# MV bumper stickers **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 22, 2002, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mv-bumper-stickers/138178 "2002-11-22T17:05:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mv-bumper-stickers/138178/1 "2002-11-22T17:05:19Z")
Hi all, longtime SDMB lurker, first time poster. My first question for everyone, one that has been bugging me for years, is what is the deal with those white circular bumper stickers which simply say “MV” on them? I’ve seen similar bumper sticker with 2 or 3 letters within them, but MV seems to be the most common. The closest guess I’ve ever had is MiniVan except that I’ve seen them on regular cars, and it doesn’t make any sense why they would need to identify their cars as minivans in that way. Thanks everyone, I’ve really enjoyed reading this board over the last year or so ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mv-bumper-stickers/138178/2 "2002-11-22T17:18:10Z")
Martha’s Vineyard. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mv-bumper-stickers/138178/3 "2002-11-22T20:05:45Z")
Motor Vehicle ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mv-bumper-stickers/138178/4 "2002-11-22T20:19:33Z")
Mileage Vary. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mv-bumper-stickers/138178/5 "2002-11-22T20:29:07Z")
If it’s oval rather than round, like the European-country stickers that some cars sport, it likely is for some local area. For example, in Kansas City, some neighborhood associations offer these with an abbreviation for the the name of their neighborhood. I haven’t quite decided whether I think they’re silly or pretentious–or both. Anyway, if you live near Martha’s Vineyard, I’d bet Mr. Moto nailed it. ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mv-bumper-stickers/138178/6 "2002-11-22T21:04:03Z")
My sister has one of those, only it says “BNL” on it. It stands for “Barenaked Ladies”. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2002, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mv-bumper-stickers/138178/7 "2002-11-22T21:16:04Z")
Around here the popular ones include “OBX,” which is supposed to stand for “ **O** uter **B** an **x** ,” i.e. “Outer Banks.” Looks like “ **ob** no **x** ious” to me, but I guess it means the same thing either way since I see them primarily on Expeditions and Land Rovers that spend at most two or three weekends a year within a stone’s throw of the ocean. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mv-bumper-stickers/138178/8 "2002-11-22T21:26:17Z")
And ACK is the three letter airport code for the Nantucket airport. Just shows that you’re trying to be thought of as an insider. Now the Cape Cod Canal Tunnel permits are a stroke of genius.