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Not an Article to Read at the Family Breakfast Table
Posted by Chuck Welch on April 25, 2008 10:26 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)
You may have read that Florida state senators have been hard at work on an issue that affects us all. Of course, I'm talking about trucksticles. The dangly-bits of male trucks.
You didn't know trucks had genders? Well, many a state senator has spent the past few weeks lifting tail gates to determine the sex of their trucks. They determined that Florida was the center of an epidemic of aggressive male trucks. Faced with the growing population of such trucks in the state the senators decided to fine the owners of male trucks $60.
To help rid the state of these trucks the state senate also hired a recently retired celebrity known for his work on population control. A source at a local public relations firm emailed me the following print ad:
Comments (3)
Finally! He found something to do in retirement.
Comment by matthew wengerd | April 26, 2008 07:40
With the many pressing issues facing Floridians why should anybody be shocked that the Florida legislature would spend time on this? It reaffirms what I have long suspected is America's real policial doctrine practiced by both parties, i.e., if you can't solve the real problems, pick something you can solve, make it seem important and then pat yourself on the back.
Comment by Ken Stuart | April 26, 2008 10:51
Hey, I'm just glad that they've found something useful to do with their time. You know, since they've already cured cancer, hunger, crime, poverty, property taxes, and our health care system.
Comment by Brian | April 27, 2008 16:47