# Mixed messages - bumper stickers **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 22, 2000, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083 "2000-09-22T01:21:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/1 "2000-09-22T01:21:12Z")
I got behind an '89 Accord today with the following stickers on the back window: A smiley face with the phrase “I Hate You” under it. OK, the old “switcheroo”. Not funny or original. “Stupidity should be painful” I like this one. “Girls suck, throw rocks at them” NOT funny, even in a dark humor sorta way. The oddest thing was that the driver appeared to be a middle-aged woman! What kind of message, if any, am I supposed to get here? ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/2 "2000-09-22T01:41:18Z")
Um, I have NO idea. I wonder what the next owner of MY car is gonna think. I have “Hell On Wheels” made to look like a Hot Wheels logo; “You all laugh because I’m different. I laugh because you’re all the same”; and the soon-to-be-cryptic (and already cryptic unless you’re a Dixie Chicks fan) “Earl’s in the trunk”, among others… My first thought when reading the ones on your car is that somebody else put on the stickers and the middle aged woman was just too stupid to figure out how to remove them. ---
**Author:** ![Wump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ed655f/32.png) [@Wump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wump)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/3 "2000-09-22T02:13:23Z")
Maybe it was a guy with long hair, who you _thought_ looked like a woman… i saw a comercial where that happened, it was for some car, not an accord though or maybe it was a backwards feminist(sp?) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/4 "2000-09-22T02:32:24Z")
Nope. It was definitely a woman. I passed her on the parkway just to see what the driver looked like. As for my OP, usually when I see a car with lots of stickers, there’s usually a theme: favorite music groups; pro-something; anti-something; places the owner has been to, and so forth. BTW, the only sticker I have on my car is a MST3K globe on the side vent window. I’m not much on publicly displaying my opinions. ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/5 "2000-09-22T02:40:23Z")
The only stickers on my Jeep are college parking permit, K&N, and Edelbrock. I’m too broke to add any more in this theme :). ---
**Author:** ![ProudAmerican](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@ProudAmerican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProudAmerican)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/6 "2000-09-22T02:43:51Z")
I got behind an SUV that had a gold cross(as in Christian) and an orange “T”(as in Tennessee) on the back window. Both stickers were about 10" high. They looked eerily similar. I have several theories: 1. Football is a religion. 2. Christianity is a sport. 3. They are separate but equal. 4. Naw…the drivers were just clueless. _Peace, TN_hippie\* ---
**Author:** ![ProudAmerican](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@ProudAmerican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProudAmerican)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/7 "2000-09-22T02:45:48Z")
No, no, wait… **Jesus is a Tennessee Vols fan!** …it makes so much sense now. _Peace, TN_hippie\* ---
**Author:** ![Mamapotomus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mamapotomus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mamapotomus)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/8 "2000-09-22T02:52:04Z")
**racinchikki** - I got behind a car with “Earl’s in the trunk” sticker on the back. I almost drove off the road trying to figure it out. I feel better now. ---
**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/9 "2000-09-22T03:59:03Z")
I’ve always kind of liked the one that says: **Jesus saves! And Gretzky gets the rebound and scores!** The thing is, I’ve known good Christians who thought it was cool. Uh, guys, you’ve just said Wayne Gretzky can beat Jesus… (Is there a Church of Wayne in Brantford, Ontario by any chance?) ---
**Author:** ![ProudAmerican](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@ProudAmerican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProudAmerican)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/10 "2000-09-22T20:56:27Z")
I certainly hope so. I’m not a fan, but the name has such a great ring to it. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/11 "2000-09-22T20:59:05Z")
Not really a mixed message, but I liked: “Guns don’t kill people, I DO” ---
**Author:** ![Torberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ea924/32.png) [@Torberg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torberg)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/12 "2000-09-22T21:16:22Z")
My sister has the “Stupidity should be painful” bumper sticker…and a slew of other decorative decals on her car: - NY Yankees Bumper sticker - Blink 182 window sticker on the top center of the rear windshield - frosted rose in each behind-the-rear-door-windows windows (What are those little windows called, anyway?) - NYS Emergency Medical Technician window sticker in each of the aforementioned rear-rear windows - “Save a life. Donate blood. I did.” sticker on the interior ceiling above the rear-view mirror. (with three of the blood drop pins next to it - some other sticker (I think EMT-related) on the ceiling by the blood donor one, the content/subject of which escapes me for the moment. (And, of course, her stethoscope hanging from the rear view mirror so she can’t forget to take it to work with her) My favorite of the bunch is the Stupidity one…followed by the blood donor. Damnit, I told her about that blood drive but I got stuck at work and couldn’t get there in time to donate. So as not to make a total thread hijack, I could point out the humorous mix that as an EMT she thinks stupidity should be painful, but is on call to take you to the hospital to get the damage fixed. ---
**Author:** ![TaleraRis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@TaleraRis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TaleraRis)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/13 "2000-09-22T21:19:14Z")
LOL racinchikki! “Earl’s in the trunk”! I love it! heheheehehhe ---
**Author:** ![ProudAmerican](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@ProudAmerican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProudAmerican)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/14 "2000-09-22T21:23:09Z")
My Opinions Are Not For Public Display ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/15 "2000-09-22T21:24:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Torberg \* > (What are those little windows called, anyway?) Opera windows. No, I don’t know why. ---
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/16 "2000-09-22T21:29:46Z")
I have a nice, conservative blue 1995 Cadillac DeVille. In the top center of the rear window is a Nine Inch Nails sticker. I always wonder what people think about that. ---
**Author:** ![Ad\_Noctum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@Ad\_Noctum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ad_Noctum)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/17 "2000-09-22T22:08:50Z")
I saw one yesterday on my lunch break that read “keep honking, I am still reloading” it was a blackoutline, with clear-cut centers, and the truck was red, so it looked especially nice with the red-letters 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/18 "2000-09-22T22:14:09Z")
This happened to my aunt, and I think it is hilarious. She got behind a car that had a “Honk if you Love Jesus” sticker on the back of it. My aunt, being the religious type, gave her a quick “toot-toot” with the horn and a friendly wave. The lady with the Jesus bumper sticker prompty stuck up her middle finger at my aunt. ---
**Author:** ![lucie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed8c4c/32.png) [@lucie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lucie)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/19 "2000-09-22T22:17:53Z")
I’ve seen this seen this times and it never fails to give me a chuckle: the car or truck with a sticker advertising a bar (often Papas & Beer in Ensenada) AND a D.A.R.E. sticker. Proof that alcohol really does kill brain cells. ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2000, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083/20 "2000-09-23T00:21:01Z")
I used to wonder what people thought of my own bumpersticker juxtaposition: On the one side, an anti-OCA anti-gay legislation (if that makes sense) slogan, “Hate is not a family value.” On the other, a Guns N’ Roses bumpersticker. They weren’t the most tolerant fellows around, y’know. I always feared that was a mixed message. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-messages-bumper-stickers/34083.md?page=2)