Nope. Italian-American. Family in the new country for at least 3 generations, probably more.
Too bad this thread is mostly about stupid bumper stickers. I’ve been waiting for a bs (heh!) thread to post one I saw about a month ago. But it was good:
My Other Ride Is Your Honor Student
Laughed my ass off.
…As you were.
No it isn’t. It’s somebody’s attempt to be morally superior through their child’s military service.
Superdude, a car in my old neighbourhood had a take off of that sticker. I had to get out of my car and look real close to make sure I saw it right, since that other sticker is so popular. It read:
Abortion stops a bleeding heart
I’m still not quite sure what the real meaning is supposed to be.
It could mean that Liberals are much more likely to have abortions then conservatives, and if the kids hypothically are likely to adopt the political orientation of their parent…
At least I think that’s the logic behind it.
Sounds sensible- except that you would think that sticker is on the bumper of someone who thinks abortion is bad. So they’re telling people who disagree with them politically to have abortions?
Nah. I think that it’s supposed to piss off those who are pro-choice.
Of course, it just makes me laugh. So it failed.
If it helps anyone, it was on a Plymouth/Dodge midsize car, vintage: early 90s. You know, THAT car.
I never actually saw the person, just the car. If I ever see it again, I’ll just ask what they mean.
I saw a real head scratcher the other day…If guns cause crime then matches cause arson.
At first I thought, well duh! Matches do cause arson. (Along with the person striking them…I know what it means.) But this is so poorly worded–it almost sounds like it’s saying arson isn’t a crime.
It means blame the person, not the object.
My favorite is:
Jesus loves you. Everyone else thinks you’re an asshole.
Saw this one today:
Frodo has failed
Bush has the ring!
Meaningful to me because I see so many parallels between the Lord Of The Rings movies and our current political climate. Of course, there are plenty of incongruities as well–I haven’t seen a Balrog in a long time…unless you think of George Bush Senior as Morgoth. Then all of a sudden I could see Dick Cheney with a fiery whip. :eek:
…and a poll.
My personal favorite remains
Free Tibet!!
Usually on some clapped-up Nissan Sentra, usually accompanied by a minimum of one rainbow,grateful dead,pink triangle, or “Silence=Death” bumpersticker.
Excellent. I can think of no better way to aid the Tibetans in reclaiming their independence than by slapping a bumpersticker on your POS. I’ll be at a stop light, look ahead, see the sticker and think: “hmmm…free Tibet…okay, I’ve got a couple of hours this afternoon- I’ll see what I can do.”
As Bill Mahr said:
“** Put the American Flag on your car. It’s literally the least you can do.**”
Your best one so far Ethy. I owe you the first round if we ever make it to O’Gara’s.
**My Child Serves in Iraq so the President’s Children can Party in College ** is more like it.
The iron cross has probably been around for several centurys now , but it became prominent just before the turn of the century(1880’s to 1900’s) in whats now known as germany, often in reference to Otto von Bizmarck.
Declan
Yup, it’s a German symbol, not a Nazi one. The modern German armed forces use it, as well.
Nazis…I hate those guys.
Especially when they’re from Illinois!