What Bumper Sticker Best Represents You?

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Discussion Overview

The thread explores various humorous and creative bumper sticker ideas that participants would like to display. The scope includes personal preferences, jokes, and references to pop culture, as well as some mathematical humor. Participants share both existing and imagined slogans, reflecting their personalities and sense of humor.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Conceptual clarification
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests designing an LED display for a custom bumper sticker.
  • Another shares a humorous bumper sticker that reads "KISS MY AXLE."
  • A participant mentions a sticker featuring "Frodo failed. Bush has the Ring," noting its cleverness despite their political affiliation.
  • Several participants express interest in humorous messages that could be read in reverse from the rearview mirror, such as "Move over slowpoke!"
  • Roadside signs in New Hampshire are referenced, with one stating "Common Sense For All," prompting a discussion about the simplicity of conveying messages through signs.
  • One participant shares a shirt with the integral \int_{10}^{13}2x dx?, leading to a discussion about its meaning and humor.
  • Another participant humorously notes that the integral equals 69, explaining the joke to those unfamiliar with it.
  • Various humorous and inappropriate shirt ideas are shared, including one that plays on mathematical concepts.
  • Participants discuss the effectiveness of bumper stickers versus other forms of expression, such as mounted weapons on vehicles.
  • Several humorous phrases are shared, including "If you can read this, my caravan's fallen off" and "If God is your co-pilot, switch seats."
  • A participant expresses affection for a bumper sticker that says "I ♥ Moonbear."

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share a lighthearted tone and agree on the humor of various bumper sticker ideas. However, there is no consensus on a single favorite or the best approach to bumper stickers, as multiple competing views and preferences remain evident.

Contextual Notes

Some discussions reference specific cultural or personal contexts that may not be universally understood, such as political affiliations or inside jokes related to mathematics.

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What existent or putative bumper sticker would you most like to flaunt?

(I have even considered designing an LED display to make my own message manifest.)
 
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KISS MY AXLE
 
"Kill Bill"

With a penguin in the yellow suit and a hanzo sword at the end.

Saw a shirt like that, it was greatness.
 
I saw this sticker last week and ok, I'm a republican and all, but I laughed anyway:

"Frodo failed. Bush has the Ring."

:smile:
 
Math Is Hard said:
I saw this sticker last week and ok, I'm a republican and all, but I laughed anyway:

"Frodo failed. Bush has the Ring."

:smile:


:smile: :smile: :smile: :smile:

Even I can laugh at that. Clever.
 
I've always wanted one written in backward letters for my front bumper (so the person in front of me can read it in their rearview mirror) that says, "Move over slowpoke!" or "The gas pedal is on the right." :biggrin: Not very funny, but would be very useful. There seem to be a lot of people around here who insist on driving 15 mph under the speed limit.

I can't remember any of the ones I've seen that I thought were really funny at the time.
 
Not really a bumper sticker but found on roadside signs throughout New Hampshire-
Common Sense For All
 
Andromeda321 said:
Not really a bumper sticker but found on roadside signs throughout New Hampshire-
Common Sense For All


:smile: If only it was as easy as telling people on road signs! :smile:
 
That axle thing has more of a chance, lol.
 
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In Texas, bumper stickers aren't necessary, those pick up trucks with the shotguns mounted across the rear window say it all. :bugeye:

I like the bumper sticker that says "I hear voices...and they don''t like you".
 
  • #11
I don't know about bumper stickers, but I have a shirt that says

\int_{10}^{13}2x dx?
 
  • #12
Chrono said:
I don't know about bumper stickers, but I have a shirt that says

\int_{10}^{13}2x dx?


And they let you wear an innapropriate shirt like that?
 
  • #13
Chrono said:
\int_{10}^{13}2x dx?

What does that mean?
 
  • #14
Shay10825 said:
What does that mean?

Nevermind shay...it's immature adult humor. You're not old enough yet. :rolleyes: ...I think.
 
  • #15
Chrono said:
I don't know about bumper stickers, but I have a shirt that says

\int_{10}^{13}2x dx?

Sweet! Where did you get this shirt? Or did you make it? I want one! Ahh, the power of math used in a vulgar sense, and all these fools will have no clue what it means. Too bad I did not have one during high school, that would teach the punk administration :biggrin:
 
  • #16
Gokul43201 said:
Nevermind shay...it's immature adult humor. You're not old enough yet. :rolleyes: ...I think.
:biggrin: lol
 
  • #17
Chrono said:
I don't know about bumper stickers, but I have a shirt that says

\int_{10}^{13}2x dx?

Thanks for making me do math to find the joke. :rolleyes:
 
  • #18
mattmns said:
Sweet! Where did you get this shirt? Or did you make it? I want one! Ahh, the power of math used in a vulgar sense, and all these fools will have no clue what it means. Too bad I did not have one during high school, that would teach the punk administration :biggrin:

Most of them wouldn't get it.

I wonder what my high school calc teacher would ahve said...
 
  • #19
For anyone that is wondering what it means your in luck. I have a brother who is very good at math so I had him figure it out :smile: the whole thing equals 69.
 
  • #20
franznietzsche said:
Most of them wouldn't get it.

I wonder what my high school calc teacher would ahve said...

Yeah that's the point, most of those punks would not get it :smile:

I too was wondering what my high school calc teacher would have thought. Meh, I am majoring in math ed, so if I do get this shirt I will be interested to see what my profs think :smile:

Miles said:
For anyone that is wondering what it means your in luck. I have a brother who is very good at math so I had him figure it out :smile: the whole thing equals 69.

Yep, it is essentially 13^2 - 10^2 = 169 - 100 = 69

edit.. omg I was searching for this math shirt and I found this one. Almost brought a tear to my eye. It is a joke my high school calc teacher told us when he started teaching us integrals

HouseBoat

pff, wait a minute that is not the one. The one he said was log cabin + C = houseboat.
 
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I have one that says
"Smart as a Horse and Hung like Einstein"
 
  • #22
http://www.proudnerd.com/mathchickpp2.jpg

The Math Chick

Why don't they exist in real life?
 
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  • #23
Notice that the ♥ on her tee is actually a cardioid, r=a(1-cos\theta) ! Neato !
 
  • #24
I was admiring the non-Euclidean geometry that MATH heartens!
 
  • #25
Gokul43201 said:
Notice that the ♥ on her tee is actually a cardioid, r=a(1-cos\theta) ! Neato !


I did notice that.

Loren Booda said:
I was admiring the non-Euclidean geometry that MATH heartens!

I was noticing that too.

As i said, why don't they exist in real life?
 
  • #26
ok so what does r=a(1-cos\theta) mean then? o:)
 
  • #27
Smurf said:
ok so what does r=a(1-cos\theta) mean then? o:)

Thats not a dirty joke. Thats the equation for the heart on her bosom in polar coordinates.
 
  • #28
there is a graph on her shirt?
 
  • #29
I saw a picture for this a little while ago. I think it's hilarious and guaranteed to get attention but it's also disturbing as hell... so I'll post it in white. Seriously, if you're eating or you get disturbed easily don't highlight the following...

... My other car is a vagina full of centipedes!

I warned you... :smile: :smile:

Oh god, I shouldn't post this...lol...BUT I MUST!
 
  • #30
Miles said:
For anyone that is wondering what it means your in luck. I have a brother who is very good at math so I had him figure it out :smile: the whole thing equals 69.

:smile: Miles you are sweet, everything you do is so endearing. :biggrin:
 

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