Brickbat: Seizing the Fort

Charles Oliver | 4.21.2015 6:00 AM

Code enforcement officers in Ogden, Utah, have ordered Jeremy Trentelman to take down the fort he built in his yard for his three-year-old son. They say the fort, which is made out of cardboard, violates city litter laws.

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TimothyZ 11 years ago

We all know what this dispute is really about: Who's king of the castle and who's the dirty rascal? Clearly with the allusions to litter laws, the state is making it's claim.
Fist of Etiquette 11 years ago

6AM my ass.
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GILMORE 11 years ago

This was really an ideal opportunity for a biblical reference to Jericho.

meh.

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