Fake Balls on trailer hitches - WTF

[stop the bleeding]

I live in Florida and there seems to be quite a few trucks with what appears to be a pair of swinging balls hanging from their hitches.

Has anyone else seen these?

Am I the only one who is offended by this?

Does this border on some kind of violation of an obscenity law?

I know motorists can get ticketed for having porn playing on a monitor that can be seen from other cars, this would seem to be very similar.

What do the parents out there think about this?

I have gotten to the point where if I get behind one of these vehicles I drop off of the pace to give them more room than usual.

I can't come to any good conclusion about this - so I thought that I would ask.



ON EDIT: I thought that this would sink to the bottom - but boy was I wrong, the responses have been entertaining to say the least.


ON SECOND EDIT: Anyone who thinks that this is an attack on free speech or thinks that I am for more laws to ban stupid behavior- you are mistaken. My point is to gage what everyone else thinks about this and to see if I am alone in being offended by these things.

Hope this clears things up a bit. :)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. Sure, they're stupid.

But getting prosecuted for it is downright obscene.

[TahitiNut]

Well, it gives a whole new meaning to "Emission Controls"

I gotta wonder what comes out of their tailpipes. :dunce:

[bowens43]

2. redneck toys......

[wildeyed]

3. Please tell me you made this up!

:rofl:

Can you post a picture? Would it violate DU rules?

[gkhouston]

7. you can buy 'em somewhere on the net

a DUer was talking about them some months back. Don't remember the site, though. You can get 'em in all sort of bizarre colors... everything from life-like tones to neon shades to tiger stripes.

[MercutioATC]

14. Here's one place:

http://www.trucknutz.com

Silly.

[gkhouston]

21. wow, sure didn't take you long

to find that! :rofl:

[MercutioATC]

I ran across it about a year ago...hard name to forget.

:)

[nolabels]

72. Really eight minuts is a long for search engine

Just wondering if people find it more or less obscene to have a have a fuzzy pocket hanging there instead?

[dogday]

31. Perhaps they feel the need to make

up for their own personal insecurities.

[1monster]

81. They look like dog toys (bonz) to me...

[LostinVA]

101. This is just totally stupid

And, not silly stupid or funny stupid... just stupid.

[TroglodyteScholar]

17. bumper nuts

[TheCowsCameHome]

82. A yellow truck with pink nuts - Can you imagine who would own this rig?

Can you imagine spending big $$$ for this ugly colored thing in the first place? And then adding the nuts on top of that? How about a gun rack in the back window with lace curtains hanging from it?

I have a picture in my mind of the owner................Bwahahahahahaha.

[wildeyed]

86. Why on earth would anyone want that on their car?

I guess it denotes that the owner of the vehicle has "big ones"? To me it just says that the owner of the vehicle doesn't have any at all and is overcompensating a bit. Ima get a decal of ovaries and stick that on the back of my minivan.

Thanks for the pic. I considered a google search, but was frighten of what I might turn up.

[Arkansas Granny]

33. Here's another place.

http://www.bumpernuts.com/

These look more like the one's I've seen driving around town.

[Lochloosa]

41. They are called "Truck Nutz"

And don't forget to get you key chain....

[cantstandbush]

70. Only people who don't physically have them need to display these.

including the penis key chains. Real men HAVE balls, they don't need to talk about them or display them.

[greenbriar]

42. oh its no joke. I have seen several "pair" even blue ones

bout the most disgusting thing I have ever witnessed

[benburch]

4. I saw a penis head hitch cover...

Same truck had the "girl" mudflaps and a Bush sticker.

[maxrandb]

8. Bush Supporters Need to Carry Their Balls Somewhere

'cause they sure don't have 'em with 'em.

[theHandpuppet]

58. I can do you one better

There's a guy in our neighborhood that drives around with the severed head of a Barbie-type mannequin tied to his front grill. And he's decorated it so that it really looks severed.

[benburch]

65. That's actually funny. nt

[theHandpuppet]

73. You think so?

That's not a surprise. :eyes:

[benburch]

75. LOL!!!

I have a VERY morbid sense of humor.

I'd be a Goth if I could stand black clothes and smokey clubs.

I'm down with The Cure and Rasputina, though.

[tridim]

5. "Hey, look at my big truck and not my small penis"

That's all it means.

[hippiechick]

39. Right on!

:applause: :toast:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. I've seen them here in Arkansas too

I think they are stupid. The ones I saw were colored dark brown, and I guess were to mimic bull's testicles. I guess that is why they aren't considered pornographic.

[mrcheerful]

9. Oh I'm offended big brother protect my eyes and the eyes of my kids from

seeing this kind of stuff. Whatever happened to look the other way or ignore it? What more stupid laws that don't stop a thing and whats next?

[China_cat]

18. Try making it a breast and see how fast you get a ticket

[mrcheerful]

55. Oh I know thats what I mean about stupid laws, they don't do anything

except soak more dollars from tax payers for the states benefit. Does it stop morons from putting that type of stuff on their cars?

[theHandpuppet]

59. Bingo!!

Well said.

[sendero]

60. Yeah..

.... next thing you know they'll pass a law - your male dog has to wear a jock strap :)

These things may be in poor taste but so are all kinds of things I see on the road every damn day.

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. It takes the place of the pair the driver obviously lacks.

Must be a macho thing.

Certainly in poor taste, if nothing else...........................

[redqueen]

78. macho = stupid

i consider it a public service... anyone who unsuspectingly goes on a date with these morons can see the warning easily...

[Nimrod2005]

11. I have seen them, I always thought they were real - rednecks trying

to show off big balls?

[Lars39]

12. I saw flesh-colored ones hanging off a trailer hitch yesterday.

My immediate response is to think the person is an idiot.

[Ron Green]

13. It's the Free Market.

I think it's appalling that children have to see this kind of idiocy, but the challenge of the Market is that the lowest and most crass kind of bullshit (think "American Idol") will sell, and we as families and thoughtful people have to somehow let children know that morons are protected in their expression, even while modeling a better way.

[redqueen]

79. again with the American Idol shit

grrrrrr

[Ron Green]

100. sorry, redqueen, I thought you weren't looking.

(kiss, kiss)

:*

[papau]

15. Safety chain with replacement hitch balls of different sizes for an

adjustable hitch?

I prefer to think that is what you saw rather than a redneck with

"Truck Nutz™ are a high-quality, novelty, automotive accessory that hang from any bumper and let folks show the world their Nutz."

[Jokerman]

16. Truck Testicles, strange but true.

I saw them for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Do a google search on "truck testicles" and you'll get a number of hits.

Personally, if I had a truck and it had testicles, I don't think I'd leave them dangling out in the open like that. I mean, you gotta protect your stuff.

http://www.nutsfortrucks.com/

[gkhouston]

30. if you had a truck and it had testicles

wouldn't have to be a bit more careful about what sort of vehicles you park next to? Wouldn't want your fine Murkan true to go 'round havin' babies with none of them furrin cars...

[Jokerman]

36. Neuter your truck!!!

Last thing we need is more homeless, stray trucks wandering around.

[shain from kane]

48. Pray you don't get rear-ended. n/t

[Sabien]

19. I think they're hilarious

lighten up a little

[meganmonkey]

20. Picture:

[liberal N proud]

22. I noticed several trucks with said balls when I was in Florida in April

My first thought was, I hope my daughter doesn't ask me what those are for.

The more I saw them, the more I thought, those who must do that have a problem.

[mongo]

34. The more I read this thread

the more I think that people who are offended by a novelty trailer hitch cover have a problem.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

43. I think they're stupid, but no dumber than a Bush sticker.

If someone's offended by balls on a truck (lordy...think of the children), then they better not take the kids to a museum. The kids might see testicles on a statue...of a HUMAN. It's the same as Ashcroft's mentality when he had to cover up the statue's breast with a $7,000 velvet curtain.

[stop the bleeding]

57. You have a choice to goto to a museum, you have a choice

at what you would like to look at while at the museum. You do not have a choice in this, they are right there in your face, and even if the kid's didn't have a choice about the museum, it sure is alot easier to explain David or any other classical piece of art than to explain the mentality of someone who has a small penis.

Big difference IMO

[mongo]

68. If they're right in your face

you need to quit sniffing tailpipes...

[stop the bleeding]

69. funny,

but I think you all got my point

[gkhouston]

76. not really

I think they're tacky, but I'm not concerned that my daughter might see these someday. I'm not sure she'd even recognize them as testicles out of context and if she did, so what? I'd tell her that the driver was just being silly.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

74. Why would you have to explain the mentality of a small penis to the kid?

[stop the bleeding]

84. you wouldn't

"it sure is alot easier to explain David or any other classical piece of art than to explain the mentality of someone who has a small penis."

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

95. Heh, if I recall, David had a small penis too

;) Okay, okay, it's not great, but it's a work in progress

[Turbineguy]

47. My young son

who was just learning to read at the time asked me about the significance of a "1-800-EAT-SHIT" bumpersticker. I told him it was the telephone number of the Driver's favorite restaurant.

[donco6]

23. Yes, they're gross.

Even worse than the naked lady mud flaps.

[mongo]

24. OMG! Someone made you think about SEX!

Better make sure they are thrown in jail...

[tanyev]

25. God, country, George Bush, and fake balls.

Life is good.

[MuseRider]

26. Hot pink, yellow and blue

are the colors I have seen. They can be found on the net if you google. Stupid things.

[uppityperson]

27. How do we explain to the children?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

45. The kid probably wouldn't even notice.

What would happen if the kid saw a nude statue?

[aikoaiko]

46. that was sarcarsm, right?

[uppityperson]

66. yes, sarcasm.

I do think bumperballs are rather stupid and low class. Do you really have to advertise that you feel sexually inadequate? If you weren't worried, you wouldn't have to advertise.

[leftofthedial]

28. wifey has the real ones (not nearly so huge)

hanging on the bedroom wall.


the bigger the truck (and its fake balls), the smaller the penis (and the brain).

[gkhouston]

32. man, how did you piss her off?

and will she ever let you have 'em back?

[leftofthedial]

38. she's the ex now

I get visitation with my balls every other weekend.

[blue sky at night]

29. Instantly I say:

F U C K Y O U ! Same as anyone sporting a W-04 or the Rebel Flag.

BTW, I always have my sign ready; F BU$H and YOU TOO!

[blogslut]

35. Bumper Nuts!

Jesus' General use to sell them but I think the company is offline now. Bumper Nuts are very manly, in a heterosexual way of course. ;)

[wicket]

37. I remember seeing a place on line that sells them a few years back

n/t

[woodsprite]

40. Here are some customer installed pics

http://www.bullsballs.com/balls/photos.html

Somebody actually installed a small pair on a Segway. Made me wonder.......Nah! Couldn't a been *

[MuseRider]

71. I saw a yellow pair

on the back of one of those yellow VW Bugs. Sure enough, guy driving with flowers in the little vase but big yellow balls on the back. :shrug:

[BlooInBloo]

44. Presumably it's an extension of the.....

... "I-have-a-small-dick" cars....

[porphyrian]

49. I hate those toy-looking Element things.

Other than that, I don't give a shit about the cosmetics of someone else's vehicle. What pisses me off is the asshole behind the wheel, and how shitty a driver most are.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

77. The outside looks like a lego car, but the inside is awesome.

The seats fold into a bed and it has a huge moonroof. :evilgrin:

They also get really good gas mileage for the size.

[AndyA]

50. This is likely one of the most ridiculous things ever conceived to

"decorate" a vehicle. No doubt the people who display them are compensating for shortcomings in other areas - perhaps a small brain? :rofl:

Rates right up there with those annoying "Baby On Board" signs you saw in almost every minivan window back in the '80s. :eyes:

[TheCowsCameHome]

88. Probably no "Baby on Board" if there are "Nuts on Hitch"

[dogday]

51. And if your little girl asks you what

is hanging off that man's truck? I just say his ego..... :rofl:

[donco6]

62. I'd say, "I think it's something his wife hung there." eom

[aikoaiko]

52. funny in a vulgar sort of way, but not to my liking

I hate when we start talking about banning things (speech) when someone feels offended.

[theHandpuppet]

53. Yeah, I've seen the around here

Including one guy in a contractor's truck who had a huge pair of rubber, flesh colored testicles hanging from the hitch and an assortment of Christian/patriotic symbols on his windshield. It was truly gross.

Only in Amerikka can you be arrested for a "Fuck Bush" bumper sticker but can drive around with bull-sized rubber testicles on your trailer hitch.

[davepc]

54. I think they're hilariously tacky

but god forbid some one be offended!

we cant have that!

we need to live in a sterile society where naughty bits are covered up!

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

97. Is that statue NAKED?! Shame!

:grr:






































;-) :hide:

[AlCzervik]

56. chickenhawks put them next to their Armchair General medals of valour.

[DemonFighterLives]

61. Very Dorky, I say

These boys have too much time and money on their hands. Must be raking in the war bucks.
:silly:

[derby378]

63. Maybe they're all Stephen Colbert fans?

:shrug:

[sendero]

64. Believe it or not..

.. I have yet to see this in the Dallas Tx area :) I'm sure it won't be long, a friend once told me that when hair styles come to (un-named Dallas suburb), they're no longer in style. :)

[Igel]

67. Never saw them until I moved to Texas.

But then again, they hit the market about the same time as I moved to Texas.

Always figured they were just the rough equivalent of my father's calling his car 'Betsy'. Cars were always 'she'. His car, ok; but I couldn't call most of the monster trucks I've seen here 'she'. Seems somehow ... wrong.

[WCGreen]

80. Now if when the vehicle went over a bump and you heard...

Owww, Oach... Oh my god, watch the family jeweles....

That would be funny....

[redqueen]

83. I've seen 'em, but they don't offend me really...

I consider them a form of public service... pretty much lets anyone who can see their vehicle know they're macho dumbasses.

[Oeditpus Rex]

85. Well, at least they give us

another put-down for Freepers.

"Ah, go play with your TruckNutz."

[Touchdown]

87. Who cares about that. Pornos in a minivan though.

I never thought of such a thing, but I can imagine.:rofl:

"Hello On Star? Can you call the cops? I just passed a minivan (and it wasn't even a GM) that was playing pornos on the back seat TV. They need a ticket! It was so offensive I had to take a second and third look to see that it was Silence Of The Gams, and almost ran off the road. How offensive! Oh' look! Now they're putting in I Saw Who You Blew Last Summer. Disgusting. Good, here comes a long 3 way stop!"

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

91. The "Pirates of the Carribean" parody is actually really funny.

High production values with special effects & everything.

[kay1864]

93. What's the title?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

96. Pirates.

At the AVN awards it won Best Video, Best DVD, Best High Definition Production, Best Director, 3 acting awards and a few other smaller awards.

[kay1864]

98. Cool, thanks!

Trivia: I came THIS CLOSE to going to the AVN awards. What a story for the grandchildren that woulda been. *sigh*

[Touchdown]

104. My favorite was...

Temple of Poon. I was laughing so hard. The red faced, gut pain, no oxygen kind. The guys at the DVD store asked me to leave.:rofl:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

107. Top 10 Adult Versions of Oscar Winners

"Million Dollar Baby"/"Million Dollar Booty"

"Lord of the Rings"/"Whore of the Rings"

"Chicago"/"Chicago XXX"

"A Beautiful Mind"/"A Beautiful Sexy Mind"

"Gladiator"/"Private Gladiator"

"American Beauty"/"American Booty"

"Shakespeare in Love"/"Shakespeare Revealed"

"Titanic"/"Titanic Tits"

"The English Patient"/"Hot English Punishment"

"Braveheart"/"Scottish Loveknot"

[Touchdown]

114. Those aren't very good. Not enough play on words.

like...

Top Buns
Hannah Does Her Sisters
Shaving Ryan's Privates
Schindler's Fist
Jur' Ass in the Park
Edward Penishands
Blackdraft
Drill Bill (it's gay)
Everybody Does Raymond (another gay one)
Willy Wonka based...Everlasting Knob Gobblers

There's more but I'm blank now

[texas1928]

89. Well see, the guy is an ass and he said the wrong thing to his wife...

One day and she in a rage did a little tutoring on who really is the boss and hung them on the trailer hitch.

[SteppingRazor]

90. I'm not offended at all...

if you want to have balls on your truck, that's your call.

[TheCowsCameHome]

106. That truck is as stupid looking as the "accessories" hanging on the back

Girly truck.

[unsavedtrash]

92. saw them once here in Alabama. A large truck passed me and I noticed all

the cool bumper stickers on the back. I was trying to read them when I saw the balls. I looked to see who was driving and it was a very small woman who could barely see over the steering wheel. I laughed so hard I had to pull off the road. Though I would have laughed regardless of who was driving.

[distantearlywarning]

94. I used to see these in Colorado ALL the time

They were usually handmade with a net bag and two tennis balls or some such.

The first time I ever saw one I just about fell out of my car laughing my ass off (and not in a nice way). They're just totally ludicrous. I've never met anybody who had a pair of them, but I can imagine that there is definitely some overcompensating for something going on there.

[2bfree]

99. I hate those things.

Of course they are all over the place here in TX. :(

[leftofthedial]

102. are you sure they're fake?

[Scout1071]

103. I just saw some on a truck yesterday and yes, I was offended.

It is just so terribly tacky. But then again, the asshole was wearing a Confederate flag hat and all kinds of fundie stickers. Typical fundie asshole.

Not the first time I've seen the nuts. I'm torn because i don't want to tell other people what they can and can't do (as long as nobody is getting hurt), but they are offensive.

[Sabien]

105. New repug slogan...

God, Guns, Gays, and Gonads

[Kajsa]

111. Or-

If you don't have 'em, you can buy 'em.

:D

[TheCowsCameHome]

108. What do you bet the drivers can sing soprano?

[arwalden]

109. Why Do They Offend?? Do Animal Scrotums Offend As Well?

When someone sees a male dog with big nuts, or a squirrel with big nuts (not the kind he gathered) ... are these things as offensive? I've seen a few cats who were sporting a nut sack which--in proportional to their OWN size--seemed to be uncomfortably HUGE, and yet I was not offended.

How can we be certain that these truck-nut ornaments are supposed to represent human testicles? Couldn't they very well represent a bull-scrotum? Or a buck deer scrotum?

Is this any worse than the chrome silhouette of the buxom reclining woman that one sees so often on mud flaps?

Lighten up people... it's not obscene. Sure, it's a little silly, but not obscene.

PS: I'm convinced that the reactions of the folks who have delicate sensibilities and who are easily offended only serve to reward those who display them, and to encourage others to do the same.

[TheCowsCameHome]

112. "Mommy, quick, bring your letter - here comes the male truck"

Those things are so stupid..........just like their owners.

[LeftyMom]

110. I'd be concerned if any child old enough to ask the question didn't know

what testicles are.

Boys have parts, girls have parts. Knowing what they are isn't a big deal. :shrug:

[no name no slogan]

113. I used to think they were dumb, but after some thought

I can see the humor in them now-- especially if they're on a mega-monster beast of a vehicle.

Y'know the old addage about the bigger the truck, the smaller the penis? Well, trucknuts are just an extension of that. In a way, you are making fun of the stereotype: "yeah, I drive a beastly vehicle, and I can laugh at myself by hanging a pair of fake nuts off my bumper".

My $.02