Show Some Balls: "Decorating Your Car"
I used to think the stupidest vehicle "accessory" available were those stickers of a "Calvin"-ripoff cartoon character peeing on...well, on whatever. I've seen them peeing on everything from Yankee logos to Iranian flags. It is the gift to buy for the overgrown child who has everything.
Until the invention of TruckNutz.
Have you seen this infantile little item? Here's an example:
You're supposed to attach this delightful little gee-gaw to the trailer hitch of your pickup truck, presumably when it's not dragging your blue metal-flake bass boat or your camo-painted ATV trailer. It shows you're a real man, driving a manly vehicle in a manly fashion.
It also shows that your sense of humor is stuck in 12-year-old mode. It is a "statement" for people with nothing to say.
Not to be outdone, the senate of State of Florida has passed a bill to make them illegal. Apparently, some lawmakers don't want TruckNutz distracting people from the Christian license plates they're trying to issue.
Both "issues" are idiotic. The only thing dumber than wanting to "dolly up" your vehicle is wanting to legislate the so-called content of that "dollying up." In the interest of full disclosure, I am the proud owner of a bumper-stickered (but TruckNut-less) pickup truck.
But oh, what a pity! The Florida Churchified license plate bill has gone down in flames. The whole stupid thing is over! Oh, wait—all parties in the controversy are threatening to sue if they don't get their way. So I guess it's not over.
I was surprised to find this little note buried at the end of the above-referenced news story about this:
"The proposed "I Believe" plate would have cost drivers an extra $25 annual fee and would have given that money to the Orlando-based nonprofit Faith in Teaching Inc., which supports faith-based school activities." (emphasis added)
Fv@%!
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