Author Topic: I think I saw a BBM bumper sticker today (Read 7413 times)

nakymaton · « **on:** May 30, 2006, 11:25:58 pm »

I was driving through a parking lot, so I could have been hallucinating. But there, on the car in front of me, I saw one of those bumper stickers that looks like an old Colorado license plate (green mountain sky line). Most of them say "Native" on them, but I could have sworn this one said "Brokeaholic."

wolf · « **Reply #1 on:** May 30, 2006, 11:54:13 pm »

Doesn't sound like one of the three that were produced for Dave Cullen's forum members ..... hmmm ....... mysterious Whatever the case, I WANT ONE!

Had a good chuckle at your proposed windshield note. That'd surely have tickled the recipient

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nakymaton · « **Reply #2 on:** May 31, 2006, 12:03:28 am »

I kind of want one that says "If you can't stand it, you've gotta fix it."

twistedude · « **Reply #3 on:** May 31, 2006, 01:04:36 am »

I need a car to go under mine, and then: Me Neither

I wear my shirt almost every day, anyhow..."You know, friend..etc."

In 65, 000 years, my littl harmonica pin is arriving...

Ellemeno · « **Reply #4 on:** May 31, 2006, 05:00:49 am »

That reminds me, I haven't gotten my BBM car ovals I ordered.

naky, that would be very exciting for me too, if I saw that. Do you live in Colorado? You probably know FrontRanger does.

ednbarby · « **Reply #5 on:** May 31, 2006, 08:26:43 am »

I have my BBM oval on the 4-Runner. Seems fitting, somehow. I wonder if anyone ever tells anyone else "Hey, I saw a BBM bumper sticker today!"

Naky, I like your idea for a bumper sticker. There are websites you can go to and get one custom made with whatever saying you want. That's how I got my "I didn't vote for his brother, either" one. I almost kind of hope Jeb Bush runs in 2008 so I can get maximum enjoyment out of that one. Just Google "custom bumper stickers" and a couple good sites should come up.

Mikaela · « **Reply #6 on:** May 31, 2006, 03:05:39 pm »

That's so neat! (At least, if you read the sticker correctly). I'm more than half inclined to say go for it with the note about the e-mail address, should you come across the car again. Perhaps you should suggest a meal of beans.

And then you'll just have to hope this person isn't just a broke alcoholic; - then again, you could ask whether he'd ever been a rodeo clown.

OK, I'll stop the silly comments now. But it's lovely getting to actually meet another Brokeaholic and just being able to gab on and on about it with someone who *understands*. My visit with Two_mules back in early March provided just that kind of BBM oasis. (Slightly marred at the end by *Trash* at the Oscars.

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I had a Brokeback RL moment today, too - I hope you don't mind me using this thread to tell the tale? (I tried looking for a more approprioate thread but couldn't find it.)

I was driving past the local Harley dealership's garage, and 3 guys were standing outside, each of them one step or more away from the next so I could see them all clearly, all 3 looking towards the road as I drove by - one of them was supporting a wheel on the ground. The middle one looked so much like the elderly scruffy and sinister guy in front of the car repair shop in the BBM trailer that I was taken aback. Those 3; - and that guy's looks; - I felt like I'd accidentally just driven past the 3 Jack-bashers. I think all at once a shiver ran down my spine there.....

Phillip Dampier · « **Reply #7 on:** May 31, 2006, 04:31:17 pm »

Maybe we need to do a BetterMost BBM Bumper Sticker, although maybe not with a can of beans on it.

Mikaela · « **Reply #8 on:** May 31, 2006, 04:53:36 pm »

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Did you get the urge to yell "Hey, Jack! I've got your back, man!"

Well, I did get the urge to look around for Jack, hoping to see him too. But unfortunately, no Jack look-alikes to be seen. Just my luck - I only get to see the villainous guys.

Perhaps I'll run into an Aguirre tomorrow.

Bumper stickers are not something you see used over here, but I'd really have liked to have had some little thing that reminded me of Brokeback. A piece of silver jewellry would be ideal. Perhaps I should go looking on the net for earrings with small cowboy hat charms?

......Or perhaps I should be content with the yin/yang earrings I already have. Nope. I want something new.

ETA: Hehe. I'm a senior ranch hand now! I'll soon reach the elevated point where I can even boss Ennis himself around. And then there'll be more fixing it and less standing it for him, let me tell you!

nakymaton · « **Reply #9 on:** May 31, 2006, 04:57:57 pm »

I've seen talk of cowboy hat charms and of tiny harmonicas around here. (I don't think the harmonicas come pre-flattened, though.)

Philip - would a BetterMost bumper sticker say "No More Beans"?

Mikaela · « **Reply #10 on:** May 31, 2006, 05:04:58 pm »

Quote from: nakymaton on May 31, 2006, 04:57:57 pm

(I don't think the harmonicas come pre-flattened, though.)

That's fine - it just means you'll have to ride out on a quest to find Jack, so they can be flattened in the appropriate Brokeback manner!

henrypie · « **Reply #11 on:** May 31, 2006, 05:36:14 pm »

I bought a bumper sticker today, not Brokeback-related:
"The rapture is not an exit strategy."

I'm a one-sticker-at-a-time woman, so that'll be it for a little while.

Brown Eyes · « **Reply #12 on:** June 01, 2006, 12:05:45 am »

Quote from: nakymaton on May 30, 2006, 11:25:58 pm

I was driving through a parking lot, so I could have been hallucinating. But there, on the car in front of me, I saw one of those bumper stickers that looks like an old Colorado license plate (green mountain sky line). Most of them say "Native" on them, but I could have sworn this one said "Brokeaholic."

I wonder if the person lives here in town (another one? in my town?). If I see the bumpersticker in town, I'm half inclined to stick a note (maybe a postcard) under the windshield wipers. ("Friend, saw your sticker and wondered if you lived in town. Drop me a line if you want, let me know if your here. - e-mail address" Except I wouldn't want to disappoint someone by 1) not resembling Jake Gyllenhaal in the least and 2) being the wrong gender. Maybe I should suggest coffee and cherry cake instead.)

Yes, I think that when in doubt... cherry cake and coffee are always the answers. Plus, your note could include the BetterMost web address!

Front-Ranger · « **Reply #13 on:** June 01, 2006, 12:12:16 am »

Amanda, does this mean that u are a Coloradoan? I always thought u were an Easterner!!! It would be a total dream if both u and Mel were Coloradoans (and confirm my feeling that Colorado is the highest [in every way] state in the nation!!!!)

David · « **Reply #14 on:** June 01, 2006, 12:22:10 am »

Quote from: Phillip on May 31, 2006, 04:31:17 pm

Maybe we need to do a BetterMost BBM Bumper Sticker, although maybe not with a can of beans on it.

Actually, A "BetterMost Beans" bumper sticker would get noticed by BBM fans.

I saw a mid-eighties Chrysler "Woody" convertible forsale on Ebay last year and it had a "VanDalay Industries" bumper sticker on it. It was the same type of car driven by fictional SeinFeld character George Costanza in a few episodes. He often told people he worked for the fictional "VanDalay Industries". LOL

How about:

BetterMost Beans

Great when theres no Soup!

Shuggy · « **Reply #15 on:** June 01, 2006, 04:53:42 am »

Quote from: nakymaton on May 31, 2006, 12:03:28 am

I kind of want one that says "If you can't stand it, you've gotta fix it."

That you can have already, from my shop http://www.cafepress.com/ahua/1182629 and the original ("If you can't fix it you gotta stand it") along with a variety of other BBMiana http://www.cafepress.com/ahua/1167379, though they're on almost everything you can think of BUT bumperstickers.

Shuggy · « **Reply #16 on:** June 01, 2006, 05:04:23 am »

Quote from: henrypie on May 31, 2006, 05:36:14 pm

I bought a bumper sticker today, not Brokeback-related:
"The rapture is not an exit strategy."

I like
In case of Rapture
Can I have your car?

Brown Eyes · « **Reply #17 on:** June 01, 2006, 10:18:56 am »

Quote from: Front-Ranger on June 01, 2006, 12:12:16 am

Amanda, does this mean that u are a Coloradoan? I always thought u were an Easterner!!! It would be a total dream if both u and Mel were Coloradoans (and confirm my feeling that Colorado is the highest [in every way] state in the nation!!!!)

Hi there Front Ranger,

Thanks for the nice message, Friend. Sorry no, I'm not from Colorado. I'm from Pennsylvania (and before that from Connecticut, and before that from Chicago). I've actually only been to Denver once, and then only as a lay-over at the airport on the way to San Francisco. For the record, I've never been to Wyoming or Texas either. I certainly need to do some exploring in that region of the country.

I was merely commenting on the general idea of a BBM bumpersticker.

Front-Ranger · « **Reply #18 on:** June 01, 2006, 10:42:10 am »

I came to Pennsylvania once for a rural economic development conference. I was very impressed by a dairy I visited with an ice cream store whose freezers ran off the methane energy from the cows. If you or any of my sister and fellow Brokies alight in Denver, I'll be glad to show you around!!

nakymaton · « **Reply #19 on:** June 01, 2006, 12:08:17 pm »

Quote from: Shuggy on June 01, 2006, 04:53:42 am

That you can have already, from my shop http://www.cafepress.com/ahua/1182629 and the original ("If you can't fix it you gotta stand it") along with a variety of other BBMiana http://www.cafepress.com/ahua/1167379, though they're on almost everything you can think of BUT bumperstickers.

Oooo. I should get some of the custom stamps for writing letters to my congress-critters.

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In case of Rapture
Can I have your car?

I should get one that says: "In case of Rapture, can I have the water you've been using?"

Amanda: about the note. Yeah, that's what I was thinking. There are too many lonely people in the world to get someone's hopes up in vain.

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