abeefaria Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 In the U.S., I have noticed that bumper stickers are becoming ridiculous, in this man's opinion. In addition to the normal crap, people are advertising bars or parts of a state with three letter bumper stickers and a lot of people have turned their vehicles into mobile epitaphs, showing the name and birth/death dates of someone. Some of the most embarrassing (I am embarrassed that these people are on the same branch of the evolutionary tree that I occupy) are the ones with a cartoon character urinating on something or flipping the bird. Please tell me this is a U.S. phenomena and has not spread overseas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xittenn Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 (edited) Overseas? I can't say we have this problem in Canada! I don't recall the last time I saw a bumper sticker and any of the ones I have seen are to support a favorite radio station ...... But the problem is fitting of the American extremist attitude which the world has come to expect. Edited August 3, 2010 by buttacup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abeefaria Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 Overseas? I can't say we have this problem in Canada! I don't recall the last time I saw a bumper sticker and any of the ones I have seen are to support a favorite radio station ...... But the problem is fitting of the American extremist attitude which the world has come to expect. Indeed; however, not all of us have the "extremist attitude" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Births/Deaths no. I think I've seen Roadrunner flipping the bird. In Oz each State gov puts some stupid saying across the bottom of the plate so bumper stickers doing similar becomes redundant. Down here bumber stickers are generally places people have been, or some sort of political comment. You do see the occasional "If you can read this I've lost the bloody caravan again" or similar around the traps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 i've never seen a bumper sticker on a car here in the UK. i have however seen stickers on the back window. usually for a radio channel or an i donate blood sticker(i had one of these, forgot to take it off when i got a new car, doh!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgwyther Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 The most common bumper stickers / rear-of-car signs which I see in the UK are the born again Christian fish or it's opposite; the Darwin fish, or FSM emblem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 (edited) it really varies widely community to community, in Phoenix you see tons of "CCV" decals (christ's church of the valley,) a prominent megachurch, plenty of jesus fish, fairly standard right vs left wing bumper stickers, and then various random cartoons are quotes or jokes that more just represent the drivers attitude to drivers or traffic or whatever, plus the various "i give blood," "help a child," "my student gets honors" crap. Ive only seen a handful of the epitaph ones though. North in Flagstaff it's a different story, sure you get the political ones (in different ratios though,) and the personal expression ones of course, but we have a ton more hippy-dippy "tolerance" and "diversity" and neo-pagan or new age symbols, and comparatively few jesus fish. In either town I haven't seen more than two or three darwin fish, and unfortunately never seen an FSM in use. Edited August 3, 2010 by AzurePhoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladeira Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 In Brazil, bumper stickers are very common on cars. Specially Christian and Catholic ones, also referring to politics, brands, and other stuff. Personally, I dislike them. But I see them all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 (edited) Here in the South Eastern USA I see a lot of cars that would almost fall apart with out their stickers, a couple of my favs KILL YOUR TELEVISION! and of course "My kid just kicked the crap out of your honor student" Edited August 3, 2010 by Moontanman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 "My kid just kicked the crap out of your honor student" ah yes my personal favorite is "my juvenile delinquent is banging your honor student," a rare one that i think comes from American Gods... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abeefaria Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 ah yes my personal favorite is "my juvenile delinquent is banging your honor student," a rare one that i think comes from American Gods... A bumper sticker that reads "my juvenile delinquent is banging your honor student" is exactly what I am talking about when I wrote that I am embarrassed to be on the same branch of the evolutionary tree as a person who thinks it is okay to have this sticker displayed. When Man's potential is perhaps boundless (and his potential to live in a society where high manners are the status quo), to have such unsophisticated, offensive and regressive tripe such as this, is intolerable, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 A bumper sticker that reads "my juvenile delinquent is banging your honor student" is exactly what I am talking about when I wrote that I am embarrassed to be on the same branch of the evolutionary tree as a person who thinks it is okay to have this sticker displayed. Why? It's both funny and likely to be true. Here's a bumper sticker for you: Go get laid. You'll be a lot less uptight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 A bumper sticker that reads "my juvenile delinquent is banging your honor student" is exactly what I am talking about when I wrote that I am embarrassed to be on the same branch of the evolutionary tree as a person who thinks it is okay to have this sticker displayed. When Man's potential is perhaps boundless (and his potential to live in a society where high manners are the status quo), to have such unsophisticated, offensive and regressive tripe such as this, is intolerable, imo. Ah, from my perspective that sort is exactly what we need more of. I'm irked by all the people with sugary-sweet or declaratively proud or self-righteously pious people that go around expressing their seriousness via stickers on car bumpers or windows. It seems to me like a medium specifically intended for nothing more than snarky mockery or clever quips rather than a serious way to lecture people. Some people prefer an unbound sense of humor, others prefer stuffiness and manners, some prefer the middle-ground. Whatever, it's totally subjective. I personally think we're too obsessed with not offending people as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I used to have one on my Jeep that said, "If I had wanted a Hummer I'd have asked your sister" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBruce Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 (edited) In Michigan you have your standard array of bumper stickers. The most popular being the political ones, the Jesus fish, and the coexist sticker. Personally on my car I have two bumper stickers one that says BRK, which stands for Breckenridge, and the U of M block M. I do think bumper stickers are way better than truck nuts. Edited August 5, 2010 by DJBruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Here is one for Mooeypoo DJ, Trucks have nuts? I didn't know trucks had gender... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewmon Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Bumper snicker seen yesterday : DRIVER DOES NOT CARRY CASH HE IS MARRIED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieSquirrel Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 (edited) I need one DJ, Trucks have nuts? I didn't know trucks had gender... There's a beat up truck that I saw driving around here that had huge tires, stickers everywhere, and a short chain with some rubber balls on the end of it, hanging off of the rear bumper. I can't believe someone actually would drive that monstrosity. Edited August 5, 2010 by TriNitroSocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMcC Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Onefrom the UK. Not my car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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