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Subject:Re: Bumper Sticker - lighten up
From:Old Volks Home
Date:Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:36:28 -0700

I agree Maggie.  Apparently volks like Scott and Neil2 don't get it or have
a sense of humor alien to others or no sense of humor at all.  When Rex
Eastman developed this sticker over 18 years ago, the reaction up until
apparently now was laughter, giggles and "I wish I had that on my VW (or
other car)".  Never a single word or comment about it being mean spirited,
impolite, rude, garish, crude, lewd, obnoxious or anything about "tit for
tat".  When I was selling them online or at the VW shows in the 90s it was
my second most popular sold sticker.  There were people at the Arizona Bus
Club Jerome Jamboree Show in Jerome, AZ this past weekend wanting to buy
one, but I don't have any more.

I'm not saying they're wrong and I'll defend that person's right to
an opinion just as vigorously as my own, regardless of what I may or may not
agree on.

Gee volks....sorry I stirred up such a "tempest in a teapot".

Guess times and people change (or they've gotten a "thinner" skin) (sigh).
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
jim@airheadparts.com
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On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Maggie Dew <wildebus@gmail.com> wrote:

> Lighten up, guys.  A bumper sticker that says "Too Slow.  Too Bad" is not a
> "screw you" message - it is just a way of saying "Can't help it, this bus
> is
> slow".  Anyone with a sense of humor will appreciate that.  It is beyond me
> why anyone would take offense.
> I like the one that says "Driving slow to piss off the oil companies."
>
> Maggie
>

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