This post has been sloshing around in my head for months now and I decided to finally write it all down. It seems everywhere I drive, I see bumper stickers that say things like: OBX, TYB, LWP, ASP, STJ, 26.2, 13.1, MB, you get the point. You know which ones I am talking about-- they are white ovals, with a black outline and black letters.
Then, there's the school bumper stickers (which I admit, I have one for my son's school-- CMDS.)
I get those to some degree -- you have a favorite place that you like to vacation (OBX=Outer Banks, MB=Myrtle Beach) and you want everyone to know. Got it. You pay tuition for a fancy private school, you want folks to know. But there is something going on with cars that I just don't understand. It is the tribute message on a car for all to see your grief.
Think about it. You know you have seen them, they go a little something like this (picture really hard to read Old English font):
In Loving Memory of Stevie Q.
August 25, 1962 - June 22, 2010
Rest in Peace, Big Daddy!
Gone but not forgotten.
Seriously, WTH? I don't quite understand a tribute to a deceased loved one plastered on the back windshield of your pickup truck. I don't want to seem to be uncaring, but I don't understand how airing your grievances while rolling down I-40 or Poplar Ave. will help your grief.
Perhaps I am wrong, but I just think it is weird. Particularly curious are the ones that have unfortunately lost their small children and put that information on there. Not to sound insensitive, but that is just weird.
Besides, with that hard-to-read script and sometimes an image on the window, isn't it going to cause accidents? Because you know you are gonna look and perhaps that is the point.
I hear ya - I've never understood that, either. Put the memorial on something timeless that has dignity. Generally a car isn't, and doesn't - especially once you've put a memorial on it.
ReplyDeleteI've got to call out the stickers with names below them, too. I mean, crime is down and all, but it's 2011 people - try to mitigate your risk. I can pass the average Lexus in East Memphis and know your tag number, what your kids' names are, where they go to school and what sports they play. Gee, no one would ever use that info for nefarious purposes, right?
Right?!?
Think, people. C'mon.
I much prefer tattoo memorials over car window...
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