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Officials in Yavapai County, Arizona, have ordered David Smith to remove a 9-foot-tall statue of a gargoyle from his yard or cover the statue's genitalia. They say neighbors have complained about the statue's anatomy.

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[Fist of Etiquette]

Feelings of inadequacy abound in Arizona.

[Radioactive]

hey if you ever saw a giant gargoyle dick looming over the horizon, you'd be feeling inaedequate too...just saying

[Fist of Etiquette]

I have, and I wasn't.

[Rich]

giant gargoyle dick looming over the horizon

Wasn't that a Loudon Wainwright song?

[Live Free or Diet]

"Gargoyle?" Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

[Ted S.]

"Cover up" the genitals by putting another gargoyle next to it such that it looks like the second one is giving the first one a blowjob. Since you can't see the genitals any more, it can't be obscene. 🙂

[Rich]

County officials say the statue's genitalia can be offensive.

And the statue's *ears* are *definitely* offensive.

[Agammamon]

"can be offensive"

Yes, but is it *illegal* - that's the question that's really important.