# Seen any interesting buttons? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 26, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-interesting-buttons/454305 "2008-06-26T14:12:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-interesting-buttons/454305/1 "2008-06-26T14:12:52Z")
For some reason today I was thinking about stuff i did when I was younger. One thing was I used to buy a lot of buttons and stick them on my jackets and shirts. It was a silly teenage thing to do. drove my grandparents crazy for some reason. I think my favorite one back then was the one with the smiley face that wasn’t smiling. It just had straight line for a mouth and read \*\*“Have a day”. \*\* Sure, its not the be all and end all of humor, but I liked it. I no longer have all of the buttons I used to, but other than various Hard Rock Cafe pins I have a button on my leather jacket that says **“333…Halfway to hell”**. It always takes people a few minutes to get it, and I’m surprised that many people notice it. I once gave a button to friend that was a big musclebound guy that said \*\*“Me not very smart, but I can lift heavy things”. \*\* Luckily he wasn’t pissed about it. I also knew an army captain that would button whenever he was on leave that said **“I’m on leave, so LEAVE ME ALONE”**. I always wanted one of those. Anyone else own or seen any interesting buttons. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-interesting-buttons/454305/2 "2008-06-26T14:31:12Z")
If you want to see a collection of interesting button sayings, go to Nancy Leibowitz’ site. She makes and sells these at conventions. I’ve got eight of these pinned to my cubicle wall right now. [http://www.nancybuttons.com/](http://www.nancybuttons.com/) Browse the catalog. You won’t be disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-interesting-buttons/454305/3 "2008-06-26T14:55:31Z")
Don’t drink and drive. You might hit a bump and spill your drink. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-interesting-buttons/454305/4 "2008-06-26T19:09:36Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] If you want to see a collection of interesting button sayings, go to Nancy Leibowitz’ site. She makes and sells these at conventions. I’ve got eight of these pinned to my cubicle wall right now. > **[Calligraphic Button Catalogue](https://nancybuttons.com/)** Browse the catalog. You won’t be disappointed. [/QUOTE] Oh, I love the cat ones! ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-interesting-buttons/454305/5 "2008-06-26T20:41:10Z")
I almost bought this one when I saw it at a convention last year: > [@](#): > > I don’t need speed reading. I need speed bookcase building. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-interesting-buttons/454305/6 "2008-06-26T21:43:15Z")
I have a few on my purse. ‘Question Reality’ ‘Reality is for people who lack imagination’ ‘It’s been lovely but I have to scream now.’ ‘I haven’t lost my mind. It’s backed up on a disk somewhere.’ I used to have a few others but they fell off. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-interesting-buttons/454305/7 "2008-06-26T21:47:51Z")
> [@nancybuttons](#): > > When idiots in this world appear, And fail to be concise or clear, And solecisms rend the ear, The cry goes up from far and near for Blunderdog, Blunderdog, Blunderdog, Blunderdog. Pen of iron, tongue of fire, Tightening the wid’ning gyre. Blunderdo-O-O-O-G! I like that, but it’s gotta be one huge button or microscopic type! ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-interesting-buttons/454305/8 "2008-06-26T23:44:21Z")
This is the one I want, "Talmud: the original hypertext, Midrash: the original fan fiction " ---
**Author:** ![Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-interesting-buttons/454305/9 "2008-06-27T01:05:01Z")
A couple I have made and worn… GOOD, FAST CHEAP Pick any two [SIZE=3][SIZE=1]My Dad told me to [/SIZE] [/SIZE] QUESTION AUTHORITY but what the fuck does he know? (I gave this one to my daughter) I have the body of a 21 yr old athelete… in my freezer Computers- allowing me to make mistakes 65,000 times faster! Regards FML ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-interesting-buttons/454305/10 "2008-06-27T13:17:34Z")
[QUOTE=Jolly Roger] I think my favorite one back then was the one with the smiley face that wasn’t smiling. It just had straight line for a mouth and read \*\*“Have a day”. \*\* [/QUOTE] That was my favorite one, too! I still have it…somewhere. With my Boomtown Rats pin and my other 80s memorabilia. It wasn’t memorabilia when I bought it.