# An argument against bumper stickers **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 18, 2003, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381 "2003-09-18T14:34:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Phoenix\_Dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Phoenix\_Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phoenix_Dragon)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/61 "2003-09-19T17:13:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shade \* > **and, in red, "If this sign is blue, you’re going too fast."** Nice! I wonder how many people get that one? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/62 "2003-09-19T17:26:31Z")
Well, I just had to explain the “If this sign is blue…” to my sister. Count me in as someone who would want one! ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/63 "2003-09-19T17:59:06Z")
> [@](#): > > “My boss is an Austrian Painter” Ugh. My favorite recent eye-roller: an American Indian activist type with a dreamcatcher rearview-mirror ornament with pro-Indian, anti-everything-else stickers all over the back of her car. The one that sticks in my mind was: > [@](#): > > My heroes have always killed cowboys ---
**Author:** ![Jpeg\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/64 "2003-09-19T18:33:37Z")
Honk if my other car was an honorary Jewish carpenter at Valencia middle school. ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/65 "2003-09-19T18:40:36Z")
Eschew Obfuscation a favorite … memorable it was… once I looked it up That and the “Proud parent of an Honor Roll student at Snobhuckers School” … when the sticker is so road worn as to indicate it’s been a Looooong time since the kid made the honor roll … Don’t those stupid stickers need at least a little box where you put in the ever-increasing number of times the kid got grades? Or the poor parents who have 3 kids at the school and have to have 3 of the exact same sticker back there! “That one is the one about me!!!” “Mommy, make Johnny quit point to _MY_ sticker saying it is _His_!!!” But, back to the O.P., already in progress … > [@](#): > > He’s raising his right arm and waving the “stink” of his armpit at me with his left hand. WHAT??? Wow!!! What a clever and creative child! I’ve Never heard of that one! Wow! > [@](#): > > “If you love Jesus, HONK.” > "…to self-identify to another Christian… " > I roll down my window, fill my lungs, and bellow “READ YOUR DAMN BUMPER STICKER, LADY!” (underline mine) … Now, from where I sit, THAT is funny!!! I’m not sure if it is the concept that a bumper sticker about Jesus is damned … or if it is the proper langauge “to another christian…” Great story! The whole thing cracked me up, s’pecially since it was YOUR fault she lost her lipstick AND they were late to school! Great story!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tanaqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/66 "2003-09-19T18:48:29Z")
> [@](#): > > My rule of thumb is that, if you see a car with more than three bumper stickers on it, 80% of the time it will be a grunchy-granola lefty type. For some reason, people who put “Visualize World Peace”, “Arms Not Bombs”, etc., on their cars are likely to put six similar stickers on. Oh, I don’t know, I see the right-wingers with lots of bumper stickers quite often around here. You have the sticker insulting Clinton; you have the sticker asking people to vote for Bush; you have the inevitable sticker saying “I \<3 SPOTTED OWLS… FRIED.” Damn, I hate those stickers and I don’t even care ‘bout the freakin’ spotted owls. One time I saw a car with one of those and also a sticker that said “I \<3 JESUS.” Everything came together in my mind, and I decided my goal in life was to find a sticker that says “I \<3 JESUS… FRIED.” ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/67 "2003-09-19T18:55:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Osip \* > \*\*and the nice window sticker that says > > **Miskatonic University Alumni** \*\* I bought one of those. But since I don’t have a car. I put it on my laptop. Incidentally, it’s nice to meet a fellow Miskatonic Graduate. ---
**Author:** ![Jpeg\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/68 "2003-09-19T19:17:00Z")
I saw this one yesterday: In the background a flying American flag with the slogan: “These colors don’t run.” It was totally faded. The irony nearly triggered my airbags. ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/69 "2003-09-19T19:19:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tanaqui \* > \*\*Everything came together in my mind, and I decided my goal in life was to find a sticker that says “I \<3 JESUS… FRIED.” \*\* 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/70 "2003-09-19T21:17:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wyatt \* > (underline mine) … Now, from where I sit, THAT is funny!!! > I’m not sure if it is the concept that a bumper sticker about Jesus is damned … or if it is the proper langauge “to another christian…” Yeah, I know. I felt bad until I realized she had already flipped me the bird, and had apparently either encouraged her child (or at least, did nothing to DIScourage him) to physically taunt me. At that point, I figured it was a wash, and my conscience was clear. Until I tracked her down later in the day and machine-gunned her into a pasty red glop. I’m gonna have to do some praying about that. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/71 "2003-09-19T22:55:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lolagranola \* > \*\*Well, I just had to explain the “If this sign is blue…” to my sister. > > Count me in as someone who would want one! \*\* Explain it to me, please. I’m not stupid, just tired. I was up all night, making sure the sump pump worked. ---
**Author:** ![Jpeg\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/72 "2003-09-19T23:39:05Z")
**BiblioCat** , you know how, on a cosmic scale, when an object is moving _towards_ us, its light tends to get blue-shifted? And, conversely, an object moving _away_ from us tends to look slightly red-shifted? It’s a relativity thing. ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/73 "2003-09-20T18:26:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sauron \* > \*\*Until I tracked her down later in the day and machine-gunned her into a pasty red glop. I’m gonna have to do some praying about that. \*\* Yup, that’s gonna take about a 100 Hail (o’ lead) Marys, me thinks … ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/74 "2003-09-21T05:29:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by seal\_cleaner \* > \*\*But really, have you EVER seem a bumpersticker that gave you a higher opinion of someone’s intelligence or beliefs? \*\* If there’s a good sense of irony or it’s funny–yes. \*\*Honk If I’m An Aggie! 187,000 miles per second . . . it’s not just a good idea, _it’s the law!_ \*\*and **My other car is a piece of shit** on a 1983 Datsun with faded paint, beat-up fenders, non-matching doors and hood, and purple shag carpet pasted down in the hatch. ---
**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/75 "2003-09-21T05:53:16Z")
Two of my faves: “Don’t tailgate me or I’ll flick a booger on your windshield.” “For a small town, this one sure has a lot of assholes!” ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/76 "2003-09-21T06:20:41Z")
I had to laugh when I saw “Proud to be Navajo” and “One Day at a Time” stickers on the same car. I wonder if the driver knew he was feeding into stereotypes. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381/77 "2003-09-23T23:10:59Z")
I put a rainbow sticker on my car so I can pick up cute gay guys. Reasonable, yes? 😃 Esprix [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-argument-against-bumper-stickers/202381.md?page=3)