A district court judge dealt another a blow to the right to paint a giant sign on your house to inform people driving on the highway about whatever you don’t like, be it Eminent Domain or women that use their teeth.

A district court judge upheld a ruling that said a St. Louis man could not display a giant mural protesting eminent domain.

The ruling was a big victory for the St. Louis’ Division of Building and Inspection.

In March of 2007, Jim Roos painted a mural protesting the city’s use of eminent domainto obtain 24 properties that provide low-income housing options for St. Louisans.

Property owner Roos’ mural was visible heading into downtown St. Louis when traveling along I-55, and it prominently featured the words “End Eminent Domain Abuse.” Roos was cited within weeks for violating St. Louis’ sign code, having never applied for a permit. When Roos subsequently applied for a permit, his request was denied.

Roos has gone back and forth and plans to go back again by filing a case with the circuit judge.

You know, this is a tough one. Sure this, on first glance, seems like a freedom of speech issue and frankly that’s what all the hippies are out there crying about right now, but we aren’t so sure having laws that require someone to register a large sign a bad thing. Sure Roos means well and we support him, but what if someone just wants to paint tub girl [Editor's Note: That link is to Wikipedia, not the photo directly. You're welcome.] on the side of their house? Is that freedom of speech too? Not sure on that one. The real issue here isn’t whether he should be able to post it without a permit, but rather why the permit wasn’t allowed…and they better have a reason better than “because we disagree with you.”

To be frank, we love the sign even though we just barely care about eminent domain.  We just think its a cool quirky St. Louis thing.  Though we personally think that maybe if he just put a little more art into it people wouldn’t hate it so much. Maybe add some flowers or two chicks with big jugs holding the sign up on each side…and a ninja fighting a pirate in the lower corner.  Which one of them is pro eminent domain? You decide.

via KSDK

Sometimes things are so awesome, you have no choice but to squeeze a sequel out.  Take Legally Blonde, wait no…Teen Wolf!…err…um…Speed!!  Nevermind.  Movies are a bad example, but Dairy Queen’s “Titz n’ Reefer Bash” from a few days back is!

Oh thats right!  Our eagled-eye’d (or horny, pot smoking) reader has spotted a change to the sign!  Note the now added “2″ on the left but still the same awesome-adding “69″ on the right.

I like to think they these parties are run by a group of rough-around-the-edges but lovable kids that have had a rough go of it and just desperately need the money a party like this brings in to keep their community center safe from an evil old white-guy developer that wants to turn it in to a movie theatre or strip mall.  The problem is that these kids can’t dance, so there goes a money-making dance show, and they can’t sing…but they can get their hands on large amounts of pot and know a bunch of sluts!  Bingo.

One of our eagle-eyed, sex-machine, chick-magnet, party-loving readers sent in these photos they snapped of the Dairy Queen sign at the corner of Lafayette Ave and South 7th Street in Soulard.

Can anyone give us any info on the “Titz ‘n Reefer bash?   I hear there were both “Titz” and “Reefer” which are really all you need for an awesome party…also, ice cream cake helps, which is why that this party being on this sign is like the harbinger of the greatest party of all time!

You wanna know else why this party seems crazy awesome?  They threw in a “69″ on the end.  Only the best things do that!  Its like a sexy, awesome version of putting a cherry on top.  Like at first I was all “Oh cool a Dairy Queen Titz ‘n Reefer party.  Eh, I think I’ll just stay in that night and watch a mo…wait!  69!  Nevermind!  I’m totally in now!  I dig it!!!!”

For the record, this works with pretty much anything.  You take something that cool and throw in a trailing “69″ Bam!  Double awesome because of the sexy 69!  Watch.  Take for instance this photo of new friend-of-the-site Craig Cheatham of KMOV, news channel 4.

Its a cool photo of my man looking all reporter-esque…but watch this:

Bam! 20% more awesome.  Consider yourself slightly more educated.

You’re welcome.