# What's this sticker mean?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-sticker-mean/328091>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 27, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-sticker-mean/328091 "2005-10-27T00:40:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-sticker-mean/328091/1 "2005-10-27T00:40:06Z")

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Sorry, no picture.

There is an oval sticker I see on the backs of cars around here. It looks like a porkpie hat with a pair of eyes under it, looking off to the left. Sort of sinister.

If it weren’t for the pupils looking sideways, it would sort of look like a car, with the “eyes” representing the wheels. The hat/car is blue.

What is it? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![sweepkick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-sticker-mean/328091/2 "2005-10-27T04:30:25Z")

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> [@commasense](#):
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> Sorry, no picture.
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> There is an oval sticker I see on the backs of cars around here. It looks like a porkpie hat with a pair of eyes under it, looking off to the left. Sort of sinister.
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> If it weren’t for the pupils looking sideways, it would sort of look like a car, with the “eyes” representing the wheels. The hat/car is blue.
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> What is it? Thanks.

[Here’s some info](http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/pio/watchyourcar_brochure.htm)

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-sticker-mean/328091/3 "2005-10-27T04:36:15Z")

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[Yo, cops! Please look inside my car as you pass by.](http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles1/bja/fs000261.txt)

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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-sticker-mean/328091/4 "2005-10-27T04:41:56Z")

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> [@Scott Plaid](#):
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> [Yo, cops! Please look inside my car as you pass by.](http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles1/bja/fs000261.txt)

You think they don’t anyway?

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-sticker-mean/328091/5 "2005-10-27T04:45:22Z")

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No, I am not saying that. How did you get the idea I was? :dubious:

What I was saying was that [del]I need to preview before I post, to make sure the answer has nor already been stated [/del] the sticker is a request for cops to be extra vigilant. You know, as in the link I posted?

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**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-sticker-mean/328091/6 "2005-10-27T05:48:23Z")

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Thanks, folks. I remember hearing something about that program, but hadn’t seen the sticker in connection with it.

Another of life’s little mysteries solved, and a tiny little bit of ignorance wiped out.