stop such displays.
"I said, 'Sir, I'm going to be a laughingstock, but I'm going to do
it,'" he said.
The Virginia General Assembly has some experience with offbeat bills.
Three years ago, it drew widespread attention with an unsuccessful
effort to outlaw baggy pants worn so low they expose underwear.
Spruill, 61, said the indignity of the "droopy drawers" debate wouldn't
deter him. He said he won't hesitate to bring a set of $24.95 trailer
testicles with him for a legislative show-and-tell.
"I'm going to do it," Spruill told a handful of reporters after
Tuesday's House session adjourned. "I'm going to bring them out here and
show them to you till they tell me to stop."
---
http://tinyurl.com/2l9bea
--
John #1782
Does the Virginia legislature not have more important things to deal with?
You know, things like crime, the economy, employment, health care, etc.
Will all male dogs be required to wear diapers in case a curious young girl
asks "What are those?"
All the male animals in the zoo?
They'd need one hell of a big diaper for the elephants and I, certainly,
wouldn't like the job of changing it.
Excuse the pun, but this is one of the biggest loads of bollocks I've ever
seen.
Eggsactly! Some of our politicians are very creative when it comes to
wasting taxpayers money.
Smiler,
The godless one
a.a.# 2279
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John #1782
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18 Jan 2008 03:58:01 PM |
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On Jan 16, 11:35 pm, "Smiler" <Smi...@Joe.King.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-511FC5.23391815012008@news.giganews.com...
Weird happenings in Virginia.
---
Va. considers ban on genitalia displays
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press WriterTue Jan 15, 5:14 PM ET
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but
decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles might
be a bit much in Virginia.
State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban displaying
replicas of human genitalia on vehicles, calling it a safety issue
because it 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.
He said the idea came from a constituent whose young daughter spotted an
example of the trail hitch adornment and asked her father to explain it.
"'I didn't know what to tell her,'" Spruill said the constituent told
him before Spruill vowed to stop such displays.
"I said, 'Sir, I'm going to be a laughingstock, but I'm going to do
it,'" he said.
The Virginia General Assembly has some experience with offbeat bills.
Three years ago, it drew widespread attention with an unsuccessful
effort to outlaw baggy pants worn so low they expose underwear.
Spruill, 61, said the indignity of the "droopy drawers" debate wouldn't
deter him. He said he won't hesitate to bring a set of $24.95 trailer
testicles with him for a legislative show-and-tell.
"I'm going to do it," Spruill told a handful of reporters after
Tuesday's House session adjourned. "I'm going to bring them out here and
show them to you till they tell me to stop."
---
http://tinyurl.com/2l9bea
--
John #1782
Does the Virginia legislature not have more important things to deal with?
Apparently not.
You know, things like crime, the economy, employment, health care, etc.
No, because those things would actually require hard work and
difficult decision making. People who get elected to high office are
incapable of these things.
Will all male dogs be required to wear diapers in case a curious young girl
asks "What are those?"
All the male animals in the zoo?
They'd need one hell of a big diaper for the elephants and I, certainly,
wouldn't like the job of changing it.
Excuse the pun, but this is one of the biggest loads of bollocks I've ever
seen.
Ingersoll didn't go far enough. When he said, "The liberty of man is
not safe in the hands of any church" he should have included "or
government."
I was slightly surprised to find that Spruill is a Democrat. Usually
when you hear about big-government using the power of the state to
enforce ludicrous so-called "decency" standards, it is more often than
not an America-hating, Taliban-wannabee theocratic Republican pushing
for it. Remember Ashcroft's controversy with the justice statues? He
was offended by an exposed breast and covered it up. Symbolized his
commitment to justice very appropriately.
Rich Goranson
Amherst, NY, USA
aa#MCMXCIX, a-vet#1
EAC Department of Cruel and Unusual Choreography
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19 Jan 2008 02:36:37 AM |
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In article
<5e19ac86-c648-42e3-8c00-6509a7a06828@q39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
Lord Calvert <CalvertdeGrey@msn.com> wrote:
On Jan 16, 11:35 pm, "Smiler" <Smi...@Joe.King.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-511FC5.23391815012008@news.giganews.com...
Weird happenings in Virginia.
---
Va. considers ban on genitalia displays
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press WriterTue Jan 15, 5:14 PM ET
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but
decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles might
be a bit much in Virginia.
State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban displaying
replicas of human genitalia on vehicles, calling it a safety issue
because it 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.
He said the idea came from a constituent whose young daughter spotted an
example of the trail hitch adornment and asked her father to explain it.
"'I didn't know what to tell her,'" Spruill said the constituent told
him before Spruill vowed to stop such displays.
"I said, 'Sir, I'm going to be a laughingstock, but I'm going to do
it,'" he said.
The Virginia General Assembly has some experience with offbeat bills.
Three years ago, it drew widespread attention with an unsuccessful
effort to outlaw baggy pants worn so low they expose underwear.
Spruill, 61, said the indignity of the "droopy drawers" debate wouldn't
deter him. He said he won't hesitate to bring a set of $24.95 trailer
testicles with him for a legislative show-and-tell.
"I'm going to do it," Spruill told a handful of reporters after
Tuesday's House session adjourned. "I'm going to bring them out here and
show them to you till they tell me to stop."
---
http://tinyurl.com/2l9bea
--
John #1782
Does the Virginia legislature not have more important things to deal with?
Apparently not.
You know, things like crime, the economy, employment, health care, etc.
No, because those things would actually require hard work and
difficult decision making. People who get elected to high office are
incapable of these things.
They don't get paid enough graft to work that hard.
Will all male dogs be required to wear diapers in case a curious young girl
asks "What are those?"
All the male animals in the zoo?
They'd need one hell of a big diaper for the elephants and I, certainly,
wouldn't like the job of changing it.
Excuse the pun, but this is one of the biggest loads of bollocks I've ever
seen.
Ingersoll didn't go far enough. When he said, "The liberty of man is
not safe in the hands of any church" he should have included "or
government."
Surely in VA.
I was slightly surprised to find that Spruill is a Democrat. Usually
when you hear about big-government using the power of the state to
enforce ludicrous so-called "decency" standards, it is more often than
not an America-hating, Taliban-wannabee theocratic Republican pushing
for it. Remember Ashcroft's controversy with the justice statues? He
was offended by an exposed breast and covered it up. Symbolized his
commitment to justice very appropriately.
I would have thought he was a Republican too. I wonder how old he is?
Some of the old Southern Democrats before the 1960 election were some of
the biggest conservatives around. Strom Thurmond started off as a Dem.
Rich Goranson
Amherst, NY, USA
aa#MCMXCIX, a-vet#1
EAC Department of Cruel and Unusual Choreography
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John #1782
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19 Jan 2008 01:57:22 PM |
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On Jan 19, 3:36 am, johac <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
In article
<5e19ac86-c648-42e3-8c00-6509a7a06...@q39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
Lord Calvert <CalvertdeG...@msn.com> wrote:
On Jan 16, 11:35 pm, "Smiler" <Smi...@Joe.King.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-511FC5.23391815012008@news.giganews.com...
Weird happenings in Virginia.
---
Va. considers ban on genitalia displays
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press WriterTue Jan 15, 5:14 PM ET
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but
decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles might
be a bit much in Virginia.
State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban displaying
replicas of human genitalia on vehicles, calling it a safety issue
because it 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.
He said the idea came from a constituent whose young daughter spotted an
example of the trail hitch adornment and asked her father to explain it.
"'I didn't know what to tell her,'" Spruill said the constituent told
him before Spruill vowed to stop such displays.
"I said, 'Sir, I'm going to be a laughingstock, but I'm going to do
it,'" he said.
The Virginia General Assembly has some experience with offbeat bills.
Three years ago, it drew widespread attention with an unsuccessful
effort to outlaw baggy pants worn so low they expose underwear.
Spruill, 61, said the indignity of the "droopy drawers" debate wouldn't
deter him. He said he won't hesitate to bring a set of $24.95 trailer
testicles with him for a legislative show-and-tell.
"I'm going to do it," Spruill told a handful of reporters after
Tuesday's House session adjourned. "I'm going to bring them out here and
show them to you till they tell me to stop."
---
http://tinyurl.com/2l9bea
--
John #1782
Does the Virginia legislature not have more important things to deal with?
Apparently not.
You know, things like crime, the economy, employment, health care, etc.
No, because those things would actually require hard work and
difficult decision making. People who get elected to high office are
incapable of these things.
They don't get paid enough graft to work that hard.
Will all male dogs be required to wear diapers in case a curious young girl
asks "What are those?"
All the male animals in the zoo?
They'd need one hell of a big diaper for the elephants and I, certainly,
wouldn't like the job of changing it.
Excuse the pun, but this is one of the biggest loads of bollocks I've ever
seen.
Ingersoll didn't go far enough. When he said, "The liberty of man is
not safe in the hands of any church" he should have included "or
government."
Surely in VA.
I was slightly surprised to find that Spruill is a Democrat. Usually
when you hear about big-government using the power of the state to
enforce ludicrous so-called "decency" standards, it is more often than
not an America-hating, Taliban-wannabee theocratic Republican pushing
for it. Remember Ashcroft's controversy with the justice statues? He
was offended by an exposed breast and covered it up. Symbolized his
commitment to justice very appropriately.
I would have thought he was a Republican too. I wonder how old he is?
Some of the old Southern Democrats before the 1960 election were some of
the biggest conservatives around. Strom Thurmond started off as a Dem.
He's not young and based on what I can see from his picture, I think
it is highly unlikely that he is an old Dixiecrat. :}
Rich Goranson
Amherst, NY, USA
aa#MCMXCIX, a-vet#1
EAC Department of Cruel and Unusual Choreography
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| Title: Re: Va. considers ban on genitalia displays |
20 Jan 2008 12:40:31 AM |
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In article
<9219f2bf-4975-4d60-b7b9-2b0e6af8c306@m34g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
Lord Calvert <CalvertdeGrey@msn.com> wrote:
On Jan 19, 3:36 am, johac <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
In article
<5e19ac86-c648-42e3-8c00-6509a7a06...@q39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
Lord Calvert <CalvertdeG...@msn.com> wrote:
On Jan 16, 11:35 pm, "Smiler" <Smi...@Joe.King.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-511FC5.23391815012008@news.giganews.com...
Weird happenings in Virginia.
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Va. considers ban on genitalia displays
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press WriterTue Jan 15, 5:14 PM ET
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but
decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles
might
be a bit much in Virginia.
State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban displaying
replicas of human genitalia on vehicles, calling it a safety issue
because it 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.
He said the idea came from a constituent whose young daughter spotted
an
example of the trail hitch adornment and asked her father to explain
it.
"'I didn't know what to tell her,'" Spruill said the constituent told
him before Spruill vowed to stop such displays.
"I said, 'Sir, I'm going to be a laughingstock, but I'm going to do
it,'" he said.
The Virginia General Assembly has some experience with offbeat bills.
Three years ago, it drew widespread attention with an unsuccessful
effort to outlaw baggy pants worn so low they expose underwear.
Spruill, 61, said the indignity of the "droopy drawers" debate
wouldn't
deter him. He said he won't hesitate to bring a set of $24.95 trailer
testicles with him for a legislative show-and-tell.
"I'm going to do it," Spruill told a handful of reporters after
Tuesday's House session adjourned. "I'm going to bring them out here
and
show them to you till they tell me to stop."
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John #1782
Does the Virginia legislature not have more important things to deal
with?
Apparently not.
You know, things like crime, the economy, employment, health care, etc.
No, because those things would actually require hard work and
difficult decision making. People who get elected to high office are
incapable of these things.
They don't get paid enough graft to work that hard.
Will all male dogs be required to wear diapers in case a curious young
girl
asks "What are those?"
All the male animals in the zoo?
They'd need one hell of a big diaper for the elephants and I,
certainly,
wouldn't like the job of changing it.
Excuse the pun, but this is one of the biggest loads of bollocks I've
ever
seen.
Ingersoll didn't go far enough. When he said, "The liberty of man is
not safe in the hands of any church" he should have included "or
government."
Surely in VA.
I was slightly surprised to find that Spruill is a Democrat. Usually
when you hear about big-government using the power of the state to
enforce ludicrous so-called "decency" standards, it is more often than
not an America-hating, Taliban-wannabee theocratic Republican pushing
for it. Remember Ashcroft's controversy with the justice statues? He
was offended by an exposed breast and covered it up. Symbolized his
commitment to justice very appropriately.
I would have thought he was a Republican too. I wonder how old he is?
Some of the old Southern Democrats before the 1960 election were some of
the biggest conservatives around. Strom Thurmond started off as a Dem.
He's not young and based on what I can see from his picture, I think
it is highly unlikely that he is an old Dixiecrat. :}
Whoops! Now that I looked up his picture, I see exactly what you mean.
Rich Goranson
Amherst, NY, USA
aa#MCMXCIX, a-vet#1
EAC Department of Cruel and Unusual Choreography
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: Va. considers ban on genitalia displays |
16 Jan 2008 11:18:19 AM |
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"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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Weird happenings in Virginia.
LOL - I read that as "Weird happenings in Vagina" ;)
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Robyn
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Va. considers ban on genitalia displays |
17 Jan 2008 01:40:14 AM |
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In article <5v6sdpF1kcpu6U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-511FC5.23391815012008@news.giganews.com...
Weird happenings in Virginia.
LOL - I read that as "Weird happenings in Vagina" ;)
Tsk! Tsk! :-)
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: Va. considers ban on genitalia displays |
17 Jan 2008 08:40:06 AM |
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"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-BEFE0F.23401416012008@news.giganews.com...
In article <5v6sdpF1kcpu6U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-511FC5.23391815012008@news.giganews.com...
Weird happenings in Virginia.
LOL - I read that as "Weird happenings in Vagina" ;)
Tsk! Tsk! :-)
I'm sorry! With a subject like that, one thing led to another ;)
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
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