Last election year, I put a political bumper sticker on my car. I will not create confusion by revealing which party had my support but having a political bumper sticker was a first for me. I like reading bumper stickers, but I had never put one on my car. Because my car does not have a bumper, I placed the two political bumper stickers a few inches apart on the back of my hatchback. I thought they looked pretty darn good. I decided to do an online search into the world of bumper stickers. Bumper sticker authorities claim that bumper stickers enable people to communicate and express themselves. I also read that they are difficult to remove. Bummer.
Bumper stickers are becoming passe and being replaced by social media. Well, as usual I am decades behind since I am only starting my bumper sticker communication and self-expression journey. Now, I aggressively seek out and read people’s bumper stickers to meet people, make friends and drive dangerously.
“Oooh here’s an interesting one.” I will comment and connect, “Hello, I see that you are a vegetarian, have a chihuahua, and practice yoga”—but you just turned at the stop sign and “Come back. I’m a vegetarian and I have two cats. Wait. Stop. Lets talk . . . I didn’t really vote for….”
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