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Where Knowledge Junkies Get Their Fix
I’m starting to think that a community’s bumper stickers, considered as a whole, can be uncannily revealing. I decided to take my neighborhood’s socio-political temperature by pounding the pavement a little, camera in hand, to see what stickers I could find. The results should make it pretty clear: I live in a deciiiiidedly liberal, downright wacky place — Venice, California. So trip the light fantastic with us for a moment, and check these out:
What? No “REPUBLICANS FOR VOLDEMORT”?
posted by Sorcerer Mickey on 2-16-2007 at 4:16 pm
I really like the “Coexist” one, but the “More trees, less Bush” and impeachment ones are kinda funny.
posted by Sammy on 2-16-2007 at 8:10 pm
These are great. My area (Port Angeles, Washington) has a lot of “cowboy/girl up” and “Silly boys, trucks are for girls” stickers. I, however have “Hang up and drive”.
posted by Heather on 2-17-2007 at 12:34 am
I like the wacky ones best. My personal favorite is “Diagonally parked in a parallel universe.”
posted by Maria on 2-17-2007 at 8:10 am
Love how old and crusty some of the stickers have become… this shows a bit of passion for the particular cause from the vehicle’s owner.
posted by F on 2-17-2007 at 10:50 am
Excuse me, but…do only lefty-stickers are allowed?
posted by stefano on 2-17-2007 at 10:50 am
My all time favorite:
Earth First - we’ll strip mine the other planets later
posted by Pat on 2-17-2007 at 12:49 pm
Here in Florida, we have a lot of people still touting “Bush in 04″ on their bumpers. Bleah.
posted by Colleen on 2-17-2007 at 10:27 pm
a popular israeli band, hadag nachash, wrote a song called “the sticker song” about common bumper stickers around israel. they also made it rhyme…it’s very catchy.
posted by Abi on 2-18-2007 at 6:59 am
Bumper stickers really all have the same message… “I’m not going to sell this car anytime soon!”
posted by Miss Cellania on 2-18-2007 at 7:17 am
Along the “Coexist” lines, my favorite is “God is too big to fit inside one religion”
posted by ME on 2-19-2007 at 10:18 am
My all-time favorite bumper sticker….
I still miss my ex-husband
(but my aim is getting better)
posted by Jane on 2-19-2007 at 1:10 pm
I love all the peace stickers. Go Pacifism!!!
posted by Alyssa on 2-19-2007 at 1:39 pm
Abi–”hadag nachash?” “The fish snake”? Is that supposed to make sense?
posted by Kiki on 2-19-2007 at 1:54 pm
My boyfriend touts the coexist one on his bumper. I think it’s great!
posted by Aimee on 2-19-2007 at 7:53 pm
I saw one on the Jersey turnpike many years ago that said “Do-do Occurs”. LOL
posted by Paul on 8-6-2007 at 12:22 pm
“If you can read this, I lost my trailer.”
posted by bobwalrus5 on 8-17-2007 at 11:59 am
my 2 favorites (spied long ago) -
“Visualize Whirrled Peas”
“Stop the Violins”
:)
posted by Clotho on 11-21-2007 at 2:47 pm