Bumper Stickers

Feelslikefar

Feelslikefar

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You don't see many cars with stickers informing us where they have traveled.
Mostly I see ones stating who they vote for and a 'cause' they support.
Back in the day, every time you visited an attraction, some person would slap a bumper sticker on the back on your car.

My Dad hated this, because they sometimes would put it on the car's finish, not the bumper.

For a kid riding in the back of a station wagon, I knew when we were done with that vacation, every time I washed the car,
I'd remember the great things we saw and did...

Saw a newer car last week with a 'Where The Heck is Wall Drug' sticker on the car.
Now that's more like it!:)
 

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In the 1960's, bumper stickers were everywhere! Some were funny, others were snarky, carried double-meanings, or were off-color, while still others espoused causes..."save our planet," or something similar. Putting a bumper sticker on a car's finish was never a good idea, as you might get discoloration. Bumper stickers could be hard to get off, or leave a residue. Some bumper stickers stayed around much too long; I hate seeing political bumper stickers, especially lingering years after a candidate's defeat.

Bumper stickers today seem to have yielded in large measure to rear window decals, which are probably easier to get off. They often feature graphic representations of the driver's family as stick figures, although sometimes there's other commentary...

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Bumper stickers were popular when cars had external chrome-plated metal bumpers.
They would probably damage modern painted plastic bumper covers with the actual bumpers under them. And they would probably deactivate those little round things that let you know when you're about to back into something.
 
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When the "My child is an honor student at . . . " was popular I saw one changed to "My Child Is A Ho Stud". Also when "Skateboarding is not a crime" was plastered everywhere so many got changed that they finally started making them that way: "Not Skateboarding Is A Crime".
 
Aunt Bea said:
This pretty much sums up the way I drive.

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I can't understand why people would rather ride my bumper or try to push me than pass me.

Sometimes I have to put on my blinker and pull over before they take the hint.
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It's their need to control, bully, & push people around. "I feel powerful & in control when I make someone speed up."
And, when the tailgater is driving a big truck, they think the size of their vehicle is more intimidating. "Everybody gets outta my way when they see my big truck comin' up behind them."
They're likely compensating for their lack of size........elsewhere.
 
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It seemed that these were on every car a couple of years back. One reaction made the press, someone put a sticker of two bags of cash with a caption that read: "Single and loving it." The car was seriously vandalised.
 
Feelslikefar said:
You don't see many cars with stickers informing us where they have traveled.
Mostly I see ones stating who they vote for and a 'cause' they support.
Back in the day, every time you visited an attraction, some person would slap a bumper sticker on the back on your car.

My Dad hated this, because they sometimes would put it on the car's finish, not the bumper.

For a kid riding in the back of a station wagon, I knew when we were done with that vacation, every time I washed the car,
I'd remember the great things we saw and did...

Saw a newer car last week with a 'Where The Heck is Wall Drug' sticker on the car.
Now that's more like it!:)
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I only remember five.
1). "If God wanted Texans to Ski He Would Have Given Them a Mountain" on cars from NM.
2). On the left-hand side of the bumper, there was an arrow pointing to the left with the words: "Passing-Side"
3). On the right-hand side of the bumper, there was an arrow pointing to the right with the words: "Sui-side"
4). "America. Love it or Leave it"
5). "Vietnam. Love it or Leave it"
 
I remember some funny ones years ago:
"Fish tremble at the sound of my name."
"My wife, yes. My dog, maybe. My gun, never."
"Gas, grass, or ass. Nobody rides free."
 
The bumper signs from the late 40's and early 50's weren't actually stickers. At least in the Pacific NorthWET they were wired on the bumper of the cars parked in the attraction car park. The most commonly seen when I was a boy were "Trees of Mystery" and "Sea Lion Caves".
 
One of the best from the 60's/70's:

"Gas, Grass or A**, Nobody rides for Free".
Mostly seen on Ford Econoline Vans, with a Desert Scene painted on it...

One I had on my truck:

"Yes, This is My Truck. No, I Won't Help You Move"
 

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