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 youāa 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 itās 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, Iām sure," Brian Gebhart, 32, who, along with his fiancĆ©e, Alyssa Walker, 30, runs Frog Mustardāan unhinged sticker and magnet shopātold 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 š¤·š½āāļø
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 ā a phrase as nonsensical as many of their designs ā 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
Are We Great Yet???
Too Cold And Snowy Havenāt 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.
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? š
Hereās A Wholesome One :)
This One Is Right On The Money! š
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
I Had To Get Closer To Read
Sticker Says It All
They don't get nearly enough credit for their efforts in population control.
Giving Information To The Enemy
Had a miserable human in LA tell me. āWhen Iām driving what Iām doing is my business and no one elseāsā and she meant it
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 ā 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.
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!
My Personal Decal. Iāve Gotten So Many Compliments On It
A Message I Definitely Agree With
In Texas
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!
This Is A Good One
Found In Classroom Iām Subbing In Today
A Bumper Sticker I Saw In My Travels Today
Love Is Love
Saw This Bumper Sticker On My Way To Class Last Week
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. :)
Had To Do A Second Take
This Sticker On The Back Of This School Bus I Saw Today
Thanks, Mom. This Place Sucks
Saw Another One Today
Don't Mind If I Do!
Evangelicals Should Take Note
Which is why NatCs (Nationalist Christians) would crucify Him preventatively upon arrival in the US.
He Even Tapered Tesla Logo
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.
Where To Stick It
Saw This Bumper Sticker Today
Go To Hell
Thanks For The Giggle, Stranger In Front Of Me
am i the only one that says the bigger the truck the smaller the penis
Hahaha..... Oh
Someone Carries These Stickers Around Just For This
My Daughter Says I Canāt Put This In My Car
Think This'll Piss Anyone Off? š
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)
A Punny Bumper Sticker
Finally Found One To Share. Idaho
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
Poll Question
Do you believe bumper stickers can effectively convey strong messages?
Yes, absolutely
Sometimes
Rarely
Not at all
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"
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"