Traffic sucks. It's just fumes and honking, for the most part. But occasionally, a little bit of color emerges on the back of the car in front of you—a bumper sticker can turn a dull commute into a moment of joy or give you something to think about for the rest of the journey.
The subreddit r/Bumperstickers is a community that collects pictures of these small but memorable messages. Whether it’s a clever pun, a political statement, or a bizarrely specific inside joke, its 88K members have amassed quite the collection!
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No Holding Back Here
Yes!
As writer Charles W. McFarlane pointed out, gone are the days of earnest "Coexist" or "Free Tibet" bumper stickers. Nowadays, most are dipped in irony and sprinkled with absurdity.
These new bumper stickers are part of a growing trend of merchandise made as much to be photographed and shared on social media as they are to be absorbed in the real world.
"We're known as the bumper sticker couple now, I’m sure," Brian Gebhart, 32, who, along with his fiancée, Alyssa Walker, 30, runs Frog Mustard—an unhinged sticker and magnet shop—told McFarlane in an interview. They release a handful of new ones each week.
Love My Dog Sitter's Stickers!
Chef's Kiss
My New Bumper Sticker 🤷🏽♂️
Brian and Alyssa started the company last winter, after he had a mountain biking accident and needed extra money to pay for surgery. They came up with Frog Mustard — a phrase as nonsensical as many of their designs — using a random name generator.
Their shop currently averages around 1,200 orders a month with a stock of about 350 designs, with such hits as: "On my way to get a lobotomy," "I'm pro-sexualizing the green M&M and I vote!" and "Deny, Defend, Depose" (a reference to Luigi Mangione and UnitedHealthcare). The couple describe their selection as "brain rot stickers."
Nothing But The Truth
Too Cold And Snowy Haven’t Installed Yet
Put Up Or Shut Up!
Don't forget the flip side. If you're conservatard that's in favor of anything that restricts birth control you're fighting against your professed desire to reduce or eliminate abortion.
Are We Great Yet???
In American culture, where cars are often seen as physical extensions of their owner's personality, bumper stickers have long been a way to customize vehicles, highlighting your political stance and interests. In many ways, they have been our real-life memes. Nowadays, there's even a good chance that you will see a photo on the street that was once shared on X or Instagram.
In A Customers House
Anyone Know Where To Buy This One? 😁
Here’s A Wholesome One :)
This One Is Right On The Money! 😆
A survey found that American women are more likely than men to have a bumper sticker, by 63 percent to 50 percent.
Southerners are the biggest fans, with more than two out of three slapping at least one on their car in Louisiana, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, according to a study conducted by Cheap Car Insurance, a Utah-based comparative services company.
Drivers in the Great Lakes region were the least likely to sport bumper stickers at about 49 percent.
Hmm
Sticker Says It All
They don't get nearly enough credit for their efforts in population control.
I Had To Get Closer To Read
They Get It
All these Maga folks online now with "Trump did this *insert bad thing* and it hurt myself/family and we all support Trump and I just know he didn't mean for it to hurt *insert privileged group name* so help us get word to him." HA!! FAFO!
Pro-gun stickers garnered the most negative responses from respondents, with 74 percent thinking that someone who has one must be ignorant, obnoxious, or aggressive.
Bumper stickers that drew the most positive or neutral responses were those that paid tribute to U.S. troops — 51 percent saw it as an expression of opinion or pride, 28 percent thought it was normal or reasonable, and another 9 percent thought it was smart and considerate to display such a design.
Giving Information To The Enemy
Had a miserable human in LA tell me. “When I’m driving what I’m doing is my business and no one else’s” and she meant it
My Personal Decal. I’ve Gotten So Many Compliments On It
In Texas
Found In Classroom I’m Subbing In Today
However, remember that your bumper stickers follow you everywhere you go, whether that's your company's parking lot, or your daughter's baptism.
Once, when a police officer pulled over Mr. Gebhart for a traffic stop and asked about a sticker that made a crude joke regarding the founding fathers. Mr. Gebhart was tongue-tied!
A Message I Definitely Agree With
This Is A Good One
Well there is a precedent , you tossed out the British because tea went up 3 cents per pound.
Wrong, we tossed out the Brits because we were paying tax without having a Representative in Parliament. But the American educational system suck and we are not taught correct history so we think it was all about taxes.
Load More Replies......but, but, but orange Jeebus just issued an executive order to command that the prices of everything will go down cuz he said so!!! lol FAFO prices are going to keep rising until this era of insane corporate greed is ended one way or another.
Load More Replies...Just wait till everything goes up because of tariffs and deportations. We don't have enough people to harvest crops and process meats. And most Americans think they're too good for that kind of work.
Yeah, and Trump is going to make the economy worse and prices go up. There is no denying that.
Deliberately. And then blame the "radical leftists". And since his voters are breathtakingly stupid, they'll accept it at face value.
Load More Replies...Well, technically Germans voted for the Nazis because of inflation... among other things.
Well, yes, but: hyperinflation (so you had to carry your morning wages to the shops at lunchtime, perhaps using a wheelbarrow, before the near worthless banknotes got even more worthless), mass unemployment, the near total collapse of the economy, the foreign oppression (seriously - you should see what the French were taking out of Germany), and the fact that the Nazis were brilliant at propaganda lies and street violence.
Load More Replies...Because of ICE raids immigrant farm laborers (of which 40-50% are undocumented) are afraid to show up for work so all across the US crops are not getting harvested and going to waste. Check out food prices in 6 months.
I think the Avian Flu might have something to do with the price of eggs too.
The Democratic Party failed to point out that had Trump shut everything down temporarily until Covid was under control, we wouldn't have had the lingering supply chain problems that led to significant price increases and inflation. That train was running full speed by the time Biden got into office, and it's not a situation that is easily or quickly solved - as Trump himself has finally admitted. Oh, and the price of eggs ain't coming down - it's increasing. Environmental climate change is spreading the bird flu like dandelion seeds on a windy day. Dead birds don't lay eggs, so the few remaining are laying very expensive eggs.
No one failed to point this out...the Magats just refuse to believe it...just like they refused to believe January 6...most of his followers admittedly don't watch the news except for fox and they refuse to cover things truthfully
Load More Replies...I've always been amazed by how obsessed Americans are with gas prices. Yes, I know your cities are built with cars in mind, which makes gas important, but still... it's weird.
One of my co workers believes the president literally controls this. I pointed out how it is actually a free investment market and asked them to explain how the president controls this. They said, "policies". This was shortly after covid lockdowns so I pointed out that oil production got shut down all over the world right after the US flooded the market with cheap shale oil (thus contributing to the -$37/bbl trading briefly, which scared off a lot of long-term investments in oil production) and this is not just a US problem. They had nothing to say and didn't talk to me for 3 days.
Load More Replies...A Bumper Sticker I Saw In My Travels Today
Love Is Love
Saw This Bumper Sticker On My Way To Class Last Week
This Sticker On The Back Of This School Bus I Saw Today
Had To Do A Second Take
Quite Possibly My Favorite Bumper Sticker
They're Becoming Self Aware
Off Of My Own Car
I find it particularly funny that the Democrats labeled as libtards in most countries in Europe would even still tend to be on the conservative side. :)
Thanks, Mom. This Place Sucks
Don't Mind If I Do!
Saw Another One Today
Evangelicals Should Take Note
Which is why NatCs (Nationalist Christians) would crucify Him preventatively upon arrival in the US.
He Even Tapered Tesla Logo
Where To Stick It
I Love When People In $60k Cars
Someone pulled out to go in the oncoming direction, on a curve, on a snow covered road, and I didn't bother to slow down. Didn't know eyes could get that wide. They MAY pay better attention in the future.
Go To Hell
Saw This Bumper Sticker Today
Thanks For The Giggle, Stranger In Front Of Me
Hahaha..... Oh
Someone Carries These Stickers Around Just For This
My Daughter Says I Can’t Put This In My Car
Think This'll Piss Anyone Off? 😂
I'd Like One On My Car
Sucks, those things are only good for a few days before they start shedding all over the place and ruining your carpets (I still find hair in my floorboards)
Finally Found One To Share. Idaho
A Punny Bumper Sticker
This Passive-Aggressive Car Sticker
When I owned a Ford Explorer, my bumper sticker said: Tailgaters beware. this is a FORD product. I randomly slam on the brakes to make sure they still work.
Fair Warning
As someone from Germany let me share an observation of a very apparent cultural difference: US Americans love to share their opinions. Bumper Stickers, T-Shirts, these signs on the front lawns, loudly speaking about it. You won't find that here in Germany. Nobody will ever place a sign in their front yard to tell people who they are voting for. I'm not judging at all, I'm just pointing out a very obvious and interesting difference. I always wondered why that is.
Possibly because the last time Germany was into posting insignia and telling everyone which side they were on, it didn't end well.
Load More Replies...You can feel the divisiveness holy s**t... So many are looking more for a fight and less an understanding... I would be a hypocrite if I said I don't feel like that about cult stuff, but that is rational at least. The political division tho... Just binary like that? As in sending the message that you have literally nothing in common with a whole other group of people based on some artificial two party system? That is bleak and in dire need of change... Either it is going to be more dialog or it will be fester and bloat...and explode...maybe rot and stagnate...
May i suggest the French famous national pastime of protesting? Don't have to go full guillotine mode...Or even keep up with their 6 protests per month schedule... Just one or two...around the places that create this problem. Whatever made lobbysts an almost unregulated thing? I would start there myself...That has to be at least a "line" you can follow to the root of this problem.That is my personal conclusion... ps: Not saying that the rest of the world is better by any means. Each have their own brand of Fed up systems and politics and cults etc... We could all pick the best parts from each country and culture tho D:
Load More Replies...I once had a bumper sticker "If you think the system is working ask someone who isn't"
I love many of these, but I would not put them on my vehicle today, there are too many emboldened racist haters out there who could and would destroy property because they are offended
I probably wouldn't put any of them on my van either, not these days. I (warily) put a small sticker that says "Successfully Microchipped" on my van after I got my first COVID vax (back in 2020 when everyone was screaming that the government was injecting you with tracking microchips with the vaccine) and I was worried I'd get repercussions even for that (the sticker is like 2" big.) I live in a very blue state, but the city itself that I live in is horrifically red. Then again, my van is 24 years old and pretty jacked up at this point, so what's the worst that someone could do? XD (It's already got a number of scratches, and I have a decal with the Monty Python black knight saying "Tis But A Scratch" next to the worst ones!)
Load More Replies...Especially the first few show that there are Americans that are alright. Let's see what the next 4 years bring, and if there is another vote - Trump said on camera a while ago, if he becomes president, US citizens won't have to vote again. I hope the sane and intelligent US citizens will overcome such dreadful possibilities.
Only the 1st ten stickers show on this post - yes my phone is an iPhone, yes it has the most recent update 18.1.2, yes bored panda 2.3.0 update - this app has been acting odd for months not working properly - come on guys update the IT team or let them do their jobs to fix it whatever just get it together
Some of these are pretty funny, gotta say. I do notice whoever collated these images must lean a little more Dem than Rep.
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/50gAAOSwCB1dwtPJ/s-l1600.webp
Wow. Double order of hateful for lunch today! At least there were 4 or 5 funny ones.
I get this is supposed to be like “reverse psychology” or whatever, but I feel like it would sound less passive aggressive if you just did regular psychology.
Load More Replies...As someone from Germany let me share an observation of a very apparent cultural difference: US Americans love to share their opinions. Bumper Stickers, T-Shirts, these signs on the front lawns, loudly speaking about it. You won't find that here in Germany. Nobody will ever place a sign in their front yard to tell people who they are voting for. I'm not judging at all, I'm just pointing out a very obvious and interesting difference. I always wondered why that is.
Possibly because the last time Germany was into posting insignia and telling everyone which side they were on, it didn't end well.
Load More Replies...You can feel the divisiveness holy s**t... So many are looking more for a fight and less an understanding... I would be a hypocrite if I said I don't feel like that about cult stuff, but that is rational at least. The political division tho... Just binary like that? As in sending the message that you have literally nothing in common with a whole other group of people based on some artificial two party system? That is bleak and in dire need of change... Either it is going to be more dialog or it will be fester and bloat...and explode...maybe rot and stagnate...
May i suggest the French famous national pastime of protesting? Don't have to go full guillotine mode...Or even keep up with their 6 protests per month schedule... Just one or two...around the places that create this problem. Whatever made lobbysts an almost unregulated thing? I would start there myself...That has to be at least a "line" you can follow to the root of this problem.That is my personal conclusion... ps: Not saying that the rest of the world is better by any means. Each have their own brand of Fed up systems and politics and cults etc... We could all pick the best parts from each country and culture tho D:
Load More Replies...I once had a bumper sticker "If you think the system is working ask someone who isn't"
I love many of these, but I would not put them on my vehicle today, there are too many emboldened racist haters out there who could and would destroy property because they are offended
I probably wouldn't put any of them on my van either, not these days. I (warily) put a small sticker that says "Successfully Microchipped" on my van after I got my first COVID vax (back in 2020 when everyone was screaming that the government was injecting you with tracking microchips with the vaccine) and I was worried I'd get repercussions even for that (the sticker is like 2" big.) I live in a very blue state, but the city itself that I live in is horrifically red. Then again, my van is 24 years old and pretty jacked up at this point, so what's the worst that someone could do? XD (It's already got a number of scratches, and I have a decal with the Monty Python black knight saying "Tis But A Scratch" next to the worst ones!)
Load More Replies...Especially the first few show that there are Americans that are alright. Let's see what the next 4 years bring, and if there is another vote - Trump said on camera a while ago, if he becomes president, US citizens won't have to vote again. I hope the sane and intelligent US citizens will overcome such dreadful possibilities.
Only the 1st ten stickers show on this post - yes my phone is an iPhone, yes it has the most recent update 18.1.2, yes bored panda 2.3.0 update - this app has been acting odd for months not working properly - come on guys update the IT team or let them do their jobs to fix it whatever just get it together
Some of these are pretty funny, gotta say. I do notice whoever collated these images must lean a little more Dem than Rep.
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/50gAAOSwCB1dwtPJ/s-l1600.webp
Wow. Double order of hateful for lunch today! At least there were 4 or 5 funny ones.
I get this is supposed to be like “reverse psychology” or whatever, but I feel like it would sound less passive aggressive if you just did regular psychology.
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