BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND

First he made “Old Glory” condoms that came in red, white and blue. Then he got them patented as a patriotic anti-AIDS device after a fight with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Now he’s submitted a formal proposal to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a Disneyfied Vegas-style Resort & Theme Park in Nantucket Sound called ”Martucket Eyeland.” It’s an award-winning commentary on an actual plan to install a controversial wind farm of 130 turbines in the Sound.
Trouble is, according to the Cape Cod Times, the proposal could land its creator, Jay Critchley, in jail. “By submitting the proposal to the Army Corps” for a development permit, “he triggered a federal review” — and if it’s judged a hoax, “Critchley could face five years in prison and fines up to $10,000.”
An artist’s rendering of the resort-cum-theme park, above, shows a nuclear power plant, a shopping center called Meltdown Mall, a replica of the Pilgrim monument, a casino for family-friendly gambling, and a ferris wheel that turns on a wind turbine. Doesn’t the Army Corps realize Critchley’s proposal is satire? A Corps spokesman told the Cape Cod Times it’s not his agency’s responsibility to determine intent, so it will begin the preliminary process of determining what federal agencies should be involved. Hello?
Postscript: Looks like Critchley’s been saved by the U.S. Senate. His proposal won’t need to be reviewed. Nor will any others.

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