# Do you put bumper stickers on your car? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 22, 2005, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710 "2005-07-22T21:48:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/21 "2005-07-23T03:54:02Z")
The only one I ever had was like the Christian fish, but with legs and it said “Darwin” inside the fish. I lived in the Bible belt, and it was fun to antagonize the fundies. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/22 "2005-07-23T04:07:12Z")
My cars are the kind where I _can_ reply, Laugh but its paid for… So I have an SCA sticker. I have always wanted a " Bad cop, no donut" sticker… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/23 "2005-07-23T04:55:19Z")
> [@FisherQueen](#): > > I buy bumper stickers and stick them on magnet strips. That way, I can change them whenever I get bored with them (or change my opinions), and my paint isn’t damaged… Schmart! I have a sticker machine and made a reverse sticker to go in the window, facing out. After 9-11 I wanted something that didn’t make me cringe, so I made my own. Other than that, no stickers in almost twenty years. My first and only bumper sticker was an ‘I 😛 (hate) liver’ sticker my sister put on my car. Which was cute, but a lie. If my mom cooks it, liver is okay. So I felt like a fraud for years, falsely proclaiming a hatred I did not feel. I personalize my car window shades instead of bumper stickers. No paint damage! ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/24 "2005-07-23T05:15:14Z")
I’m firmly convinced that placing stickers on my car activates a curse. Three times I waited a good while before personalizing my vehicle, and soon after they would DIE…I don’t mean they’d need repairs, I mean they would DIE, generally going out in a huge puff of black smoke. This one will remain as generic looking as an Acclaim can be. I KNOW it will be healthy because of my vigilance in refusing to personalize it. 🆒 shhhh! ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/25 "2005-07-23T05:16:34Z")
The problem with clever bumperstickers is that they’re only clever once, so I avoid those. Anything serious I don’t feel the need to display to the world, so I avoid those. And so, my car is speechless. I did see one I loved enough that I considered getting it though - “Jeez if you love honkus”. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/26 "2005-07-23T18:42:46Z")
> [@MissGypsy](#): > > The only one I ever had was like the Christian fish, but with legs and it said “Darwin” inside the fish. I lived in the Bible belt, and it was fun to antagonize the fundies. 😃 I always found this an admission that Darwinism is a religion, just like Christianity. I personally have no bumperstickers, but plan to when I have children. I want George Carlin’s suggestion, one that says, “I’m the proud parent of a child whose self-esteem is sufficient enough he/she doesn’t need me to celebrate his/her minor academic achievements on the back of my car.” ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/27 "2005-07-23T21:05:57Z")
> [@Nunavut Boy](#): > > I used to have one that I made that said: “This car runs on 100% clubbed baby seals”. This was at a time when vegetarianism was becoming fashionable and I was catching a lot of flak from some of my buddies for my eating habits. So I decided to piss them off more. 🙂 I’ve actually been thinking of having a: **“I club baby seals for Halliburton”** sticker made. Just for the hell of it. As to the OP; nothing is on my truck. No one has ever changed their mind over a bumper sticker, so I see no reason to express any opinions that way. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/28 "2005-07-23T21:13:51Z")
I can’t see any upside to a political bumper sticker–as **Pullin** said, nobody’s going to suddenly come around to my way of thinking because of a witty phrase on my vehicle–and there’s a definite downside: I’ve had friends who suspect their unpopular bumper stickers were the reason their cars were vandalized. As for funny ones, I can’t think of any joke that would remain funny for the average life expectancy of a car. ---
**Author:** ![EarthStone777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@EarthStone777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EarthStone777)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/29 "2005-07-23T21:44:06Z")
During election years I’ll put on a Libertarian sticker and take it off after we loose. The rest of the time I have a sticker promoting my mothers website and business. … Which now that I think of it, is funny since I’m in NC living 800 miles away from her. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/30 "2005-07-23T22:06:19Z")
I have two small stickers on the bumper of my car. One states that I’m a member of AAA and the other reads “[Merge Records](http://www.mergerecords.com/)” (my favorire record label). No political statements or witty phrases for me. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/31 "2005-07-23T22:14:39Z")
I have a bunch. :o “A PBS mind in an MTV world.” “Without our families, alcohol wouldn’t be necesary.” “Smile…it’s the second best thing you can do with your lips.” “It’s only kinky the first time.” And I can never remember the last one. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/32 "2005-07-23T22:21:03Z")
I have a Transformers Autobot insignia sticker (the symbol displayed by the good guy Transformers, robots that changed into cars) centered in my back window. That’s it. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/33 "2005-07-23T22:45:31Z")
No stickers. I have nothing to say to anyone. I’m giving the world the silent treatment. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/34 "2005-07-23T23:24:58Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I’m giving the world the silent treatment. LOL! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/35 "2005-07-24T00:03:15Z")
currently only [U.S. out of Pangea](http://www.sickslug.com) but I’m ordering [another](http://www.cafepress.com/cp/prod.aspx?p=sickslug_26.26068459). And maybe [this.](http://www.cafepress.com/sickslug_12.24943409) Lawds I loves me cafe press. I get to put my twisted mind to paper. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/36 "2005-07-24T00:26:11Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > And maybe [this.](http://www.cafepress.com/sickslug_12.24943409) Holy shit, that’s awesome! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/37 "2005-07-24T08:05:52Z")
No bumper stickers for me. Never saw the point of wearing my opinions on my butt. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/38 "2005-07-24T08:13:49Z")
I put a KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID sticker on a pickup I once owned. I’ve since gotten rid of it and have returned to my ‘no stickers’ position. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/39 "2005-07-24T09:04:46Z")
I just wish I had the guts to use [this](http://www.dieselsweeties.com/shirts/screw357.gif) for a sticker. ---
**Author:** ![Ruckinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@Ruckinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruckinge)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710/40 "2005-07-24T10:42:07Z")
Yes. God Bless John Wayne and Impeach Earl Warren. That’s a joke by the way… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-bumper-stickers-on-your-car/313710.md?page=3)