Nutbag: "I'm Going To Outlaw Nutbags."

It's for the children.

Numbnuts number one explains the crisis:

Washington County Sheriff's deputy Matthew Bragunier figures that he sees, at least once a day, fake bull genitals [more accurately, a scrotum — RvB] flopping from the hitches of pickup trucks. They're only a toy, but they're also unpleasant to look at, said Bragunier, worried what his 2-year-old girl might think someday. "My daughter's going to see this," he said. "She's going to ask what this is. I don't want to be put in that spot. I don't think I ever want to be in that spot."

Yes, god forbid that a child should ever see an animal scrotum. If the Braguniers have a dog, we should assume that it's either (a) female or (b) wearing colorful pantaloons (baggy, natch), probably knitted by Mrs. Bragunier herself. Also, no visits to the petting zoo for these kids!

Enter numbnuts number two:

Del. LeRoy E. Myers Jr., R-Washington/Allegany, agreed [with Bragunier]. This week, he filed a bill for Maryland to ban the toys and others like them. The bill prohibits any "model, sign, sticker or other item" that shows uncovered human or animal genitals, as well as human buttocks or female breasts, from motor vehicles.

While they're still legal, you can buy the fake bull's balls from this site (sample quote: "All of our products are colored through & through, should you ever drag your balls on anything, the color remains consistent").

More legislative action against morally reprehensible vehicle embellishments here and here.

Last week's controversy about innocent children and evil scrotal sacs here.

Bipolar woman who really hates testicles here.

Comments

[Martin Owens]

H.L. Mencken said it best:
" The kind of man who wants the government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always the kind of man whose ideas are idiotic."

[smurfy]

Those bull balls would look great on the back of a RAV4.

"She's going to ask what this is. I don't want to be put in that spot."
At least he's not trying to cloak this in the guise of protecting the children. Same with the librarian link, it's all about preventing adult discomfort.

I'll never forget the time my little brother asked my mom what bush is. Her straight forward resonse, "it's a slang term for pubic hair on a woman." Getting over herself and giving a straight answer probably helped prepare her for the next question, "so what's a dildo?"

I still can't believe he asked his mom instead of his older brother.

[RDNZL]

He already knew the answer and just wanted to see the look on her face?

Years ago, my son took to saying "Mom, kitty's being a dildo again" entirely too often

Mom took exception, and made him write the OED definition 50 times.

Prompting junior to quietly ask me, "Dad, what would someone need an artificial penis for? To pee through? I don't get it..."