# Yes. I Know Your Kids Went To Harvard! I DON'T CARE!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 16, 2003, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665 "2003-05-16T13:08:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/1 "2003-05-16T13:08:07Z")
What is with the American obsession with school stickers on car rear windows? People must feel the need to advertise that their little Johnny or Susie went to Harvard, Yale, Princeton…ad nauseum. In addition: those weird destination ovals-ya know the ones that advertise that “this car went to Belgium, Martha’s Vineyard, etc.,etc. Oh, and I almost forgot: “MY SON WAS STUDENT OF THE YEAR AT SCHMUCK HS”! What’s the deal? Am I supposed to care about all of this? Who gives a damn? Actually, I’d like to obtain some nasty bumper stickers…I’ve seen a few: “YOUR COLLEGE SUCKS!” " MY SON WAS INMATE OF THE YEAR AT MCI CONCORD” “LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER” 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![mallocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@mallocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mallocks)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/2 "2003-05-16T13:18:09Z")
heh, parental pride, can be very very annoying, especially in my experience when parents are oblivious to their childrens fault. Like the other bumper stickers though 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/3 "2003-05-16T13:54:26Z")
When my daughter was in middle school, it was important to _her_ that I put her honor student sticker on my car, so I did. Luckily, it was one of the removable types that go on the window, so I don’t still have a King Geroge Middle School Honor Student sticker on my van. One of the stickers I like best, tho, says “My kid and my money go to \ State University” - cracks me up. Just wondering - would it make a difference to you if the school sticker on the car window was from the alma mater of the vehicle owner - whether the kid(s) went there or not? Personally, I don’t usually pay attention to such things anyway - when I finally graduated, I put my college days behind me and I don’t much care who studied where. ---
**Author:** ![Humble\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/47e85d/32.png) [@Humble\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humble_Servant)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/4 "2003-05-16T14:25:42Z")
Seen recently: “My kid can beat up your honor student.” ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/5 "2003-05-16T14:26:18Z")
I saw one the other day: “My kid beat up your honor student” Now _there’s_ a winner. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/6 "2003-05-16T14:36:45Z")
Yeah, but his post beat up your post! ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/7 "2003-05-16T15:10:15Z")
My neighbor across the street has two bumper stickers: “I \ my soccer player” “Smart kids play hockey” I guess that’s why she doesn’t have an “honor student” sticker, too… ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/8 "2003-05-16T15:34:25Z")
I want to see a bumper sticker saying, “My honor student sentenced your kid to life in prison.” ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/9 "2003-05-16T16:17:22Z")
“My kid got your honor student pregnant” - I saw that not too long ago. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/10 "2003-05-16T16:55:35Z")
My car used to be a walking anacronymnic billboad - SCA, UU, GLBT, C/W. 🙂 Esprix ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/11 "2003-05-16T17:22:17Z")
“My teacher is honor student”. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/12 "2003-05-16T17:31:59Z")
Heck, I HOPE that never catches on in Britain - the dimwits with car stickers saying “Baby on Board” are quite bad enough! Blech! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Qazzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@Qazzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qazzz)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/13 "2003-05-16T19:17:57Z")
Hehehehe, if you didn’t care, you wouldn’t be so irritated with it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![auntnut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@auntnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntnut)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/14 "2003-05-16T22:24:35Z")
“Your honor student served my kid a HAPPY MEAL”😃 ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/15 "2003-05-16T22:30:29Z")
I want to see one that says “Your kid might be an honor student, but your driving STILL sucks”!!! ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/16 "2003-05-17T02:02:14Z")
“Honor Student In Trunk” ---
**Author:** ![moi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/17 "2003-05-17T02:23:00Z")
Um. I have stickers from my alma mater and my graduate program on my car. I’m not trying to stick your nose in the fact that I went to a state school. Or is it only Ivy League bumper stickers that are a bother? Since I have alumni stickers, does this mean I can’t join in the rant against the oval placename stickers? And, finally, Esprix, C/W? ---
**Author:** ![Iacob\_Matthew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Iacob\_Matthew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iacob_Matthew)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/18 "2003-05-17T02:39:45Z")
“My Catholic priest molested your honor student.” Back of my (Italian, Catholic) friend Mike’s Volvo. ---
**Author:** ![snac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@snac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snac)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/19 "2003-05-17T03:30:48Z")
My favorites are the “VT” oval stickers designed to look like the foreign country stickers you’ll see in Europe. They seem quite prevalent in this neck of the woods. Funny, though–last time I looked, Vermont was not yet an independent nation. Too bad; it could probably improve its economy by selling Elvis stamps. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665/20 "2003-05-17T03:57:51Z")
The van in front of me yesterday was covered in stickers that informed me the driver found Jesus. I suppose I should be happy for him. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-your-kids-went-to-harvard-i-dont-care/175665.md?page=2)