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Date Posted: 17:20:57 04/25/08 Fri
Author: Pot
Subject: Re: BULL****
In reply to: Marv 's message, "Re: BULL****" on 17:16:17 04/25/08 Fri

>>>Thank Gawd someone has finally protected us from this
>>>scourge!!!!!TAMPA - With gasoline skyrocketing and
>the
>>>housing slump pulling down Florida's economy,
>>>legislators this week found time to talk about fake
>>>bull's testicles that hang from the rear bumpers of
>>>vehicles.
>>>
>>>Often, they hang from the backs of pickup trucks.
>>>
>>>The state Senate this week opened discussions on the
>>>squeamish subject. One senator wants the owners
>>>subject to a $60 fine.
>>>
>>>The move comes as the vehicle accessories are growing
>>>in popularity, thanks in part to the Internet sales
>of
>>>brands such as Your Nutz and BullsBalls.
>>>
>>>This may be more a reaction to a worsening economy
>>>than an expression of manliness, said cultural
>>>anthropologist Allan Burns, who teaches at the
>>>University of Florida in Gainesville.
>>>
>>>"In these times when people are not having fun and
>>>houses are being foreclosed upon and the economy is
>so
>>>bad," Burns said, "the fact that people can be a
>>>little cheerful may be a good thing.
>>>
>>>"In some sense, I think that people have a playful
>>>attitude," he said. "Human beings have playful
>spirits
>>>and sometimes that gets expressed in ways like this.
>I
>>>don't think it's evil or vicious.
>>>
>>>"I suspect that it's not as much some kind of
>>>statement about manliness," he said, "as it is just
>>>some kind of goofiness."
>>>
>>>Burns said he has seen the adornments but doesn't
>know
>>>anyone who has them.
>>>
>>>"I drive a Prius," he said, "so I wouldn't put them
>on
>>>it."
>>>
>>>Your Nutz, a California Internet mail-order business,
>>>boasts colors including sun-kissed sienna, dark
>forest
>>>green and even electric blue lighted sets that cast
>an
>>>eerie glow.
>>>
>>>David Ham, founder and owner of Your Nutz, said today
>>>the replica bull testicle business is booming and he
>>>welcomes the free publicity generated by the Florida
>>>Senate's discussion.
>>>
>>>"Every time this happens," he said, "it drives my
>>>sales through the roof. I can't thank this lawmaker
>>>enough. I'm considering contributing to these guys
>who
>>>are coming up with these bills."
>>>
>>>"Don't these legislators have better things to do?"
>he
>>>said. "If this is the most important thing to worry
>>>about in your state, I want to move there."
>>>
>>>Without the Internet, Ham said, "I wouldn't have
>>>started this business, and there would not be a
>>>testicle industry."
>>>
>>>BullsBalls boasts a wide variety of products, ranging
>>>in price from the mid-teens to more than $50 a set.
>>>The Arizona retailer sells mocha, ivory, pink,
>silver,
>>>gold and chrome, too.
>>>
>>>BullsBalls owner John Saller said he has been selling
>>>the product for more than 10 years and now ships
>about
>>>500 sets a month.
>>>
>>>He said he has even swung deals with new car
>>>dealerships in other states to attach the replicas to
>>>new cars, if buyers want them.
>>>
>>>"I sell mostly to states along the East Coast, and
>>>Texas and Montana," he said. He heard about the move
>>>in the Florida Legislature this week, he said, but
>>>he's not concerned.
>>>
>>>"Florida is not the first state to do this," he said.
>>>Virginia and New Jersey legislators have tried
>similar
>>>sanctions, and so far all attempts to reel in the
>>>replicas have failed, he said.
>>>
>>>"It's a First Amendment thing," he said.
>>>
>>>His advice: "If you're driving down the road with
>your
>>>kid and your kid asks, 'What's that?' and you don't
>>>know what to say, just tell them 'That's a male
>>>truck.'"
>>>
>>>Sen. Carey Baker, R-Eustis, sparked the Florida
>>>discussion this week. Senators tried not to get too
>>>graphic as a bunch of school children watched from
>the
>>>gallery.
>>>
>>>The fate of the bill remained up in the air and could
>>>be decided next week, but the discussion revealed
>some
>>>strong opinions.
>>>
>>>Sen. Victor Crist, a Republican whose district covers
>>>part of Hillsborough and Pasco counties, was
>>>flabbergasted that it took place at all.
>>>
>>>"It was a waste of time," he said this morning. "We
>>>have better things to do than sit down and listen to
>a
>>>debate on whether or not someone should be allowed to
>>>hang an ornament on their trailer hitch or not.
>>>
>>>"To me," he said, "It's a First Amendment right of
>>>personal expression as long as it's not rude, crude
>or
>>>lewd, and it has not been proven to be that."
>>
>>
>>I saw some of those on the back of a three wheel
>>motorcycle a couple of days ago.................Were
>you "offended"?

Nope. I wuz thinking those were some really big frickin' nuts.

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Re: BULL**** -- Marv, 06:55:13 04/26/08 Sat