BREAKING: Ga. Legislature not as bad as Florida’s
May 7, 2008 at 12:32 pm by Thomas Wheatley in News
We’ve given them a lot of hell, but at least this year’s legislative session only saw Georgia take a couple of steps backward.
Down in the Sunshine State, the Legislature could outlaw neither a pair of dangling bumper “ornaments” nor the age-old practice of bestiality. Plus, their commuter-rail program died in the Senate. On second thought, maybe they are like us. Speak it, Associated Press, in succinct end-of-the-session rundown form! (Emphasis added, of course.)
Bestiality: Still legal in Florida
State Song: “Old Folks at Home,” also known as “Swanee River,” will be changed to leave out racially offensive lyrics. A second song, “Florida - Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky,” submitted by a music teacher for a statewide contest, will become the state anthem.
Vehicle, um, decorations: Carry on with the popular pickup accoutrement: so-called Truck Nutz. The anatomically correct accessories, modeled after bull testicles, were outlawed by the Senate but had immunity in the House, so no $60 fine after all.
License plates: Added to the roster of 109 specialty plates now available are new ones touting Florida tennis, lighthouses and horses. Lawmakers declined to approve an “I Believe” plate promoting faith-based education, but endorsed a plate bearing the state motto “In God We Trust.”
(Thanks to Christa at PecanneLog and Wonkette)
(Photo courtesy of Draggin’ Nutz, Illustration by Thomas Wheatley)
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May 7th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
They also took a dip in the evolution cesspool.
http://griftdrift.blogspot.com/2008/04/evolution-ping-pong-in-florida.html
And my brother who lives down there has truck nuts. Yeah. I know. Like I even need to tell you that.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Haha, James. Did Big Truck Nutz wield its lobbying power and squash the Legislature’s effort?
I didn’t even know about the things until our sister paper in Tampa wrote about ‘em. I just told my mom about it and she said she saw a truck showing off a pair.
Best photo of Truck Nutz I’ve seen:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/103/316249125_1ae7bd3c65.jpg?v=0
May 7th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
My brother actually has his on the back bumper of his cow trailer. Kid you not.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Does your brother own or has your brother ever owned a mechanical bull? Yes-or-no question, sir.
May 7th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
On 85 today I saw an F150 with a bumper sticker that said Commandment 11: No Homos In Heaven.
Didn’t see any trucknutz on it though.