As I reviewed my note pad observations of bumper stickers after working as a Mall Cop patrolling parking lots for 15 years, I present the following “gems” and observations. Note that they are presented in no particular order of priority . In some cases, they do not reflect my own beliefs/views. Note also that this notion that bumper stickers can reflect socio-cultural, political trends is baked into one of the chapters of my upcoming novel entitled Mall Child: Raised By Wolves (so stay tuned for details and announcements). If any of these bumper stickers trigger conversation on your behalf, I would love to hear from you and dialogue further.
That said, here we go on a bumper sticker/reflection oddessy:
- Life begins at the end of your comfort zone
- 3 people can keep a secret if 2 are dead
- Give peace a chance
- Think kindly, act boldly
- Science is not a conspiracy theory
- Eco vs. Ego: There is no planet B
- Retros vs. Futuros (this is one I made up and it ties in with some of the themes of my novel and it reflects my distain for those whose politics/policies live in the rear view mirror. Reminds me of an old Kentucky expression “you can’t plow straight when your looking backward”)
- Trump makes me a mad scientist
- If you don’t believe in science, its all fiction
- Obedient women are never remembered in history
- If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun
- You can follow me, but it’s gonna hurt
- If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention
- What are the most clear and present dangers….taking a knee during the national anthem or preventing the next mass shooting. Worrying about whether someone identifies as a male or a female or preventing the rape of a woman by a mysoginistic pig. Worrying about the mother with a child who are refugees escaping from a hellish, violence filled contry or the local criminal born-in-the-USA who goes on a crime spree terrorizing your community
- Proud of my country, appaled by my government.
- Patriotism is fully supporting your country and your government when it deserves it.
- America; esigned by geniuses, run by idiots
- What will happen to these folks when armageddon strikes?
- How do you annoy a bigot? Start thinking
- Say “sleeveless T” and not “wife beater T”
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