# Amusing or baffling bumper stickers **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 29, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872 "2026-03-29T18:41:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/1 "2026-03-29T18:41:52Z")
I’m surprised that there isn’t already a thread on this subject (at least, not that I could find). Here’s mine from today. Any ideas what it means? > **[IMG 4397 hosted at ImgBB](https://ibb.co/0R01kj75)** > > Image IMG 4397 hosted on ImgBB ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/2 "2026-03-29T19:32:08Z")
I think it means what it says: other drivers should allow him to merge, possibly having passed up a lot of unmerged cars to get ahead faster, because they should feel sorry for him for whatever reason, even an ironic one (my father has also died, I became an orphan at 60). I see this sort of passing and trying to merge in the front quite a lot on freeway exits that have backed up actually into the freeway (as during rush hour); they often succeed, not necessarily because of the kindness of other drivers, but because of the sloppiness and inattention of other drivers who let car-sized spaces open up in front of them even when traffic is crawling. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/3 "2026-03-29T19:40:30Z")
That’s hilarious. My favorite bumper sticker remains the classic: OPINIONS!! ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/4 "2026-03-29T20:33:26Z")
I saw this one a few weeks ago. [![](https://greenwoodsoftware.com/misc/tesla.jpg) ](https://greenwoodsoftware.com/misc/tesla.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/5 "2026-03-30T01:26:58Z")
This is my fave. The owner works near here and I can see the car any time I visit their store. > [@Amusing Signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/641): > > A couple weeks ago I saw something on the back of a car that looked from a distance like a campaign bumper sticker. Background was three wide horizontal stripes in bright blue / red / blue pattern. The writing was white letters and included some 5-pointed stars. So far so ordinary. > > But as I got closer I saw it said > > > GIANT METEOR > > \*\*\*\*\* 2024 \*\*\*\*\* > > Just End it Already > > I’m sure lots of us can get into that sentiment. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/6 "2026-03-30T03:45:57Z")
“Conserve energy; Commute with a Hamiltonian” It was one of the winners of the Physics Today bumper sticker contest. (It’s a hilarious quantum physics joke.) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/7 "2026-03-30T03:52:47Z")
Re: The OP- He forgot to put the companion sticker next to it: “AND IF YOU DON’T, YOU’RE NEXT”’ ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/8 "2026-03-30T04:32:53Z")
It reminds me of one I saw just this morning: A patriotic pseudo-election bumper sticker that read “TRUMP $20.28 (a gallon)” ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/9 "2026-03-30T04:58:25Z")
I saw this one a few weeks ago that made me chuckle: [![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61xIbXtyUyL._AC_SY695_.jpg) ](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61xIbXtyUyL._AC_SY695_.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/10 "2026-03-30T09:32:01Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > I saw this one a few weeks ago. My brother bought a Model Y back in 2015 so I got him one that said, _I bought this when he was just the cool space guy._ ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/11 "2026-03-30T11:46:21Z")
Love it! @markn_1, I first saw that one in France — in French, of course (last June). ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/12 "2026-03-30T13:46:53Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > I bought this when he was just the cool space guy. The one I saw (in the parking lot for a town hall held by my Dem congressman) said “Love the car, not the man.” ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/13 "2026-03-30T14:01:57Z")
I saw a Tesla where the standard stylized “T  E  S  L  A” across the car’s rump in their cool futuristic trademarked font had been replaced by “F  E  L  O  N”. One word, at least two great meanings. ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/14 "2026-03-30T19:06:59Z")
Can you say, “Cognitive Dissonance?” I saw a pickup truck with 2 adjacent stickers on the tailgate. One said, “GLOCK.” The other said, “PRO-LIFE.” I can’t figure out how to include the photo. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/15 "2026-03-30T19:32:25Z")
A couple of weeks ago, I saw a pick-up truck (lifted, of course) with a sticker that displayed both the American flag and the Confederate battle flag. “Pick one, they’re mutually exclusive”, I thought to myself. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/16 "2026-03-30T22:09:21Z")
I saw a car with a white, oval sticker with the letters “SJP” and thought “wow, someone is a big Sarah Jessica Parker fan.” It’s actually for a local school, St. John’s Prep, but I like my explanation better. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/17 "2026-03-30T22:39:03Z")
San Juan, Puerto rico anyone? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/18 "2026-04-01T23:51:56Z")
> **[IMG 4271 hosted at ImgBB](https://ibb.co/MDsBjVpk)** > > Image IMG 4271 hosted on ImgBB ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/19 "2026-04-02T01:03:55Z")
Oooh, I want one! ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872/20 "2026-04-02T17:14:19Z")
Saw this very well-aged one today: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55184207935_806e2b7431_b.jpg "IMG\_4416") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/55184207935/in/dateposted-public/) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872.md?page=2)