LOL .. Bumper Stickers

       Bumper stickers never manage to get old. They range from comical, informative, advertising, or at times provocative. Everyones seen a bumper sticker they raise their eyebrow to or squint their eyes to read. Wether it’s controversial or grueling to see. Then there’s those that make you laugh plenty. Well it was a sunny but cold morning, awaken by the sun rays through my blinds my day begun. After going through the morning routine I proceeded swiftly outside to check the mail trying to elude the freezing temperature. On my way inside I spotted my neighbor’s sons’ bumper sticker on the left of his license plate. Being friendly in addition to knowing him I asked him “what does that say?” half grinning and he said “take a closer look” smiling. As I got closer, while reading it a burst of laughter came out. It was a thin cheap cut paper on his blue 2002 Ford Taurus SE. The mockery bumper sticker read “Obama ’08” on the top separated by a line which under it reading “so popular, they ran out of the real bumper sticker.”

The fact that it was on a sheet of paper printed in black marker made it that comical. It was basically a spoof of an Obama supporter bumper plate. Because it was on paper it, it gave me two ideas. It was positioned there by him to be funny or either anti-Obama. Being so popular when he won elections as president, Obama’s popularity with the world has decreased ever since. In the US, Obama's "favorable rating" has plunged from about 70 percent at the time of his election to about 44 percent today, according to Pollster.com's aggregate of major US polls. But the standing of the president who was once the world's darling has slipped globally as well. Also the true intention of the bumper sticker is to exhibit the disconnect with the president while being sarcastic. One can argue that idea. On the other hand, someone can view this and presume that he is that popular that they ran out of real bumper stickers. Bumper stickers are a popular way of promoting and showing your support, wether it’s political or just one of your interests.  

I liked the work, it was brilliant as well as causing the view to think about the meaning behind it. A top-notch bumper sticker is one that is going to capture my eye, make me laugh, and what to talk about. How I viewed it was a sarcastic remark, the person showing no interest in Obama. Sarcasm is the funniest form of comedy. The mockery behind the bumper sticker was pure genius. Bumper stickers never manage to get old. The fact that it was on a piece of paper and the handwriting was of a normal person, you can imply that it’s a average opinion of millions of Americans. I woke up expecting to see nothing interest outside, just a random boring day but it actually started with laughter. Best way to start a day.