# There is no N in USA? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 21, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935 "2007-03-21T23:09:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FlyingCowOfDoom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyingcowofdoom/32/21776_2.png) [@FlyingCowOfDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingCowOfDoom)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935/1 "2007-03-21T23:09:58Z")
I saw this on a bumper sticker today: > [@Bumper Sticker](#): > > There is no “N” in “USA”. For the life of me I cannot figure out what the hell it’s supposed to mean…does anyone know? –FCOD ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935/2 "2007-03-21T23:12:53Z")
Get US out of UN. yadda yadda. Tris ---
**Author:** ![Tenar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@Tenar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenar)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935/3 "2007-03-21T23:12:57Z")
Maybe it’s some kind of protest against the use of “the N word”? ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935/4 "2007-03-21T23:20:42Z")
1. There is no “no” in USA. 2. It could be a leftover buggy sticker circa 1860 saying that the U.S.A. isn’t just made up of the North. It obviously isn’t a good piece of propaganda. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingCowOfDoom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyingcowofdoom/32/21776_2.png) [@FlyingCowOfDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingCowOfDoom)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935/5 "2007-03-21T23:22:14Z")
Well, they also had a sticker that said “Did you ever stop to think and forget to start again?” My wife thinks that perhaps they stopped thinking when they made that sticker… –FCOD ---
**Author:** ![Strain\_of\_Thought](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@Strain\_of\_Thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strain_of_Thought)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935/6 "2007-03-21T23:36:21Z")
[QUOTE=Triskadecamus] Get US out of UN. yadda yadda. Tris [/QUOTE] If that’s actually the meaning of the sticker, (and it sounds plausible) then it’s an extraordinarily weak pun. Clearly, people who are against the UN have no sense of humor. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935/7 "2007-03-21T23:36:21Z")
Speaking of political bumper stickers, my favorite was always “Run, Hillary, Run!”, because Democrats could put it on the rear bumper, and Republicans could put it on the front bumper. It was truly a bi-partisan political bumper sticker. As for the bumper sticker in the OP, no ideas, though maybe it’s just a helpful spelling lesson. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935/8 "2007-03-22T00:59:35Z")
It’s part of a set- “There is no B in USA”, “There is no C in USA”, etc. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935/9 "2007-03-22T01:17:56Z")
[QUOTE=Raguleader] Speaking of political bumper stickers, my favorite was always “Run, Hillary, Run!”, because Democrats could put it on the rear bumper, and Republicans could put it on the front bumper. It was truly a bi-partisan political bumper sticker. [/QUOTE] You know… I never saw it that way. Awesome, you have opened my mind to new dimensions of irony! ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935/10 "2007-03-22T02:14:37Z")
[QUOTE=BobLibDem] It’s part of a set- “There is no B in USA”, “There is no C in USA”, etc. [/QUOTE] You forgot to start at the beginning. “There is no A in USA”, “There is no . . .” Damn! ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935/11 "2007-03-22T02:38:53Z")
Something to do with Borat? He says “USnA”, doesn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935/12 "2007-03-22T02:43:32Z")
[QUOTE=robardin] You know… I never saw it that way. Awesome, you have opened my mind to new dimensions of irony! [/QUOTE] No problem, my second-favorite political bumper sticker says “I reserve the right to keep and arm bears.” 😃 ---
**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:** [March 22, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935/13 "2007-03-22T02:46:14Z")
well… there _isn’t_ an N in USA… ---
**Author:** ![FlyingCowOfDoom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyingcowofdoom/32/21776_2.png) [@FlyingCowOfDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingCowOfDoom)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935/14 "2007-03-22T02:48:32Z")
[QUOTE=Bear\_Nenno] Something to do with Borat? He says “USnA”, doesn’t he? [/QUOTE] No, he says U.S. _and_ A. –FCOD ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-n-in-usa/396935/15 "2007-03-22T02:52:36Z")
[QUOTE=Raguleader] Speaking of political bumper stickers, my favorite was always “Run, Hillary, Run!”, because Democrats could put it on the rear bumper, and Republicans could put it on the front bumper. It was truly a bi-partisan political bumper sticker. [/QUOTE] I love it! I’ve got just the spot on my front bumper… 😃 As for the OP, I’m pretty sure it’s an anti-UN message.