Meaning of a sticker that reads "10-03-2002"

There was a fake site running around a while called “march 8th” which was a lead in for what sounded like a pretty poor novel.

Maybe it’s the guy’s locker combination or pincode - he always forgets but didn’t want a tattoo.

… his phone company’s collect-calling code?

Does it have something to do with NASCAR? That seems to be popular both with people who vote Republican and like to stick things on their cars.

Also…is Calvin peeing on the date? Ok, now I’m just being silly. (I did meet a guy who once claimed he had no idea what I was talking about when I referenced “Calvin peeing” stickers. How is that possible?)

Well, Ford Explorers are…foreign.

Here’s what I found that was politically related:

Lawsuit Against the War
Six members of the House of Representatives-including John Conyers (Dem., MI), Dennis Kucinich (Dem., OH), and Sheila Jackson Lee (Dem., TX)-have joined members of the military and their families in filing for an injunction banning a U.S. war on Iraq. They argue that Congress has not declared such a war, and that the October 2, 2002 congressional resolution illegally hands war-making powers to the executive branch.

from here

Further reading

Something from October 3, 2002:

President George W. Bush ax leaders of local gangs to “step tha fuck off” during a player’s ball at the White House October 3, 2002. Bush sought to ice hatas tryin’ ta fade him in the ‘hood and said once again that he would throw down with any trippin’ bitches if dey step up wit dey punk-asses and di’nt WrReKoNiZe. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

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Hmmm…I made two posts and they are both #228???

I DEMAND a recount!!!

Fortunately, this is not a black-box post counting system, so you can get an answer: it’s the total number of posts you’ve made, dynamically updated.

Unless that was a woosh, in which case we could stop after the black-box comment.