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June 24, 2005 1:48 PM,  Anonymous said...

c'mon now, you're being a little hard on the Harley enthusiasts, i can understand the beer guzzling, but rape and pillage? shouldn't that be directed to the "jesus fish" folks?

 

June 24, 2005 3:30 PM,  Amanda B. said...

I read a little bit about the origins of the Jesus Fish, and it goes something like this:

Back in the day, way back when, before dinosaurs I think, people had to be careful about telling the wrong person that they were Christian. So, instead of just saying, hi, I'm a Christian, they did a secret type of marking in the sand identifying their faith. The greeter would take his toe, start on one side of his body, and draw an arced line in the sand. Then the greeted would see the arc, put his toe at the beginning of the arc, and do the same arc, mirror image of the first arc, creating a fish shape. Then they knew they were safe together. Cause I always thought about that design, and why they didn't use a "Jesus loaf of bread".

 

June 24, 2005 3:46 PM,  ... said...

Right on!!! I think it is hilarious that people feel they have to give everything about themselves away on the bumper of their car....leave some stuff for discovery once in a while, okay????

 

June 24, 2005 5:28 PM,  OldHorsetailSnake said...

Hey, Rock, say it ain't so: There isn't such a thing as a bumper sticker saying "Go White Sox", is there? Who would be so mean?

I'm sure they meant "Cubs".

 

June 24, 2005 5:59 PM,  Blake said...

My favorite mock sticker of yours was the Stephen Hawking/Jesus link. Classic.

Blake

 

June 24, 2005 11:27 PM,  spin said...

Once I asked someone what the fish on the back of their car symbolized. The guy got all flushed and admitted he had no idea, and I think most of them do not have any idea.

 

June 25, 2005 3:09 AM,  Radiohumper said...

High-school dropouts represent!

Loved the whole list, but that's because I feel towards driver's licenses the way most liberals feel towards gun control.

My pet hate is the College alumni bumperstickers. I mean, I AM a window-washing parent of a college-bound honor student, and I"m not insecure enough to have to justify my life choice by advertising my academic whelping pen.

Oh, and, bringing Jesus into your rush hour quiet-desperation? Fine, but I don't want to know.

 

June 25, 2005 3:15 AM,  Brad said...

I always thought the origin of the Jesus fish was because "Jesus" in one language sounded alot like "fish" in another.

But then, until recently, I also thought that there was a word pronounced "braw-tee-yew" which described some method of television sponsorship.

("Tonight's episode was braw-tee-you by Ex-Lax. For when you really want to crap yourself silly.")

 

June 25, 2005 11:16 AM,  Dave Morris said...

I support our troops, I contribute to the battle against breast cancer and I love the veterans.

Having said that, I will not be purchasing the ribbon magnet. Those are the new vastly overdone societal trend. Good people of the US, JUST BECAUSE YOUR NEIGHBOR HAS A RIBBON DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO.

The justice is, after about 6 months on your paint, you get a permanent outline of the ribbon.

 

June 25, 2005 4:49 PM,  Satisfied '75 said...

yeah, what is that Virginia Is For Lovers about anyway

 

June 26, 2005 3:43 AM,  EcamirG said...

i've always wondered why people put their political candidates on their cars. as if i'm going to say, "well, hell's bells, eunice. i was going to vote for bush, but that nice fella with the kerry sticker just let me merge in front of him on the highway."

actually, now that i think about it, the only place to put it is on the front of your car, because you only think nice things about people behind you in traffic. never the ones in front of you.

though it is beautifully ironic when you have to swerve to avoid hitting a minivan that's parked thirty feet into the intersection at a red light, and when you turn around to flip them off, you see their bush sticker.

somehow, that explains it all.

 

June 26, 2005 11:38 PM,  Cindy-Lou said...

Every time I see a jesus fish I feel a little bit closer to god.

(was that believable?)

 

June 27, 2005 9:42 AM,  ... said...

I actually like the college stickers (if you actually went there). It goes against my overall theory of not advertising yourself on your bumper but it is my one exception.

I don't think it is bragging, but more of a contacting tool. I actually had another alum leave a note on my car because they saw my sticker and that was kind of cool (a nice note, mind you), and then another group of cars heading off to school passed me on the freeway and we honked and waved....cheesy I know...

My mom has one of the magnetic ribbons on her car (that I bought for her as she is the only one in our family that would ever put one on their car) and I told her to move it periodically or it will leave marks on the paint. I don't mind those ribbons much although I think they are overdone.

 

June 27, 2005 10:48 AM,  Anonymous said...

Please tell me you're not being critical of a marketing department that produced a socially acceptable way to put "We Fuck Here" on a million cars. I want a poster of them for my room. (And two tickets on an afternoon flight to Richmond.)

 

June 28, 2005 3:36 AM,  Anonymous said...

i saw one today "Proud parent of an "ok" student".
Caught my attention after reading this blog. :)

 

July 08, 2005 10:21 AM,  MikeyPDX said...

Great stuff. I'd been wondering about the Che Guevara thing. You see a lot of that stuff around here, but nobody can tell me why. Like I'm expected to believe the slack-jawed youth wearing the stuff actually went to their History classes, or even paid attention. Or that anything about Guevara was actually taught in history classes out here.

 

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