When I meet someone I usually can tell something about them by their accent, if they have one, and their clothes. Clothes can make a statement about a person like where they are from or what they like to do. Some people make rather dramatic statements and others are much subtler. Either way, the message is: “this is who I am”.
Sometimes the car you drive says something about you. Most people like to personalize their cars by either adding some fancy “bling“ wheels, quirky seat covers or an exotic paint scheme. Cars can be a reflection of ourselves, but the end result is a statement that says, “this is mine”.
If the type of car you drive doesn’t make a statement, the less fancy and inexpensive bumper stickers certainly do. I have never been a big fan of bumper stickers. My father, as a joke, slapped my sister’s car with a “Drama Queen” bumper sticker and my car with a “Horn doesn’t work, watch for finger” sticker. I promptly peeled my sticker off but I believe my sister still has that bumper sticker on her car some 5 years later. I sometimes didn‘t understand my fathers sarcastic humor because, although my sister was the oldest, she was never in line for the crown of any thespian troupe and I took Spanish to fulfill my language requirement in college, not sign language.
Keeping this in mind, sometimes bumper stickers are a little vague and the statement the owner is trying to make is not quite so clear. For instance, I was behind an SUV today that was plastered with bumper stickers. OK, to me one bumper sticker is more than enough, so this person seemed to really want to make a statement. The car I saw today had 4 bumper stickers and a very telling license plate.
The first bumper sticker was in the window and simply said “Dog”. Oh, please.... before one starts to draw conclusions on this person’s character, let me continue with the other vinyl statements. The second bumper sticker was an oval shaped British flag. The third sticker had a picture of a snowboarder shredding powder and the fourth said “Let peace prevail on Earth”. Ok, here is the icing.... this driver’s license plate frame read, “I’m not wearing any socks and I have matching underwear”.
(Apparently this persons mother never told them to make sure they were wearing clean underwear in the event they are involved in an accident.)
I am not sure, but I think the combined bumper stickers and license plate frame made a the following statement:
This person is a.... dog loving, snowboarding, British hippy that can not afford socks or underwear.
Back to the road...
Sunday, December 14, 2008
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