Boy, I'll bet the gaters of Florida are sleeping easier tonight, but as for the humans...

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I wasn't sure of the context of today's Shortpacked when I read it, and I sure as hell wasn't going to google anything involving the word "bestiality" at work, so it took me until tonight to find this

From the article in the link above the cut.

There may be some terrible news to report out of Florida today, depending on how the state's residents have collectively decided to apply the basic science of biological classification to their lives. Last week, we noted some good news: The Florida legislature had finally passed a law that would outlaw bestiality and preserve the innocence of Florida's native fauna.

At the time, I posited that only shiny-pated grifter-Governor Rick Scott could possibly foul up the effort. But over at Southern Fried Science, blogger "Andrew" points out that the law's wording has basically outlawed sex entirely:

An act relating to sexual activities involving animals; creating s. 828.126, F.S.; providing definitions; prohibiting knowing sexual conduct or sexual contact with an animal; prohibiting specified related activities; providing penalties; providing that the act does not apply to certain husbandry, conformation judging, and veterinary practices; providing an effective date.

Hence the Shortpacked, which I'm sure summarises where a lot of our minds went at about this point....

So, any Florida resident S-Der's do let us know how this works out for you! :)

Comments

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I feel I should apologise, but seriously, managing to fuck up a bill outlawing bestiality? How difficult must that have BEEN?!?

As a more pleasant diversion, consider the gulf that separates our two countries when I note that the Gi Joe comic in the States ran a competition to name Shipwreck's parrot and the winner was "Polly".

In the UK Action Force comic the same competition produced the far superior (IMHO); "Seasick" :)

[whitesycamore]

So... the gulf that separates the US from the UK is that we devise better names for parrots?

Well ok then!

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Well, a canyon leading off the gulf... a valley leading off the canyon leading off the gulf... maybe a gully off the valley off the canyon off the gulf?

(icon_uk points) Oh look... a squirrel! (icon_uk runs in other direction)

[whitesycamore]

Well, you must come and meet my parrot some time!* Her name is, um... Mother Gherkin. And I'm teaching her to whistle Land of Hope and Glory!

*I do not actually have a parrot. I do have a martini though. It's nice.