# I pit your stupid bumper sticker! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 7, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499 "2012-07-07T04:46:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/41 "2012-07-07T23:16:34Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Plus an additional $400 from the 2009 tax credit, assuming **RTF** was employed then. > > ETA: You can see exactly how overall taxation rates totted up for each year of the administration versus the Bush years (or any years) [here](http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxfacts/displayafact.cfm?Docid=226). Nice link. He’ll wipe all of this out and more if the Bush tax cuts expire. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/42 "2012-07-07T23:35:34Z")
> [@Martin\_Hyde](#): > > I’m sorry, but there is nothing I care about enough to make my car look tacky. Bumper stickers are god awful abominations. > > The only (to me) acceptable car decorations, are at most, those license plate frames that might identify you as the Alumni of some school or something of that nature. And the silver and unobtrusive magnets out there for similar purposes. Even a Jesus fish is okay as long as it’s magnetic / silver and not a sticker. I live to abominate god. And you’d probably better avoid Texas. You ain’t SEEN tacky until you’ve seen some lowriders. I’ve seen cars that are completely covered with tiles, charms, gewgaws, and whatever. Not just on the bumper, but the ENTIRE CAR is covered, except for the windows. And the windows sometimes have some artwork too. Then there’s the holiday season tackiness. A lot of people like to put gigantic red velvet bows on their trucks/cars on Black Friday, and some people add more decorations, as well. Now, the lowriders and Xmas cars are fairly rare, but they do tend to stick out. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/43 "2012-07-08T01:17:38Z")
> [@Lochdale](#): > > Not seeing the disconnect. Well here is how it struck me. Big letters: VOTE DEMOCRATIC. Small letters: It’s easier than working. What I THINK the bumper stick (hereinafter, BS) was implying was that Democrats don’t like to work and want handouts. However, someone seeing the BS from any distance would merely see “VOTE DEMOCRATIC.” Which seems to me the opposite of what the person putting the BS on its car intended. Hence, stupid. Actually voting Republican is easier than working, too. Voting independent, voting green–whatever. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/44 "2012-07-08T01:19:23Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Then there’s the holiday season tackiness. A lot of people like to put gigantic red velvet bows on their trucks/cars on Black Friday, and some people add more decorations, as well. > > Now, the lowriders and Xmas cars are fairly rare, but they do tend to stick out. I have always wanted to get my car a Halloween costume. I spent many hours one year trying to figure out how to do Groucho eyebrows, glasses, nose & mustache for my car. I couldn’t figure out anything where the eyebrows wouldn’t block my vision, though, so it would have been a costume the car could only have worn while parked. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/45 "2012-07-08T01:24:34Z")
I’d rather see a small, silver Jesus fish than one of those stupid bumper stickers that say things like, “In case of the Rapture, this car will be unmanned”, or “Christians aren’t perfect, just forgiven.” Or any stupid political/religious crap. If your idea of expressing your beliefs amounts to putting it onto a fucking car bumper, then maybe you need to rethink your commitments. If I had a car, I think it might be fun to put both a Jesus Fish AND a Darwin Fish. Just because. (No, actually I’d probably have sports-related stickers.) ---
**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/46 "2012-07-08T01:43:09Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > I have always wanted to get my car a Halloween costume. I spent many hours one year trying to figure out how to do Groucho eyebrows, glasses, nose & mustache for my car. I couldn’t figure out anything where the eyebrows wouldn’t block my vision, though, so it would have been a costume the car could only have worn while parked. I don’t know about the nose, glasses, or eyebrows, but I saw [this](http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Mustache-Jumbo-Magnet.html) at a novelty shop recently. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/47 "2012-07-08T01:43:33Z")
Work it so the Darwin fish is eating/has eaten the Jesus fish? ---
**Author:** ![Chipacabra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Chipacabra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chipacabra)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/48 "2012-07-08T01:57:02Z")
I’ve always wanted one of those Jesus Fish, except instead of saying “Jesus” it just says “Fish”. A fish fish. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/49 "2012-07-08T02:01:39Z")
None of them are as offensive as trucker nuts, though. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/50 "2012-07-08T02:01:49Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Work it so the Darwin fish is eating/has eaten the Jesus fish? [Can’t we all just get along?](http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A2KJkP0j6fhPfA8AKiiJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Ddarwin%2Bfish%2Beating%2Bjesus%2Bfish%26_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Ddarwin%2Bfish%2Beating%2Bjesus%2Bfish%26fr%3Dmy-myy%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D35&w=324&h=154&imgurl=www.lymanbriggs.msu.edu%2Fstudyabroad%2FEurope%2FLondon09%2Ffish-kiss.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lymanbriggs.msu.edu%2Fstudyabroad%2FEurope%2FLondon09%2Freligion.html&size=28+KB&name=Jesus+and+Darwin+fish+kiss&p=darwin+fish+eating+jesus+fish&oid=81e0795d7af38bc9fff3e910761e48dc&fr2=&fr=my-myy&tt=Jesus%2Band%2BDarwin%2Bfish%2Bkiss&b=30&ni=72&no=35&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=1289gk0ja&sigb=14p34mcll&sigi=121q2fp6t&.crumb=Er0p7Lbv2Tv) [Holy Moroni!](http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A2KJkCHH6fhPlzMAm3uJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Ddarwin%2Bfish%2Beating%2Bjesus%2Bfish%26_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Ddarwin%2Bfish%2Beating%2Bjesus%2Bfish%26fr%3Dmy-myy%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D149&w=500&h=223&imgurl=www.inklingmagazine.com%2Fimages%2Farticle-images%2FDave_Becker_-_Fish_of_Jesus_Fish_of_Latter_Day_Fish.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inklingmagazine.com%2Farticles%2Fprint%2Fintelligent-design-your-own-darwin-fish%2F%26amp%3Busg%3D__taaTdV5Q0KcgigfPiKZ2GIR8usE%3D%26amp%3Bh%3D280%26amp%3Bw%3D280%26amp%3Bsz%3D3%26amp%3Bhl%3Dcs%26amp%3Bstart%3D1&size=93.5+KB&name=fish+of+jesus+fish+of+latter+day+fish&p=darwin+fish+eating+jesus+fish&oid=48aecf40ba073a6deba74febb07fb20a&fr2=&fr=my-myy&tt=fish%2Bof%2Bjesus%2Bfish%2Bof%2Blatter%2Bday%2Bfish&b=146&ni=72&no=149&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=15goo6219&sigb=14qp3g60t&sigi=135mnpmk1&.crumb=Er0p7Lbv2Tv) ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/51 "2012-07-08T02:02:22Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I live to abominate god. > > And you’d probably better avoid Texas. You ain’t SEEN tacky until you’ve seen some lowriders. I’ve seen cars that are completely covered with tiles, charms, gewgaws, and whatever. Not just on the bumper, but the ENTIRE CAR is covered, except for the windows. And the windows sometimes have some artwork too. > > Then there’s the holiday season tackiness. A lot of people like to put gigantic red velvet bows on their trucks/cars on Black Friday, and some people add more decorations, as well. > > Now, the lowriders and Xmas cars are fairly rare, but they do tend to stick out. Honestly, I find 1000 bumper stickers less tacky than 2-4. Covering your car with stickers and such is an aesthetic, it’s complex, it’s expressive. Other people may have some of the same sentiments as you, but only you have that full set. It’s got spirit to it. But when someone has 3 very common bumper stickers, all it says is “I don’t like to think for myself, so I pick up the stickers I see people like me have”. ---
**Author:** ![bathsheba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@bathsheba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bathsheba)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/52 "2012-07-08T02:37:09Z")
\< hijack \> Political and religious stickers have nothing on those farking goddawful Baby on Board signs. I am going to have one made up which says, “I am aware of my obligation to guard against the negligent acts of others” \< / hijack \> ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/53 "2012-07-08T02:48:02Z")
I like Demitri Martin’s take on bumper stickers: > [@](#): > > A lot of people don’t like bumper stickers. I don’t mind bumper stickers. To me a bumper sticker is a shortcut. It’s like a little sign that says ‘Hey, let’s never hang out.’ There’s just really nothing that I always want to be saying to strangers while I’m driving. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/54 "2012-07-08T02:50:05Z")
> [@LeeshaJoy](#): > > I don’t know about the nose, glasses, or eyebrows, but I saw [this](http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Mustache-Jumbo-Magnet.html) at a novelty shop recently. I like it! But that’s more of a Mario mustache than a Groucho mustache. But, hmm, I could get my car a red hat…with an M on it… ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/55 "2012-07-08T02:56:16Z")
For many years, few of my friend seemed capable of not putting on bumper stickers that said “Hey, Officer! This car is being driven by a hippy freak!”. ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/56 "2012-07-08T03:14:27Z")
I recently bought a bumper sticker that says “There’s too much blood in my caffeine system” but I don’t where I’m going to put it because I don’t like to put them on my car! Right now it’s riding around on my dashboard. ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/57 "2012-07-08T03:56:00Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Work it so the Darwin fish is eating/has eaten the Jesus fish? Here is a page of them with variations of all stripes [/www.google.com/search?num=10&hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&q=darwin+fish+eating+jesus+fish&oq=Darwin+fish+eat&gs](https://boards.straightdope.com/www.google.com/search?num=10&hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&q=darwin+fish+eating+jesus+fish&oq=Darwin+fish+eat&gs) **CAPT** ---
**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/58 "2012-07-08T04:22:11Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > I like it! But that’s more of a Mario mustache than a Groucho mustache. But, hmm, I could get my car a red hat…with an M on it… And run over jaywalking turtles? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/59 "2012-07-08T06:02:19Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > I have always wanted to get my car a Halloween costume. I spent many hours one year trying to figure out how to do Groucho eyebrows, glasses, nose & mustache for my car. I couldn’t figure out anything where the eyebrows wouldn’t block my vision, though, so it would have been a costume the car could only have worn while parked. We have a local pest control company that has [company cars](http://www.google.com/search?q=truly+nolen+pest+control&num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=Xjl&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=oyH5T4G5L_TU2QXV2enhBg&ved=0CI8EEPwFKAE&biw=1920&bih=915) that have to be seen to be believed. The advertising IS effective. Once you see one of those mouse cars, you WILL remember it. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499/60 "2012-07-08T06:04:04Z")
> [@MandaJo](#): > > Honestly, I find 1000 bumper stickers less tacky than 2-4. Covering your car with stickers and such is an aesthetic, it’s complex, it’s expressive. Other people may have some of the same sentiments as you, but only you have that full set. It’s got spirit to it. > > But when someone has 3 very common bumper stickers, all it says is “I don’t like to think for myself, so I pick up the stickers I see people like me have”. My bumper stickers say “They got the Library at Alexandria, they’re NOT getting mine” and “Open a portal into the Dark Dimensions first thing in the morning, and you’ve got the worst part of the day over with”. I’ve never seen anyone else with those particular bumper stickers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499.md?page=4)