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Why do people put these stickers on their car?

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feelingmehtoday · 30/07/2021 15:49

I was just following a car that had two stickers on the back - one saying "kiss my arse" and a Betty Boop cartoon with her bum exposed, and the other saying "you've just been overtaken by a girl". (See attached pics if interested).

Is it just me, or is this incredibly tacky? I mean, the "baby on board" stuff doesn't bother me. But why oh why does anyone need to announce that they are female for the benefit of the car they have overtaken? Doesn't this just perpetuate silly gender stereotypes about women drivers? And why tell a random stranger behind you to "kiss your arse"? Is that really necessary?

Do you have such slogans on your car? If so, please could you explain why, so that I can put this issue to bed and move on with my day. Grin

(I've been disproportionately irritated by this today - can you tell...?)Grin

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Shade17 · 30/07/2021 20:22

I once worked with an agency nurse who pulled in to the car park with 'I love Laura's pussy' emblazoned on his bumper.

A cat lover maybe? Grin

Lauz841 · 30/07/2021 20:24

It would be better for him if it actually did, apart from noise it’s basically a big standard Saxo or something! 😂

Lauz841 · 30/07/2021 20:25

I’m not sure how I feel about that! 🤔😂

Cloudyonasunnyday · 30/07/2021 20:29

I seen one the other day that said #keyworker , like what did she expect ? Haha

ResIpsaLoquiturInterAlia · 30/07/2021 20:36

I have spotted much illegal blasé obstructing parking and there seems to be either doctor on call (doctors rarely have these as according to a doctor sibling) or fake NHS copied logo and key worker or urgent blood deliveries added in print. However the usual give away is that they tend to be frequently illegally parked in the same obstructing spots and not just that but seem to take forever for ether their fake emergency appointments or deliveries as why stay in an inconsiderate spot for hours on end? These are the new fake disability blue badge parking stickers.

DroopyClematis · 30/07/2021 20:41

@Cooper88

I have car stickers, I also have tattoos and piercings. I like to decorate my body, my car my home my workspace. I like to be an individual and I like to express that in various forms. TBH I don't give a flying monkey if anyone else likes it as its not there car, body, home, workspace etc.
But it's not individual, is it, if so many people have them?
gingganggooleywotsit · 30/07/2021 20:51

Ugh I remember loads of people having those stickers that said powered by fairy dust 😬

gingganggooleywotsit · 30/07/2021 20:53

[quote ReginaaPhalange]@AngryWhompingWillow I really don't want to say it 😳😳😳 but basically the two fingers go..... somewhere and the pinky goes up the back entrance....... [/quote]
The balloon knot 😂 omfg

Tobermory · 30/07/2021 20:55

I misread your thread title as
‘Why do people put these stickers on their caT! ‘

I was ready to come on here and be very shocked 😳 and outraged and also to wonder where this was a thing.
Glad it’s not… so are the cats, I guess!! Grin

feelingmehtoday · 30/07/2021 21:09

@Tobermory

I misread your thread title as ‘Why do people put these stickers on their caT! ‘

I was ready to come on here and be very shocked 😳 and outraged and also to wonder where this was a thing.
Glad it’s not… so are the cats, I guess!! Grin

Haha - that's a whole different thread! Grin

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Blossomtoes · 30/07/2021 21:10

@gingganggooleywotsit

Ugh I remember loads of people having those stickers that said powered by fairy dust 😬
They always make me smile. I think they’re kind of sweet.
feelingmehtoday · 30/07/2021 21:10

Actually our cat did end up with a few stickers on him back in the days of my daughter being little. She liked to try and "decorate" him. 😳

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Cooper88 · 30/07/2021 21:12

It's not individual in that lots of people have them but nit everyone has the same ones, just like not.everyone has the same tattoos as me (and 2 of them.are custom designed so.i know that's true). I have several car stickers in various points around the car as I like them which makes my car uniquely mine.

Cooper88 · 30/07/2021 21:12

That was at @DroopyClematis

feelingmehtoday · 30/07/2021 21:13

Or you can be powered by Pixie Dust, if you so wish ...

Why do people put these stickers on their car?
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DroopyClematis · 30/07/2021 21:16

@Cooper88

It's not individual in that lots of people have them but nit everyone has the same ones, just like not.everyone has the same tattoos as me (and 2 of them.are custom designed so.i know that's true). I have several car stickers in various points around the car as I like them which makes my car uniquely mine.
Okay…🙄
feelingmehtoday · 30/07/2021 21:18

@Cooper88 Do you have any of the stickers in the OP your car?

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cptartapp · 30/07/2021 21:22

FIL once had one that said 'dad's taxi'.
Fair enough, except DH and SIL were in their 40's at the time. I think he just liked to feel indispensable.

SheSaidHummingbird · 30/07/2021 21:37

"And why tell a random stranger behind you to "kiss your arse"? Is that really necessary?"

That's the best thing I've heard all year. For some reason I'm imagining Margo Leadbetter asking Jerry.

Lauz841 · 30/07/2021 21:50

I would be more than willing to attach this to my car, on the condition that it was actually true, and that pixie dust is loooaadddssss cheaper than diesel! 🤷🏼‍♀️

whatinthenameofhen · 30/07/2021 21:58

I saw one once that said ' I love sushi' with the accompanying image of a man going down on a woman. Repulsive.

Paripale · 30/07/2021 22:10

Tobermory
I misread your thread title as
‘Why do people put these stickers on their caT! ‘

If you put draw two eyes on a pair of round stickers and attach them to the back of your cat you get a wonderful woolly mammoth effect 😂!

Why do people put these stickers on their car?
Cooper88 · 30/07/2021 22:14

[quote feelingmehtoday]@Cooper88 Do you have any of the stickers in the OP your car? [/quote]
Nope I don't have any of the stickers mentioned in this thread 😊

feelingmehtoday · 30/07/2021 22:16

@Paripale

Tobermory I misread your thread title as ‘Why do people put these stickers on their caT! ‘

If you put draw two eyes on a pair of round stickers and attach them to the back of your cat you get a wonderful woolly mammoth effect 😂!

😂😂😂
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feelingmehtoday · 30/07/2021 22:17

@Paripale

This is my project for tomorrow. Turn cat into woolly mammoth Grin

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