June 5, 2003
I must start by saying that I am not a big fan of bumper stickers. I guess some of them are okay. Like, Shane has a Cal Poly sticker on his truck. I am totally fine with that. I am fine with most stickers for bands also. But some of the stickers out there are so very irritating. I don't know why they bug me so much, but the do.
The first type of bumper sticker that bugs me is the fake European stickers. You know the ones...they say the initials of the town you live in. The letters are in black, set in a white oval. If I got one for San Luis Obispo, it would say "SLO" in the oval. If I lived in Arroyo Grande, it would say "AG". Stupid. So stupid. I think they have kind of lost their popularity at this point.
The second type of sticker that bugs me is the Calvin (from Calvin and Hobbes) peeing on whatever words are written under the stream of pee. I am totally fine with Calvin. In fact, I have no problem with other Calvin stickers. Calvin and Hobbes in a cardboard box=cute. Calvin peeing on something=irritating. Actually, it's not the fact that Calvin is peeing that bothers me. What bugs me are the things people choose to have him pee on. I have seen Calvin peeing on "ex-wife", Calvin peeing on "Ford" (on a Chevy), Calvin peeing on "Chevy" (on a Ford), and so many other things. Today, I saw Calvin peeing on Osama bin Laden. Why? Do people think it is cool? It is not cool. Not cool at all. I want to sneak around at night, finding these stupid stickers and peel them off with my razor blade. I would leave Calvin there peeing, just scratch the stupid words off.
Comments
Nathan Lundblad:
For a long while it was just peeing-on-Ford|Chevy, and then maybe like three years ago it seemed to take off. Very, very annoying: I agree.
I had a really great idea that I thought was all mine that I finally saw on some dude’s truck: Calvin peeing on Calvin peeing. Ha, ha, ha.
Have you seen the Calvin-praying ones, or even black-Calvin-praying, or girl-Calvin-praying? Those, and, say, Calvin peeing on “SIN” kind of rub me the wrong way.
I always liked the plain ichthos, the fish thing, on bumpers: my parents had one- it was so understated and simple and elegant. I’m particularly annoyed by all the variants on that, like the Darwin fish- as if the concept of evolution and Christianity were somehow diametrically opposed. The fish with a cross in it or the word “Jesus” in it pissed me off for its redundancy, and the ones with a Jesus-inside-Fish EATING the Darwin fish: oooooh. I’m getting livid already.
I suppose then the sticker for me would be calvin peeing on calvin peeing on an overdecorated fish, itself eating a KILL YOUR TELEVISION sticker, which I’ve also been irritated by over the years.
June 5, 2003 7:28 PM
Matt:
Actually, things such as those Calvin peeing bumper stickers were one of the reasons Bill Watterson quit.
He hates them even more than you do. He never licensed them, so basically every single one of them is a copyright infringement.
He should start taking license plate numbers and suing people.
June 6, 2003 2:09 AM
Nathan Lundblad:
I figured he quit because all great comic strips get tired after ~10 years.
Never really liked C&H, anyway. I think I’m a bad guy.
June 6, 2003 2:40 PM
shane:
I just think it’s cool that you want to go around with your razor blade. Do you have a razor blade? Should i be afraid?
June 7, 2003 2:27 PM
erika:
Don’t mess with me…
June 7, 2003 3:44 PM
joe:
Don’t you people have anything better to do than sitting here complaining about stickers that people put on their own property? Who realyl cares? Why don’t you all make yourselfs useful and get jobs so that maybe you could make society better. Pesonally, I think that those sticers are the best way to piss people off. I don’t even think you should own a razor blade, especially when you would destruct other people’s property. Why don’t you support America and buy one of the stickers with Calvin peeing on Bin Laden? Why don’t you just join some club where you can calmy talk about what annoyes you seeing that everbody really gives a crap about what you have to say. Now I know why people divorce people like you! Have fun with your “save the rainforest” bumper stickers.
June 19, 2003 11:35 AM
Anonymous:
freaks
July 3, 2003 1:02 AM
Tasha:
You know guys it is really lame to get pissy about the Calvin stickers… If Mr. Watterson hates them so bad then why doesn’t he sue the companies that are making and selling them… They are the ones committing a crime… Copyright infringement.. If you don’t want one on your car then that is fine but don’t get pissed b/c other ppl use it… I personally have an MSN display picture that i use of Calvin praying… I can understand where the guy is coming from about the fish ones… I totally agree with him… But on the other hand i don’t understand why Erika got so mad about the Calvin stickers… They are not hurting you in the least girl so lighten up. Alot of the guys i know that have the Calvin peeing on Ford/Chevy/ Dodge or whatever only use it as a joke to get at friends with that make of truck… Nothing but harmless fun… As for the copyright infringement… alot of ppl don’t know that Mr. Watterson didn’t allow these to be made and probably don’t care and probably don’t even know what copyright infringement means!!!
I don’t mean to be a bitch but all of you are voicing your opinions so i decided to tell you what i thought of the whole matter!!! Have a nice life!!!
July 23, 2003 1:13 PM
Sheryl:
OK so you don’t like Calvin stickers. Neither did I till I saw the Bin Lauden sticker and I bought one. I love it. There is only one other sticker I’d like to have and that is a calvin in GI uniform peeing on Sadem Hussian, with the words “and all like him” under their names. What better way to get across to those kind of people, where ever they might be, that we wont buckle to fear or terriorism. A bit of humor is needed here and whiner arn’t allowed!!!!! Sheryl Bible
August 22, 2003 10:15 AM
shane:
Hmm. I didn’t realize you had so many readers from the south…
August 30, 2003 4:52 PM
shane:
Yeee-haaaaw!!!!
August 30, 2003 4:52 PM
Anonymous:
She can freakin’ complain about anything she wants, it’s HER BLOG, you idiots.
September 5, 2003 9:59 PM