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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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    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.

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    Chef's Kiss

    Funny bumper sticker on a car reads, "Everything is a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works."

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    Pandora
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Them: "When did you get so paranoid?" Me: "When they started plotting against me."

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    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."

    #8

    Put Up Or Shut Up!

    Funny bumper sticker on a car reads "Vasectomies prevent abortions" with a vintage illustration.

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    Bob Brooce
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    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.

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    Here’s A Wholesome One :)

    Pickup truck with a bumper sticker: "Daughter Needs Kidney. Thank You Willie! For Your Selfless Gift of Life."

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    Iampenny
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one doesn't belong here, because it's not funny, but it is wholesome and I love it.

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    #13

    This One Is Right On The Money! 😆

    Car window with a funny bumper sticker reading, "The only unskilled workers are politicians," using American flag motifs.

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    Karina
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha, i said this earlier today. Didnt know it was already a bumper sticker. Now i feel unjustly smart and clever :P

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    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.

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    Drivers in the Great Lakes region were the least likely to sport bumper stickers at about 49 percent.

    #17

    They Get It

    Funny bumper sticker on red truck comparing voting choices to a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.

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    Dragon mama
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!

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    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.

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    #18

    Giving Information To The Enemy

    A bumper sticker with humorous text about using turn signals is shown.

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    st4x2gt974
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    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!

    #23

    This Is A Good One

    Funny bumper sticker with historical figure questioning democracy over egg price increase.

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    Corwin 02
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well there is a precedent , you tossed out the British because tea went up 3 cents per pound.

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    #26

    Saw This Bumper Sticker On My Way To Class Last Week

    Car with a funny bumper sticker saying, "Support Bacteria. It’s the only culture some people have."

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    Corwin 02
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hence the reason we call one of my friends yogurt since it is the only culture he gets

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    #27

    This Sticker On The Back Of This School Bus I Saw Today

    Yellow school bus with a funny bumper sticker saying, "Honk if a kid falls out," seen in traffic.

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    #31

    Off Of My Own Car

    Funny bumper sticker on car: "Voting is like driving, choose (R) to go backward, choose (D) to go forward."

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    farbenzirkel
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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. :)

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    #33

    Don't Mind If I Do!

    Two bumper stickers on a car: "Come and Take It" before and after a rear window breakage. Funny bumper sticker outcome.

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    Karina
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the update photo we where all hoping for, in our spitefull hearts. Or was that just me? :p

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    #35

    Evangelicals Should Take Note

    Funny bumper sticker on a car reads: "Jesus would slap the s*** out of you."

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    General Anaesthesia
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    5 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which is why NatCs (Nationalist Christians) would crucify Him preventatively upon arrival in the US.

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    #36

    He Even Tapered Tesla Logo

    Car with funny bumper stickers: “End the wars & tax the rich” and “Medicare for all!”

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    Mavis
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Similar to "I bought it before I knew he was a jerk" seen on a Tesla.

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    #37

    Where To Stick It

    Funny bumper sticker on car reads, "have the day you voted for," in colorful letters.

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    #38

    I Love When People In $60k Cars

    Close-up of a car bumper with a funny bumper sticker about road rage and car value.

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    Geoffrey Scott
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #41

    Thanks For The Giggle, Stranger In Front Of Me

    Funny bumper sticker about driving a tiny truck for humor.

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    misfittrixx
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    am i the only one that says the bigger the truck the smaller the penis

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    #46

    I'd Like One On My Car

    Funny bumper sticker on a black car: "I've Got A Perfect Body, But It's In The Trunk And Beginning To Smell."

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    cj be like
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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)

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    #47

    Finally Found One To Share. Idaho

    Funny bumper sticker on a car rear window with a provocative message on nationalism and reading.

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    Corvus
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Preferably, a book that wasn't written in ancient times by desert nomads.

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    #48

    A Punny Bumper Sticker

    Car with funny bumper sticker reading "Poor Unfortunate" and a colorful cartoon octopus decal.

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    Deborah
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a picture of a tesla where someone had the vanity plate Nicola.

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    #49

    This Passive-Aggressive Car Sticker

    Car with a funny bumper sticker saying, "Sorry for driving so close in front of you," in a parking area.

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    keyboardtek
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    4 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #50

    Fair Warning

    Funny bumper sticker on a car saying "Sorry for driving the speed limit, some of us have warrants!" with a turtle graphic.

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    Shark Lady
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A police officer once told me that if criminals drove responsibly and made sure their cars were legal, they would catch fewer bad guys!

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    #52

    Classic

    Car with a funny bumper sticker about fluoride, seen in a parking lot.

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    Beak Hookage
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This will always remind me of that moment from the Silent Hill movie where the guy says oh you don't wanna go to Silent Hill - the air there is full of poisonous fumes! Breathe in too much of that stuff and you'll die! ...all while idly lighting up a cigarette.

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    #53

    On A Cyber Truck

    Funny bumper stickers on a car trunk, including "Elon's in the Trunk" and "Harris Walz".

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    Heir of Durin
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This on is funny but odd. Why buy this expensive vehicle if you dislike Elon so much? You like the shape that much???

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