Is it Vulgar? Four-Letter Word, Starts with "C"...Ends with "P"; Gets Pa. Man in Trouble

PALMYRA, Pa. (AP) A central Pennsylvania man accused of violating a local ordinance on vulgarity says the rule is a load of garbage.

David Kliss has filed a federal lawsuit against East Hanover Township, claiming officials trampled his First Amendment rights by issuing him a zoning violation over signs he put up protesting a mandated sewer tie-in.

Kliss put up signs that read "$10,000 To Take A Crap." He says he covered the last word with paint after the township told him he violated a zoning rule.

The suit claims the rule doesn't adequately define vulgar. Attorney Aaron Martin tells The Philadelphia Inquirer that his brief cites a 1993 episode of Seinfeld in which "crap" is used four times in 15 seconds.

Township solicitor Scott Wyland declined comment, saying the matter is under review.