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Old May 13th 05, 05:57 PM
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From http://myrockport.com/world.htm

A three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals declared that the
talking penis, nicknamed Dick Smart, telling "purportedly humorous"
jokes on a Grand Rapids, Michigan, public access cable television
channel constituted indecent exposure.

The court let stand a one-day jail sentence already served by the show's
creator, Timothy Huffman.

Wednesday's ruling contained a transcript of the three-minute segment
that aired twice in 2000, including the voice-over lines delivered in
the style of the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield: "Hi, I'm Dick Smart.
I am a comedian, yeah, stand up, ha."

Huffman could not immediately be reached for comment but he told the
Detroit Free Press newspaper he planned to appeal in defence of his
right to freedom of speech.