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January 27, 2006
Bumper Sticker Philosophy
As I wait for the light to turn green, the 3:00 bell to ring at the school, sit in line at Chick-fi-la, bumper stickers catch my eye. What used to be a simple warning of "Baby on Board" has become the automobile's tattoo.
Calvin of Calvin and Hobbes fame urinating on the competing truck brand solidifies a redneck's identity. The bold #3 unites all NASCAR fans as well as the "They can have my guns when they pry them from my cold, dead hands". No better person to help you when you have car trouble and certainly the wrong person to rear end if sporting an anti-NRA logo.
"I heart My Wife" from the PromiseKeepers separates a married man from his cheating or almost cheating friends...and may be the penance he seeks from previous indiscretions. Religion finds its way onto many chrome bumpers, even if the owner has never really read John 3:16 or knows what the Rapture means.
Political campaign stickers displayed for all to see are either a direct slap in the face of conservative/liberal employers OR material for great arguments at the next family reunion.
Pride often finds itself displayed on the back of an SUV with soccer balls, softballs, or baseballs bragging the names of future All Stars. For those that aren't athletically gifted, the Honor Roll parent happily shines their bumper's report card.
The angrier adhesives, with foul language or insulting one liners, have found their home on many rebel vehicles struggling with their identity in the world. Easier to paste a 'screw you' plackard on a car than have a permanent inkstain on your arm - jobs can't be lost or potential mates scared away. With the flick of a razor, bad attitudes are erased and replaced with humorous or motivational quotes.
Unlike my stickerless husband, I admit to four garnishes on my vehicle: the typical parental pride stickers for Drama Diva and Casper, a political sticker from the Presidential Election, and, it goes without saying, my college affiliation. No matter how old you get, there will always be a part of you that roots, sings, and cherishes your days at the old alma mater. So what does that say about me? More to the point, what do your stickers say about YOU?
Posted by Tish at January 27, 2006 03:55 PM
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i have no stickers. I don't like to mar my car with them :) and i don't put my college affiliation on my car although I am very proud of it due to the fact that I now attend our rival affiliation. :)
Posted by: meeta at January 27, 2006 08:29 PM
We have a sticker for N's college team of choice, which will go unnamed to protect me from being banned from your home. Also, a political sticker, which again we'll refrain from discussing in the spirit of good friends. Finally, on my "How-to-offend-Tish" bumper, is a Darwin fish. I don't put them on my bumper, though, only on glass. :D
Posted by: Crystal at January 27, 2006 10:09 PM
Ah, the struggle for significance .... bumper stickers, blogs, tattoos, etc. Two bumper stickers here, UNITED WE STAND and TAILHOOK. Actually, they are on the back window of the Tundra. http://tailhook.org/
Posted by: Mike at January 28, 2006 06:51 AM
No stickers, save for an American flag decal on the lower corner of the windshield ;)
Posted by: Skunkfeathers at January 28, 2006 10:57 AM
Mine says, "In another thousand miles or so, get an oil change." I guess what it says about me is that I'm forgetful.
Posted by: old horsetail snake at January 28, 2006 03:39 PM
The only adornment my car has is a ribbon (omg, I have a RIBBON) with the autism logo on it that states "Autism Awareness". That's my only one so I guess you can see where my priorities lie.
Posted by: Cori at January 28, 2006 05:45 PM
2 magnetic ribbons my Son brought me from Ft. Benning just before he went to Iraq, one says "Freedom Isn't Free" and the other says "Support Our Troops"...
1st time I ever put anything on my old Blazer...
And I display them with PRIDE...
Posted by: TexasFred at January 28, 2006 06:07 PM
Stickerless in Surf City. Don't like ANY of 'em, but to each her own.
Posted by: Paula at January 28, 2006 09:41 PM
On the rear window of my pickup: an American flag with the words, "God Bless America." It's only the 2d one I ever put on a vehicle and it's been there since the worrisome days right after 9/11. Still looks good.
When I lived in Dallas, a friend gave me one that said, "I'm not from Texas but I got here as soon as I could." I kept it covered in the glove compartment.
My First Wife's car has a little window thing that says, "Friends of Israel."
Posted by: Paul N. at January 29, 2006 07:46 AM
Nothing because I don't have any. But if I did have some, one would be that yellow ribbon "support our troops" one and the other would be a sticker indicating I'm a life member of my university's ex-students association. But alas, I remain stickerless.
Posted by: Peaches at January 29, 2006 05:51 PM