Bumper Stickers
Why do people in college towns cover their beat up cars with bumper stickers, like "Peace - Nonviolence - Vegetarianism" and "My pet saves lives - it's neutered" and "Kerry - Edwards." Well, ok, maybe the last one is pretty common everywhere, but still, why do they do it and why do "they" always seem to be liberals? You'd think that of any group, poor, well educated, socially involved people would have very little of their identity wrapped up in their car. That seems like a weakness of the sports car and souped-up-car-with-black-lights-on-the-under-carriage-and-huge-sound-system-and-hydraulics-and-shiny-hub-cap sets. Perhaps they think cars are a good place to advertise their causes, but do they also put their causes on their homes? Their clothes?

I mean, I don't have any answers, but moving back to a college town, it's just one of the first things you notice.

- posted by Tom Sawyer @ 10:58 AM