"You Know, You're The Kind Of Guy I'd Really Like To Hang Around With" (Wizbang)

I've always enjoyed reading bumper stickers. They offer some great insights into human nature, and the personality of the person who chooses to display them on their vehicle. Well, the other day, I happened to be perusing this guy's handy mobile library, and I swear my brain was on the verge of exploding:

For one general group of people, he has Grateful Dead and Phish stickers, "God Bless The Whole World -- No Exceptions," "Keep your but in the car. The Earth is not your ashtray.," a Newbury Comics logo, and "got ink?"

For those of a contrasting political bent, he has "Annoy A Liberal - Work hard and be happy," "Work Harder. Millions On Welfare Depend on You!," "Get US Out! of the United Nations," "No Whining," and "WELCOME TO AMERICA - NOW SPEAK ENGLISH." And his two candidate stickers are for Republicans -- Vermont governor Jim Douglas and state Senator Wendy Wilton.

Then, for the freaks out there, "What Would Scooby Do?" and "I DON'T BRAKE FOR YANKEES FANS."

Yes, this guy was from Vermont, but he was in New Hampshire when I saw his truck.

This is the kind of guy I think I could get along with...

(Bonus points to the first person who identifies the two lines I stole from legendary standup comics, and the comics who first used the lines.)

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Comments (16)

That's genuinely interestin... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by wolfwalker | July 2, 2008 11:50 AM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)

wolfwalker:

That's genuinely interesting. Most of the time when I see a vehicle that heavily covered with bumper stickers, they're all for lefty stuff. Consies are usually more restrained in their bumper decorations.

Posted on July 2, 2008 11:50

I was trying to get back to... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Rick13 | July 2, 2008 12:13 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)

Rick13:

I was trying to get back to Iraq from my leave. While getting out of our car at Kansas City International, my wife started to laugh out loud. There was a blue Toyota hybrid with a bumper sticker that read "Republicans for Obama". I wonder who that person thought they were fooling?

Posted on July 2, 2008 12:13

I saw one recently that I t... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by Eric | July 2, 2008 12:44 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Eric:

I saw one recently that I thought was funny; "Voldemort for President"

Posted on July 2, 2008 12:44

How about: "Ban Bumperstick... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by WildWillie | July 2, 2008 12:52 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)

WildWillie:

How about: "Ban Bumperstickers" ww

Posted on July 2, 2008 12:52

The title's from Stephen Wr... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by brainy435 | July 2, 2008 12:57 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

brainy435:

The title's from Stephen Wright's I Have a Pony, I believe.

Posted on July 2, 2008 12:57

My kind of guy too. Not mu... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by Clancy | July 2, 2008 1:08 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)

Clancy:

My kind of guy too. Not much of a phish fan, don't know the candidate's - but otherwise we're on the same wavelength. Not all dead fans are smelly facists...

Posted on July 2, 2008 13:08

Honk - if you've never seen... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by Parker | July 2, 2008 1:31 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)

Parker:

Honk - if you've never seen an Uzi fired out a car window!

Posted on July 2, 2008 13:31

I got my father-in-law the ... (Below threshold)

8. Posted by Peter F. | July 2, 2008 1:52 PM | Score: 0 (2 votes cast)

Peter F.:

I got my father-in-law the bumper sticker that reads "My SUV (hearts) Iraqi Oil".

Posted on July 2, 2008 13:52

My favorite bumper sticker ... (Below threshold)

9. Posted by Mark L. | July 2, 2008 1:59 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Mark L.:

My favorite bumper sticker read

"Unemployment Isn't Working"

Posted on July 2, 2008 13:59

Parker, very, very funny. I... (Below threshold)

10. Posted by WildWillie | July 2, 2008 2:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Parker, very, very funny. I enjoyed it. Thanks for the laugh. ww

Posted on July 2, 2008 14:04

Mixed marriage, possibly?</... (Below threshold)

11. Posted by jpm100 | July 2, 2008 2:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

jpm100:

Mixed marriage, possibly?

Have you seen the study fro... (Below threshold)

12. Posted by Rance | July 2, 2008 2:22 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Rance:

Have you seen the study from Colorado State on the link between bumper stickers and road rage.

It seems that that driver in cars with bumper stickers are more likely to exhibit road rage than those who's rides are unadorned. They said what side of the political spectrum they were from didn't factor into it.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/06/16/Bumper_stickers_may_predict_road-rage/UPI-24271213628945/

Actually, if you ignore the headlines and look at the details of the study, they were more likely to lean on their horn when the driver in front of them didn't react quickly enough when the light turned green.

Posted on July 2, 2008 14:22

My favorite: "Creative Peop... (Below threshold)

13. Posted by max | July 2, 2008 2:27 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

max:

My favorite: "Creative People Must Be Stopped"

Posted on July 2, 2008 14:27

I thought one of those camp... (Below threshold)

14. Posted by letmespellitoutforyou | July 2, 2008 10:29 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

letmespellitoutforyou:

I thought one of those campaign stickers might have been for Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell.

Posted on July 2, 2008 22:29

Nuke the gay whales for Jes... (Below threshold)

15. Posted by model_1066 | July 3, 2008 12:13 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

model_1066:

Nuke the gay whales for Jesus! (all time favorite)

Posted on July 3, 2008 12:13

"186,000 miles per second -... (Below threshold)

16. Posted by Texan99 | July 4, 2008 9:56 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Texan99:

"186,000 miles per second -- it's not just a good idea, it's the law."

Posted on July 4, 2008 09:56

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