Bumper Stickers I Saw in Berkeley (Part the Third)
On your average weekday, I may see dozens of bumper stickers (admittedly, many of them are the same, since my route to and from work doesn’t vary that much). So far, the stickers that have tickled my fancy have been political. It is Berkeley and all. But on my ride home from work this evening, I saw this little number:
God was my co-pilot but we crashed in the mountains and I had to eat Him.
Look, I’m all for cute send-ups of cheesy Christian bumper stickers. And “God is my co-pilot” is ripe for parody. But this sticker seems a little forced, don’t you think? Not to mention just a trifle creepy.
Also, if I have to stop my bike in order to finish reading your bumper sticker, it’s probably too long. Just a suggestion.
What’s that you say? “Dog is my co-pilot”?
Overdone, for sure, but at least now we’re getting somewhere....
7 Ripples from “Bumper Stickers I Saw in Berkeley (Part the Third)”
Kristen says:
April 6, 2005 at 10:04 pm
Okay, sure, but it made me laugh out loud. Forgive me, I’m stuck in the Bible Belt and I see these trite sayings every day! I enjoy your take on spirituality from your part of the country. Thanks for sharing.
Kevin says:
April 6, 2005 at 11:04 pm
So does God taste like chicken? Or is Jehovah’s flavoring far more sinister?
zalm says:
April 7, 2005 at 2:04 am
Actually, He’s always tasted like a cracker to me. mmmmm… Dei-licious!
(If I don’t post again, it was the lightning that got me. Stupid lightning.)
Kevin says:
April 7, 2005 at 8:04 am
Ah, yes. And to paraphrase Peter Griffin, “Wow. Is that really the blood of Christ? That guy must have been wasted 24 hours a day.”
bestman says:
June 21, 2005 at 12:06 pm
Forgive the following, as it’s going to be longer than it’s supposed to be, according to bloggiquette, or etiblog, or whatever. The other day I saw a car that made me wish I had a website like this. Can I use yours?
I first noticed that it had a vanity plate, “OMNIPO 1” just below a blue sticker with a flag and something that included BUSH in capital letters. I immediately suspected the driver to be a right-leaning Christian who’s proud of his omnipotent God. Perhaps an odd trait to be proud of, given the options available, but who am I to judge...?
As I got closer I saw that the BUSH one was “10 out of 10 terrorists agree: Anybody but BUSH”. Beside that was one that said “Sure, you can trust the government--ASK AN INDIAN”. That was a new one on me, and not many flag-waving Christians share that kind of cynicism or solidarity with Native Americans. Curiouser and curiouser.
The third sticker I saw was the creepy crashed-in-the-mountains one you mention here. Clearly, this was not a conservative Christian vehicle...especially since the next one I noticed was a T. Rex eating a Jesus fish.
As I passed, I saw the remaining sticker, which had almost snuck past me: “DARE to legalize drugs”.
So, Small-government Anti-DEA Creepy Evolutionists for Bush. Anybody got a clue what “OMNIPO 1” means?
zalm says:
June 21, 2005 at 11:06 pm
You can use mine anytime you want. But be forewarned that vicarious use of others’ sites is a surefire gateway to getting one of your own.
“Small-government Anti-DEA Creepy Evolutionists for Bush” is indeed a pretty strange constituency. And besides, a name like that doesn’t make a good acronym.
As for the license plate, I’ve got nothin’. Although OMNIPO would make a good acronym. I’m just too spent to work backwards and write something clever.
Aviatrix says:
November 14, 2006 at 3:11 pm
Is it possible that the person didn’t consider the sticker was pro Bush, simply saw the “anybody but Bush” part and figured even terrorists were smart enough to see that.
OMNIPO 10 might make sense, but yeah, weird. Perhaps it was owned by a family with mixed politics and they’d each picked one bumper sticker.
Best Darwin motif I’ve seen has a Darwin fish and a Christian fish nose to nose, with a little heart above, like they’re kissing.
And YAY FOR SALMON!
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