New Jersey snow sculpture gets frosty reception

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Police in the US state of New Jersey have ordered a family to cover up their snow sculpture of the famous nude Venus de Milo after a neighbour complained.

Eliza Gonzalez sculpted the snow-woman with her son and daughter on her front lawn in Rahway following a snowstorm.

Many people praised their creation, but a police officer told them a neighbour had found it too risque, she said.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8551528.stm

[taterguy]

1. When naked snowmen are outlawed, only outlaws will make naked snowmen

[EFerrari]

2. LOL. Ashcroft lives there?

[fishwax]

4. good one!

:rofl:

[mikita]

3. ya know

... some days I just can't wait for the animals to take over.... we humans are just too stupid to live....

[aquart]

5. Best avoid art schools after a snowstorm then, NJ police.

Because I remember Pratt Institute after the Blizzard That Buried Queens. Nudes galore. Of course, the snowman that caused the uproar was this inept little snow creature placed directly in front of the Pratt cannon with a blindfold, a bent cigarette in its snow mouth, its twig arms tied behind its back, and a big splatter of red tempera paint on its midriff.

I didn't know they'd get so upset.

[MrScorpio]

6. This is what happens when art is taken out of schools

[Caretha]

7. I wish some people

had been born with clothes on, as in hair shirts. It would have at least paid the mother back for having a puckered asshole for a child.

I think that would be described as retro-kharma.

[RC]

8. Because one person complained?

If I were her, I would have build a David to go with Venus... and maybe engaged an lawyer.
One person, the smallest common denominator, can decide for the rest of the neighborhood?

[LiberalFighter]

9. Was the reason they complained because they couldn't get aroused?

[Stevenmarc]

10. I would have told the officer that the neighbor might want to get a life

and since this is private property and we still have somewhat of a constitution the neighbor will simply have to wait till the weather solves the issue.