The Weird Things That People Put on Their Cars

[dawn_felagund]

This morning, I saw what might not be the weirdest bumpersticker but certainly the most disturbing that I've seen in a while:

My Family Is Covered in the Blood of JesusDoes this sound utterly horrifying to anyone else but me? Like this guy's family was part of the murder of Jesus and now stand around covered in his blood? I mean, it's not

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[heartofoshun]

The Jesus bumper stickers combined with violent slogans are pretty scary. I am used to the Jesus and blood concept-grew up with “Sacred Heart” pictures with veins and arteries dripping in my first-grade classroom. I also vividly recall an x-rated Jesus-taken-down-from-the-cross statue at a convent chapel in Louisville. Grisly, Mel Gibson style. I wonder if there might be something of psychological significance in the location

[pandemonium_213]

I am used to the Jesus and blood concept-grew up with “Sacred Heart” pictures with veins and arteries dripping in my first-grade classroom.

Growing up in the Methodist Church, the sacred heart was always something that freaked me out a bit.

I also vividly recall an x-rated Jesus-taken-down-from-the-cross statue at a convent chapel in Louisville.o_O On the x-rated version: My husband was raised Roman Catholic, was an altar boy, and attended the parish's grade school, but he has, umm, lapsed. When we attended a wedding at a Catholic church in Cincinnati, just upriver from Louisville, he remarked on the heavily robed figure of JC on the crucifix and how that reflected on the conservatism of Cinci's Catholics. "Now in Chicago," he opined, affecting a mild Mark Twainish drawl, "Jesus would be wearing a Speedo." I nearly lost it

[heartofoshun]

L's bumper stickers through Baby Fingon are a hoot! I especially like "What happens at grandma's, stays at grandma's."

Laura likes that one too, because she really believes it has some validity. She is always saying, "You let him play with that??"

I had a big T-shirt with an "Alien on Board" insignia (yellow sign with a black silhouette of a Giger-monster in the middle) right over the belly which I wore when I was expecting the younger spawn.

All my friends were upset with me when I got pregnant with Laura because I traveled a lot to strange places and they thought I had just gotten the Avari to a fairly civilized age and was inexplicably starting all over. So, one of them bought me a maternity T-shirt that said "knocked up again" on the front and "yeah, I'm easy" on the back. I refused to wear it at the time. I have more of sense of humor now. Another friend relished in counting off exactly how "old" I would be a various high points in Laura's life (he might have been right about that!).

[cairistiona7]

You know, it's funny ... I *am* a Christian, and I *hate* those bumper stickers mostly because while I know the theology behind the phrases like "washed/covered/whatever in the blood", others do not. And it leaves a bad impression (not to mention total confusion) to lift bits and pieces like that out of context and slap them on a car bumper. Me, I don't have any bumperstickers about my faith--if you get to know me, hopefully you'll see my faith in action in the way I live and treat people. Not in the cutesy slogans on my car.

The only sticker on my car is a Ron Jon's Surf Shop window decal--and I'd love to have that one that has a picture of Gandalf with "You shall not pass!!" on it. ;)

[vana_tuivana]

I am popping out of my summertime haze of classes and thesis-researching to note:

Oh, that first one is so medieval!

:-)

[sinneahtes]

My favorite bumper sticker tale is my friend telling me he put a "Republicans for Voldemort" sticker on his car and some little old ladies in another car flipped him off for it. Wish I could have seen that! :D

"Dumpin' with the Lord" is too hilarious--it's making me want to adopt "Holy laxative!" as a new exclamation of surprise. ;)

[pandemonium_213]

"Holy laxative!"

Ha! And why not? After all, we have the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch. Why not the Sacred Dulcolax of Ingelheim?

Cambridge (MA) was great for Volvos plastered with all manner of liberal to out-right subversive bumper stickers. Princeton? Not so much.

[fegie]

Mmm, bumper stickers that would make Tolkien twitch, i'm sure. I like yours. ;)

The best Jesus bumper sticker ever, though? "Jesus is coming-- look busy." ;D

[heartofoshun]

Very nice, Feta.

[fegie]

Ahhh, right, i'd forgotten about that one! Thanks. ^ ^;