Posted by J.A.S.O.N. on 27 Nov 2006 at 04:44 pm | Tagged as: Babble, Rants, Stupidity
Thunderin’ Jesus, don’t we have better things to fight about than a peace sign-shaped wreath? Since when is a peace sign considered “divisive”? And to those complaining that it’s a satanic sign…well…words just can’t express your stupidity and I question how you’re able to gather enough brain power to breathe.
via Pesky Apostrophe
WHAT AN ASININE THING FOR THE NEIGHBORS TO GET THEIR UNDERWEAR IN A KNOT ABOUT. If peace cannot be a part of Christmas, what, in the name of God, can be?
For some jackass homeowners association “president” to take such a tack on this issue is absolutely ridiculous…. are you sure this man’s name isn’t ‘bush’ ????? this is the same simple-minded mentality that has gotten this country into the worst crisis of the past fifty years. Boo, bah, humbug and pox to the two or three whiners in the subdivision and may the leader of the pack and the president who fires dissenters succumb to a good case of disentary during the Christmas season…. PEACE, despite the best efforts of a-holes like these!
Wreaths are dangerous. They should be banned everywhere. Poor children are injured by these dangerous items every year. BAN WREATHS!!!!!
i dont understand how someone could even claim that the peace sign symbolizes satianic beliefs…I highly doubt jesus would have a problem with someone trying to support their beliefs of peace.
Ban mountain bikes while your at it. You know how many people, young and old alike, are hurt riding mtn bikes each year? Oh and fishing rods too. Lots of people get hurt fishing each year. Yep, that’s the ticket, ban everything…
where does this idiot from this homeowners association get this idea that he has the authority to legislate what goes on in someones private residence. this isn’t russia. this man needs to get a real life
What can I say that hasn’t already been said. I’m appalled that they would make someone take down a peace sign, be it wreath or not. I’m horrified the president of the association fired the board for siding with the homeowner. But what astounds me the most? That people are stupid enough to say they thought it was a satanic sign. I mean gosh, they had to actually say it out loud ya know? And that president actually said out loud, that was one of the reasons HE decided it should go. I can’t believe we live in the same state. It’s pathetic.
Ed, You are forced to sign an agreement that is often very restrictive when you join such a group.
I haven’t been in a community like this but I have been in a Condo Association. I was not allowed to have pets (though we did). We were not allowed to smoke in common areas (though the hill-billy in the back smoked in our common laundry room of all places), we had restrictions on what we could put on our doors and what we could hang outside.
The Homeowners association has the absolute right to tell you what you can and can not do in some pre-defined respects. It’s done all over this country. The thing is, home owners are always required to accept the terms before they move in (compliance may vary of course).
This doesn’t mean the ex-president wasn’t an idiot. I’m just saying that this isn’t uncommon. These rules are in place so that your neighbors don’t hand a bled goat from their tree to celebrate whatever. This was just an abuse of very common rules.
Ffakr’s right in that this was just a simple abuse of the spirit of the rules set forth by the home owner’s association.
Personally, I’m completely against home owner associations, particularly in the case where I own the property. All they do is restrict your choices and freedoms with property you own and continue to pay for. Why anyone would wish to sign what is the equivalent of a EULA agreeing to fewer rights just to have the illusion of a nicer place is beyond me.
To steal Ffakr’s analogy, if my neighbor wants to hang a bled goat from his tree during Christmas, as long as he’s not breaking any laws, it’s not up to me to tell him no. It’s his property.
I’d just like to say I like the phrase thunderin’ Jesus. That’s all.