Florida Senate takes on 'Truck Nutz'; Our Representative takes a stand.

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http://floridacapitalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080418/CAPITOLNEWS/804180359

you have seriously got to be kidding?

The Florida Senate on Thursday passed an amendment to impose a $60 fine on Truck Nutz, one brand name for the novelty item on vehicle trailer hitches that resemble the dangling southern end of a northbound bull.

The proposal would make displaying bull genitalia reproductions on a vehicle subject to a $60 fine, moving violations and points against a driver license.

The penalties were proposed by Sen. Carey Baker, R-Eustis.

Sen. Jim King, R-Jacksonville, said he had a set on one of his vehicles, which he described as "all pimped out." They are no more than "an expression of truckliness," he said, although he'd acceded to his wife's request to take them off.

"I find it shocking we'd tell people with metallic testicles on their bumpers that this is a violation," said Sen. Steve Geller, D-Hallandale. "There's got to be better things for us to spend time debating."

Geller suggested this ban might be followed by prohibiting silhouettes of nude women on truck mud flaps.

"We're basically going to have the bumper police," King said.

"All their concerns are legitimate," Baker said of the critics. "And I do have more important things to do this session. But I think this is important, too."

The transportation bill was debated Thursday, and a vote is expected next week. The House version, however, doesn't include the prohibition.

[Steve]

While I would never throw a pair of nads on any vehicle of mine, is this the most important issue facing the State of Florida?

[teresangel]

The penalties were proposed by Sen. Carey Baker, R-Eustis.

I'm sure this is a very big concern in Eustis.

[Ocklawaha]

Truck Nutz, resemble the south end of a north bound bull? Wow Man, when I first wandered the west I found a delicate menu item called "Prairie Oysters", when I got up courage enough to ask a waitress what the hell a prairie oyster was, I discoverd the joke. BULL NUTZ. Well, come to find out they really do serve them and many, many cowboys and indians eat them... I didn't order. I left feeling no respect what-so-ever for the FIRST guy that tried that dish. Can't you just see that trail drive? Some old cowboy sitting there going "hum, damn! I bet them Nutz taste good! Now these fools want to display them on their trucks? Let em... What ever turns you on man... Shine on brother!

Ocklawaha

[David]

Maybe we should just set a criteria for bumper nuts instead of outlawing them all together.

-Impose a fine if one side leans lower then the other, make sure they’re symmetrical and for gods sake, don’t let them drag on the pavement below.

If it’s truly a concern to the community, perhaps we can enact a banana hammock ordinance that requires them to be covered in family oriented areas. I think the citizens of Duval county and bumpernuts can co-exist peacefully. I really do.

[Driven1]

-Impose a fine if one side leans lower then the other,

oh yeah...that's just a GREAT idea!!!  let's penalize them for making the nutz anatomically correct (the left side naturally hangs lower than the right).

[David]

maybe there's something wrong with me then...*checks*

[Ocklawaha]

They can't touch the ground?

Oh Shit!

BTW my friend in Oklahoma wants to know if their edible? He obviously went to OU or TEXAS... No one from STATE would say a thing like that.

Ocklawaha