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iconoclastic cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 08:52 PM
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My next bumper sticker: "...because you wet your pants on 9/11..."
http://atrios.blogspot.com/2006_05_28_atrios_archive.html#114886672712275777

The willingness to send others off to die for a misguided war because you wet your pants after 9/11 is called "cowardice" not courage.


I'm so putting it on my car.
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waiting for hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 08:53 PM
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1. Make sure the lettering is Really BIG....
so the "nearsighted" GOP fucks behind you can get a really good look see.
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iconoclastic cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 08:55 PM
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2. I'm seriously thinking about freeway blogging it.
I know the perfect spot. I've been scoping it out for months.
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Yollam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 08:55 PM
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3. Honestly, I think that's a bit much.
We all suffered a massive collective heartbreak on 9-11, and making light of that in any way is not becoming. There has to be a better way of expressing what you're trying to say than this.

You'll be offending people AND failing to really make your point, IMO.
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iconoclastic cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 08:58 PM
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4. Well, you have a point.
Perhaps I could say, "The willingness to send others off to die for a misguided war because you wet your pants when Bush told you to is called "cowardice" not courage."
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Yollam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 09:21 PM
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5. Definitely an improvement.
Edited on Mon May-29-06 09:22 PM by Yollam
This is from a guy who had the bumper stickers "Beneath Contempt" (with Bush's face, and "Bush is a Lying POS" on his car, I'm not one to pull any punches, but 9-11 is still a tender spot. Poking at it the wrong way has a way of backfiring.

Your message is a little long for a bumper sticker, but I suppose people might have time to read it when the car is parked...

Best of luck!


EDIT - I see you mention freeway blogging - that message may be more suited to that kind of venue.
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Bear down under Donating Member (289 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-29-06 11:34 PM
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6. It's still unneccesarily long
"Just because you wet your pants on 9/11..." is sufficient.
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 09:13 AM
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7. Hi Bear down under!!
Welcome to DU!! :toast:
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 09:42 AM
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8. Hello!
Welcome to DU! :hi:
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