Annoying Religious Bumper Stickers

[HoneyBunny]

I'm loving this thread! Seems I'm not alone in recognizing that most cars that don't stop at stop signs, run red lights, speed and that are driven by texting drivers sport a W sticker, a Support the Troops ribbon and a fish sticker.

I would love to cover my 12 year old (small) SUV in political and anti-religious stickers (and I'm a practicing Catholic), but the one time I had a sticker (self-authored, at the start of the Iraq War: Oppose the war but support the warriors. They don't get to choose their battles) my car was egged in my larger Republican, Christian, upper middle class neighborhood. You know, where everyone has a Support the Troops ribbon on their car but have opted their kids out of allowing a military recruiter to talk to them while in high school. F&$€ing hypocrites!!!!

[thoughtful]

I'm loving this thread! Seems I'm not alone in recognizing that most cars that don't stop at stop signs, run red lights, speed and that are driven by texting drivers sport a W sticker, a Support the Troops ribbon and a fish sticker.

Just in case anyone here hasn't already heard this one:

A man was being tailgated by a stressed-out woman on a busy boulevard.

Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right

thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red

light by accelerating through the intersection.

The tailgating woman hit the roof, and the horn, screaming in frustration as

she missed her chance to get through the intersection with him. As she was

still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face

of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car

with her hands up. He took her to the police station where she was searched,

fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a cell.

After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the

door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer

was waiting with her personal effects.

He said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your

car while you were blowing your horn, flipping the guy off in front of you,

and cussing a blue streak at him. I noticed the 'Choose Life' license plate

holder, the 'What Would Jesus Do" bumper sticker, the 'Follow Me to Sunday

School' bumper sticker and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the

trunk. Naturally, I assumed you had stolen the car."

[Cordial]

That's awesome!

I see a lot of "Socialism Isn't Cool." Hate that one. Because yes, all us libruls are just trying to be cool, it's not because of any actual reasoned thought.

I just have my local college radio station and my favorite: "Who's Your Farmer?"

[JesusFightClub]

Eh?

It's correct that socialism isn't cool. Who thinks politics is cool anyway?

For most people it's "stuff that happens". That's normal and fine. What socialists are saying it's cool? The questions, they are many.

[somewhereinbetween]

Around here, every single expensive car that passes has a magnet that says "Keep Christ in Christmas". More cars have them than not. It's especially annoying when it's the middle of July...

[Maggie Mae]

I have a ubiquitous http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Spit]Homer, Alaska sticker that says "Spit Happens" I dont think many people outside of the area would get it, but it amuses me and came with the car. I also have my favorite team's logo and a slightly political one that says "I <3 <3 I support gay marriage" (It was from CREDO). Its funny, my landlord asked me what the "spit happens" one was about, and if it was "a gay thing." --no. He has a bunch of redneck stickers on his truck, so, whatever.

The only stickers that bother me are the ones that are: telling lies (don't abort! Jesus will help you raise your baby)(Obama is Muslim), ones that aren't clever (nobama) (my kid can kick your honor students ass), and ones that seem like they are meant to make people angry.

I see a LOT of stickers. The Hawaiian/ Somoan / Hispanic area has a lot of in memorial stickers (the full window ones with the name of a deceased loved one) and it's sad. A lot of the names are way way too young. The suburbans with the stick figures occasionally make me laugh. Often we see them and question just how they cram that many people in the suburban/ Yukon/ giant suv that has more cargo space than seating. Saw one the other day that had two moms, a cat, and two dogs. That made me smile. also common are the Subaru foresters with the "Alaska Girls Kick Ass" and the "Alaska Love" stickers.

[urban teacher]

I just saw a minivan sporting stick figures and the male figure had his head chopped off. Bad divorce?

[Patsy]

Perhaps the driver is just married to a headless person? :lol:

[BlackHawk]

I have a ubiquitous http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Spit]Homer, Alaska sticker that says "Spit Happens" I dont think many people outside of the area would get it, but it amuses me and came with the car. I also have my favorite team's logo and a slightly political one that says "I <3 <3 I support gay marriage" (It was from CREDO). Its funny, my landlord asked me what the "spit happens" one was about, and if it was "a gay thing." --no. He has a bunch of redneck stickers on his truck, so, whatever.

The only stickers that bother me are the ones that are: telling lies (don't abort! Jesus will help you raise your baby)(Obama is Muslim), ones that aren't clever (nobama) (my kid can kick your honor students ass), and ones that seem like they are meant to make people angry.

I see a LOT of stickers. The Hawaiian/ Somoan / Hispanic area has a lot of in memorial stickers (the full window ones with the name of a deceased loved one) and it's sad. A lot of the names are way way too young. The suburbans with the stick figures occasionally make me laugh. Often we see them and question just how they cram that many people in the suburban/ Yukon/ giant suv that has more cargo space than seating. Saw one the other day that had two moms, a cat, and two dogs. That made me smile. also common are the Subaru foresters with the "Alaska Girls Kick Ass" and the "Alaska Love" stickers.

>.> I'm going to go off a bit here from the topic... do you like living in Alaska? Every time I think about it I wonder if it is as truly amazing as people say it is, or are they just saying that cause anything is better than KY.

[gardenvarietycitizen]

That's awesome!

I see a lot of "Socialism Isn't Cool." Hate that one. Because yes, all us libruls are just trying to be cool, it's not because of any actual reasoned thought.

I just have my local college radio station and my favorite: "Who's Your Farmer?"

Heh. We have "I vote Socialist because I work for a living" (though currently it's on a file cabinet in the house, not on the car).

As for religious bumper stickers I pass a car that says "Abortion stops a beating heart" daily, and plenty of the "Know Jesus, Know Peace" ones.

[contrary]

my car only has this one (put there by my husband).

HIS car is covered in bike stickers. every time i drive his, i feel like such a poseur, since i don't really ride.

i do like "if you get any closer, i'll flick a booger on your windshield", and "feel your boobies", though. hee.

[contrary]

haaaa! google image search for "feel your boobies" turned up this gem:

[Lunatic]

Live in the DC area so I see a lot of political bumper stickers. I have an Obama magnetic decal on my car, I've only left it on because there are about a million black Civics in the world and I need a way to figure out which is mine. On my drive to work I occasionally see the same SUV with a McCain/Palin sticker and an American flag on the top of the car. It's amusing because the guy drives like a manic and is always speeding and cutting people off. I guess he's a true American???

[O Latin]

I just saw a minivan sporting stick figures and the male figure had his head chopped off. Bad divorce?

Maybe the kids thought it would be funny to "decapitate" Dad and see how long it took Mom to notice.

[bananacat]

Around here, every single expensive car that passes has a magnet that says "Keep Christ in Christmas". More cars have them than not. It's especially annoying when it's the middle of July...

I am so tempted to make one that says "Put the goddess Eostra back in Easter".

[Maggie Mae]

>.> I'm going to go off a bit here from the topic... do you like living in Alaska? Every time I think about it I wonder if it is as truly amazing as people say it is, or are they just saying that cause anything is better than KY.

I started to reply to this, but then I realized that it was way too long and I was just whining. It's fine for some people, I personally don't think it's anything special. But the job market is better than my homestate and I'm given a lot of professional opportunity that I wouldn't get elsewhere with my lack of degree (I went to college for six years, changed majors twice, and ended up dropping out 6 credits short) and I like my job.

I don't like the politics (generally speaking, if you even say that something should change and here's what they do elsewhere, you will get a standard line of "well, this isn't the lower 48. If you want to live there, there are planes leaving every day). I don't like the fact that it's very very very pro military & young family. As in, everyone assumes I am married and have older children. I am under 30!

It is nice that there is a LOT of land for public access like canoeing and camping, mountaineering, and whatever else you want to do. I do miss city life though. I miss talking to people who've read books recently and been to museums and like those things. I miss decent food and coffee. I hate the fact that there is one coffee chain in town and it's shut out any other options. I hate the fact that it's like the rest of the country 15 years ago. I hate hate hate the fact that I haven't been to a concert in 3 years.

It's very much small town life. Even in the city that holds 50% of the state's population.

[muffynbear]

I am so tempted to make one that says "Put the goddess Eostra back in Easter"

Oohhh I love this! Please make one for me too!

[ladypuglover]

I just saw a minivan sporting stick figures and the male figure had his head chopped off. Bad divorce?

Do you live in Sleepy Hollow, NY? Maybe she is married to the famous lad, don't judge, love can come to us all. :naughty:

Side note, Sleepy Hollow aka Terry Town is the birth place of my darling husband. Next time we go out that way I want to see that lovely town but I hope we can do it in the fall when the trees are in all their glory.

[ladypuglover]

my car only has this one (put there by my husband).

HIS car is covered in bike stickers. every time i drive his, i feel like such a poseur, since i don't really ride.

i do like "if you get any closer, i'll flick a booger on your windshield", and "feel your boobies", though. hee.

Out here where riders feel the need to ride 6-8 abreast and take up the whole lane we sometimes have to remind them to share the road. Not a problem when they do single file but very anoying on highways of speeds of 65 mph and no place to safely pass and their top speeds are 30-40 mph. Having the Olympic Training center here can be a real drag. ;) I agree though, give bikers space and room to keep safe. You have a car to prtect you, they only have a helmet.

[JesusFightClub]

Heh. We have "I vote Socialist because I work for a living" (though currently it's on a file cabinet in the house, not on the car).

As for religious bumper stickers I pass a car that says "Abortion stops a beating heart" daily, and plenty of the "Know Jesus, Know Peace" ones.

I like your sticker :)

You are originally from Japan, right? When I lived there we were taken for an orientation tour around where we were going to live. There was a woman in a twinset, looking neat, domestic and almost fundie,shouting through a mic. (It was election season). My Japanese was (is!) very poor but I could pick out a few phrases and read the side of her van.

One of the Americans in the group asked our tour guide "What is this all about?" and he said "There's voting soon. This lady is asking people to vote for her." The American said "What party?" and the guide looked over, shrugged and said "Oh, Communist." The guy was amazed and stopped dead in the street. He said "And you people allow that here?" :lol:

Found out later he was a conservative person from a small town so I guess he was just surprised. He was a very nice bloke. He had not yet encountered the uyoku vans either. That, I did find to be more unnerving, especially when my Japanese improved enough to know what they were saying.

[ChickeyMonkey]

Not a bumper sticker story, but reading this, I had to share: A few months ago, my friend and I were driving in the 'burbs and passed by a house with a giant - GIANT - photo on their back porch that was, I kid you not, visible from the highway.

It was a photo of their family. A giant photo of their family, framed, and posted on their back porch for everyone to see.

Seriously, WTF?

You HAVE GOT to go back and take a picture of that and post it here. You MUST! Please please please?

[masagoroll]

We've gotten many, many of those "honor student" stickers from our kids' schools...they go straight to the recycling bin. No bumper stickers currently; we had an Obama sticker on our minivan during the 08 election but took it off afterwards. Way back during the 1992 election, I had a "Picard/Riker" sticker on my car.

My husband and I were just discussing how Picard would be the best president!

I used to have a window decal for my university and a bumper sticker from a thrift store, but I peeled them off.

People have lots of silly bumper stickers around here.

I have only seen those TruckNutz once or twice. I still remember my shock the first time!

[Angri-la]

I live in a verrrry liberal area, so religious bumper stickers can only be viewed in the outlying suburbs, or on the occasional fundie mom mobile. Yesterday I was treated to an especially repulsive one, while stuck in hot traffic--one of those pro-life ones with graphic photos. The driver of the car had her window down, and I admit said something about whether she'd like to adopt all the children she is so desperate to see born (my lovely daughter was in her car seat, so I kept it clean). She screeched something at me about minding my own business and rolled up her window.

Here is what I want to know: Why put it on your car if you don't want to talk about it?

[jenny_islander]

Because it's part of a fantasy where everybody else is struck dumb by the eloquent bumper sticker and goes off to fume in helpless silence because they know how wrong they are. You didn't play along.

[nolongerIFBx]

Most controversial bumper sticker I ever saw: Half the people who enter an abortion clinic don't come out alive"