Delaware Hates Neighborhood Basketball

What is wrong with people in Delaware? A statewide code, which rules that no trees, shrubs, basketball hoops, or other suburban crap can be within seven feet of the street, resulted in the loss of a family landmark last week. A single basketball goal, with its pole hand-painted blue, sitting in one Delaware family's front yard for the last 60 years, has been uprooted and taken to the dump where no soul will ever swish a jumpshot into its cylinder ever again.

The source of this travesty is a nosy neighbor. There's one on every block, and save for maybe the slim chance they spot a burglary or house fire, nosy neighbors are bad for everybody and everything. Why in the world would somebody call the city and have them enforce a meaningless code to remove somebody's source of fun, exercise, family togetherness, imagination, fondness, memories, good-natured competition, etc, etc? Here at TD3Q, we stand for one thing, and that is the power of hoops. We believe in the driveway court, and we believe that in a perfect world, there would be a basketball goal on every residential property in town. We all know that some driveways are too hilly, or too cramped, so sometimes a hoop needs to face the street. It's simple geography, and it's always worked. In the same vain as Wayne and Garth's street hockey game, people respect sports in the street, and street athletes respect their surroundings. It's a beautiful harmony that exists for good, and only good can come of it.

One nosy neighbor phone-call and the city was on their way, bulldozer in tow, ready to remove something sacred. The other neighbors protested, sending letters left and right, and everyone involved thought the situation was under review, when suddenly one day, the demolition crew arrived unannounced. In a desperation attempt to save her hoop, the local woman climbed the pole and sat atop in protest (pictured above). But The Man, like he always does, proved too much for the noble family, as a few days later, the city ambushed them in the morning hours and took the hoop. First though, the city employee lied to the family, saying they can keep the hoop and it will be placed in the driveway. Please watch the video and join us in our mindset, that the state of Delaware, its employees, and all nosy neighbors everywhere, are ruining this flailing country. I hope they sleep well at night, because outrage is contagious, and it's coming for them.