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Bogus Bollocks Banned from Bumpers?

by insaniac | January 18, 2008 at 11:36 am

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Aside from being criminally silly, I cannot see how they'd be truly dangerous; drivers so easily distracted should probably not be driving in the first place.

The popular trailer hitch decorations started appearing a few years ago. Sold under names like Truck Nuts, Bull Balls and Truck Balls, the ornaments are replicas of the male genitalia and hang from the back of a vehicle’s trailer hitch. To some the decorations are funny, but others find them offensive.

“We’ve got a little nephew, he’s 4. I’m sure if he sees it he’s going to be asking what it is you know” said Evan Davis of St. Petersburg.

Now a Virginia lawmaker is proposing a ban on the trailer decorations calling them “obscene” and a safety hazard because they can be distracting to other drivers. The lawmaker says violators of his ban would be fined $250.

At first, I thought this was a joke, but the product really exists. One company selling them is called "Bumper Nuts". I'll pass.

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cynthia yoo

at 12:16 on January 18th, 2008

This posting seems to be a fine counterpart to Mr. Peter's recent posting on Ms. Lohan.

Rob Peters

at 13:10 on January 18th, 2008

My five-year-old nephew once asked his mom whether trucks had penises. Maybe it wasn't such a weird question.

Albert Milliron

at 13:36 on January 18th, 2008

They are big in the south... I mean really big. This whole thing is nuts! So Rob, what are you going to tell your nephew? Here is the other problem we name our vehicles in the south by female names. So we have a female named truck with Steel extentions. Arn't our children confused enough?

I grew up thinking that cats were girls and dog were boys and chocolate milk came from dark cows. Oh the simple life, not the one with Paris Hilton, has passed me by.

John Beaman (not verified)

at 15:44 on October 3rd, 2008

BULLs BALLs® is a Registered TrademarkIt is NOT a generic name. Visit http://www.BULLSBALLS.com/regestered.html for more info.

consumer joe (not verified)

at 11:11 on January 11th, 2009

Check out the business practices of this seller at Ripoffreport.com search for SALLER and or

BEAMAN. In my opinion these guys are frauds and phishers based on what they did to me!

consumer joe (not verified)

at 11:09 on January 11th, 2009

Check out the business practices of this seller at Ripoffreport.com search for SALLER . In my opinion these guys are frauds and phishers based on what they did to me

John Beaman (not verified)

at 18:21 on March 24th, 2009

Hey 'consumer joe' (AKA Kenneth Ham) What 'they' did to you was refuse your application to be a dealer because it was filed under false pretenses. You got found out, and now you are whining all over the internet with defamation of character and cyber-terrorism. (Coming to a federal court this year!)

This is a fun industry, why can't you and your brother David just compete in an adult fashon?

These childish postings only show you for what you are.