fun with negatives (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Jonathan Lighter]

Google for "bumper sticker" + "slogans."

Enough wit and wisdom to fill a special edition of YBQ. Almost.

JL

On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> I don't know where you pointy-headed intellectuals live, but 'round here we
> got bumper stickers up the wazoo.
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> You don't need a bumper. You just need a vehicle with a rear end.
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> Twitter won't cut it because the bumper sticker is both more blatant - it
> catches your eye and, if you're at a red light, evolution forces you to
> read
> it - and more subtle - you never know when you're going to notice one,
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> JL
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> On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <
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> > >         In spite of Jon's predictions, bumper stickers seem to me to
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> > > increasingly rare.  Is Twitter the bumper sticker of today?
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> > > John Baker
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> > Possibly because bumpers are increasingly rare?
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