OT: Bumper Stickers

The trouble with that is, if you put it on your bumper, you have to drive 5 mph under the speed limit and only come out at night, on dark roads. d8-)

-- Ed Huntress

Uh? I saw one about a month ago in a very improbable place.

Actually it means 100 over , is you didn't see this.

Really, I think it means something else I'd rather not say. Again

Like belling the cat, put in on the back bumper of a police car.

John

Ha. Good idea. Maybe I'll make some. d8-)

-- Ed Huntress

Based on recent events, wearing body armor full time wouldn't be a bad idea either.

Pete C.

On Fri, 1 Dec 2006 23:25:12 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed Huntress" quickly quoth:

And you're likely to run into a rash of broken taillights and to be subjected to lots of DUI tests while it's on there.

On Sat, 2 Dec 2006 00:10:41 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed Huntress" quickly quoth:

And when they carefully (via forensics) peel it off the bumper, they'll be treated to your fingerprints which are quite well preserved in the adhesive. Caveat Stickor.

Funny you should mention that. As I thought about the idea, I was wondering whether I should wear latex gloves, or neoprene. d8-)

(I like that one.)

-- Ed Huntress

My fav seen on the river front in Mt. Vernon Indiana at least 10 years ago:

" When in doubt whup it out "

Neither. (Amateur...) ;-P

Polyethylene foodservice disposable gloves ('Cafeteria Lady' style) double-gloved over latex/nitrile or another PE. If you get your fingers on the backside where the adhesive is, you don't want the gloves sticking as easily, and unless you can think of something better PE is about the best for non-adhesive qualities.

Fumbling around with it takes time and makes noise, and you really don't want to be there any longer than necessary or draw any unwanted attention to yourself.

And double gloved - in case you get well and truly stuck and have to rip and abandon part of a glove finger off from under the edge of the sticker, they can't get anything useful from the inside.

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I shudder to think where you might have acquired this knowledge, Bruce...

-- Ed Huntress

Here's a popular bumper sticker in this area:

Elementary, my dear Watson...

"Mythbusters" has already debunked the ol' American Graffiti 'Logging Chain Trick', they couldn't pull the rear axle out of the cop car even after multiple attempts, and no big jumping up in the air either. The worst they did is bust the axle loose from the springs on one side and have the driveshaft come loose.

I've worked with adhesives with nitrile gloves on, and it's a right pain to get them off the sticky after they've gotten on it. Polyethylene and sticky stuff don't get along very well - something about no place for the glue to get a molecular purchase, so that would be the most logical road to take.

And as in all things, you do a practice run FIRST to make sure there are no unforeseen circumstances. Like you make sure there are working "Crack and Peel" lines on the back of the bumper sticker you are going to use - /before/ you get out there crouched behind the target car and find you can't peel the stupid backing paper off with gloves on....

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In the same vein, I like NO NEW TEXANS

OK for the science of it. I was worried about the practice. d8-)

Too bad about the axle trick not working. It was a good concept for fantasy-revenge dreaming.

-- Ed Huntress

On Sat, 2 Dec 2006 15:25:09 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed Huntress" quickly quoth:

Criky, Ed. Where do you think he got it? He's a Sparky (an electrician). He probably learned it from the painters. ;)

On 2 Dec 2006 14:25:20 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm, "JHanson" quickly quoth:

"Impeach the son of a Bush". Yeah, good 'un.

I like this and "Frodo Failed, BUSH has the ring" for the top two.

- This product cruelly tested on defenseless furry animals - --------------------------------------------------------

I wish we started that policy back in LBJ's day.

I agree Ed. I cliped it for my "politics" file. :-) ...lew...