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The History of the Bumper Sticker: We’re Not Just in Kansas Anymore

The Sticker — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:24:48 +0000

Where did all those bumper stickers come from, anyway? To find an answer, turn to Whitney Baker, a conservator at the University of Kansas Library:

While Baker works painstakingly to preserve chemically volatile vinyl stickers in separated layers of plastic and archival silicone-release or alkaline papers, she also has traced the history of bumper stickers back to her home state of Kansas and screenprinter Forest P. Gill. Initially, Gill’s car stickers printed on paper, but were more liable to slough off in nasty weather, even with the application of protective wax or varnish. So Gill introduced self-adhesive vinyl to the automotive world, and the rest is history.

Are You An American Liberal? Take the Quiz and find out!

The Sticker — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:57:17 +0000

One of the most popular features of Cosmopolitan Magazine is the Cosmo quiz, a short little test that helps readers determine their sexual identity, ideal boyfriend type or dating destiny. For young, self-interested women who are feeling uncertain about themselves, these quizzes are irresistible.

For the more serious among us, a little bit of self-reflection can still be useful. Thus, Irregular Times offers the Are you a liberal? Quiz.

How do you feel about big government spying programs? Do you regard climatologists with a sneer or a nod of the head? Does the idea of religious fundamentalists as members of Congress make you shiver or quiver?

Find out your political identity, and hey, if you should discover that you’re a liberal after all, they’ve got a bumper sticker for that.

Most Popular Liberal Bumper Stickers of November 2010

The Sticker — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:51:45 +0000

The following were the most-viewed bumper stickers designs at our liberal bumper sticker shop over at Zazzle during the month of November 2010:

Jesus Would Heal the Sick Bumper Sticker

Frederick Douglass Quote on Children and Men Bumper Stickers

Obama 2012 Bumper Sticker

Older White Catholic Woman for Obama Bumper Sticker

Yes We Can Bumper Sticker

Frederick Douglass on Injustice and Silence Bumper Sticker

Trust No Man … John Adams Quotation Sticker Bumper Stickers

No We Can’t Re-elect Obama Rainbow Bumpersticker

Yes We Did Bumper Sticker

I Love Jesus More Than You Do! bumper sticker

The 10 Most Popular Political Posters and Stickers of September 2010

The Sticker — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:13:58 +0000

Fishing for the political zeitgeist? Try sinking your hook into this. The posters and bumper stickers you see below were the most popular items for sale in our collection of over 800 designs during the month of September 2010:

One Person Can Make a Difference ( Poster )

Jesus Would Heal the Sick Bumper Sticker

The Bill of Rights Poster

Frederick Douglass on Injustice and Silence

Obama 2012 Bumper Sticker

Yes We Can Bumper Sticker

Barack Obama – A President Wth A Brain

Trust No Man … John Adams Quotation Sticker

Yes We Did Bumper Sticker

Barack Obama Preamble Poster

Devious Atheist Bumper Sticker Scheme

The Sticker — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:40:47 +0000

There are atheist bumper stickers… and then, there are atheist bumper sticker schemes.

It’s an atheist bumper sticker scheme that promises to deliver you the following simple atheist / skeptical message: I Don’t Believe. It’s available free from NewsBusters!

But, NewsBusters is a Christian-dominated, right wing web site. Why would it be giving away an atheist bumper sticker like this for free?

Well, it isn’t. Over at Irregular Times, they’re suggesting that you create the atheist bumper sticker from the free right wing media whining bumper sticker shown below. Just take a pair of scissors, and voila! The “liberal media” cliche is gone!

Spread the word to help defund a bunch of right wing windbags. Be a bumper buster!

New Liberal Bumper Stickers for the Week of June 20, 2010

The Sticker — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:15:28 +0000

As of the week of June 20, the following are the newest bumper stickers we’ve added to our constantly growing left-leaning catalog.

Demonstrate your support for Barbara Boxer as she runs for re-election to the Senate for California with this black and white… [more]

This bibliophile bumper sticker reads "I’d rather be reading Jane Austen." (Jane Austen bumpersticker) [more]

Put aside the moral questions of years and years of bombing another country. These long and costly wars are making us poor!… [more]

A European style oval sticker design is used here to symbolize your desire for an American third party in politics. (Third… [more]

The design of a European style oval car sticker is used here to symbolize your allegiance to the progressive principles of… [more]

Rep. Chellie Pingree has been an outspoken voice for the people of Maine during her time in Congress. Let’s send her back… [more]

Elizabeth Mitchell has a stellar record as a solid leader of the Maine State Senate. These qualities will make Libby Mitchell… [more]

This classic and austere JA bumper sticker in the European black and white tradition shows your affection for the novels… [more]

Paul LePage says he’s a creationist and that he’d put creationism in public schools. Say no to the pushy creationist agenda…. [more]

Is Paul LePage insane? Hasn’t he seen the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill that’s cost the Gulf tens of billions of dollars?… [more]

Most Popular Bumper Stickers of May 2010

The Sticker — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:40:24 +0000

The following are the most popular bumper sticker designs sold by Irregular Times during the month of May 2010:

Americans Against Offshore Oil Drilling Bumper Sticker
The American Flag: Not A Religious Symbol Bumper Sticker
Pro-Bicycle Share the Road Bumpersticker
O: The President Bumper Sticker
Obama in many colors bumper sticker
Farmers for Peace bumper sticker
Sarah Palin is an Idiot bumper sticker
Welcome, Immigrants! America is Glad to Have You bumper sticker
Welcome to America, Now Speak Navajo bumper sticker
Arizona Against SB 1070 bumper sticker

Notable for this month is the relative lack of sales for Barack Obama themed items. These were all the rage back in 2006, 2007, 2008 and even 2009. Now Barack Obama takes a back seat to current events such as the passage of immigrant-unfriendly SB 1070 in Arizona or the oil spill of BP’s Deepwater Horizons (making for Irregular Times’ most popular design of May 2010).

Most Popular Bumper Stickers, November 2009

The Sticker — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:49:53 +0000

We offer many thousands of sticker designs we for sale, covering political and social issues ranging from gay marriage to members of Congress to religious heresy and right back down to this lingering question we have: is “Bingo” the farmer or the dog? Because we offer so many thousands of possibilities, the choices that people make about which of our bumper stickers to buy from month to month offer a glimpse of the passing zeitgeist, the collective conscience, the weltanschauung of the moment, so zu sagen.

With the end of the month approaching, it’s a good time to look at how the swag’s been swinging. The following are our top ten selling bumper stickers for November of 2009:

1. Question Authority. The saying remains applicable no matter which party is in power, don’t you know.

2. I Support President Obama. Because, FOX News appearances aside, there are still a lot of people in this country who do.

3. Another Old White Woman for Barack Obama. The bumper sticker started out as an don’t-pigeonhole-me alternative to the gender and racial polarization of the Clinton-Obama primary fight, but has remained pretty darned popular over time. Does that indicate that gender and race are still issues regarding the Obama presidency that people feel the need to counter?

4. Value All Families… it needs to be said, especially in yet another election where not all families were valued by voters. (See “Maine,” “Disappointment”)

5. Defend Marriage from Republican Bigots. See above. Who do they think they are to tell everyone else who can get married and who can’t?

6. Health Care for All, a bumper sticker that emerges as players in DC fight over whether this will actually come to pass.

7. Turn Off Your TV and Think: but wait, that’s not what Katie Couric said…

8. Jesus would heal the sick / Health Care Reform Now. Or what, do you think he would ask for proof of insurance first?

9. Is it Vietnam Yet? Sure, they call it “Iraq,” and it’s boxier-looking on the map, but it’s looking more like a quagmire every day…

10. The Thing Worse Than the Rebellion is the Thing that Causes the Rebellion, a saying by Frederick Douglass that still rings true, a century and a half later.

Most Viewed and Most Bought Bumper Stickers, August 23-29 2009

The Sticker — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:18:15 +0000

As progressively minded political people, we’re pleased to find that people are coming across the messages we believe in. As purveyors of progressive political bumper stickers, our income is dependent upon people actually buying those stickers. The difference between someone viewing a bumper sticker and someone buying a bumper sticker is the difference between a message that draws attention and a message that someone decides they want to share. Looking at a bumper sticker is an indication of curiosity; buying a bumper sticker is an act of commitment.

On the left you’ll see the ten most often viewed bumper stickers from our progressive collection in the past week; on the right you’ll see the ten most often bought bumper stickers from the same collection from the same time period.

Top Ten Viewed Bumper Stickers, Week of August 23-29 2009

1. Health Care Trashed by GOP Cuts? Vote Democrat! bumper sticker
2. Liberal bumper sticker
3. Proud Democrat bumper sticker
4. I Support Healthcare Reform bumper sticker
5. Share the Road bicycle bumper sticker
6. Health Care Reform Now bumper sticker
7. Voldemort Votes Republican bumper sticker
8. Dictionary Definition of Conservative bumper sticker
9. Watching FOX News May Be Hazardous bumper sticker
10. Annoy FOX News: Vote Democrat bumper sticker

Top Ten Bumper Stickers Purchased, Week of August 23-29 2009

1. I Support Healthcare Reform bumper sticker
2. O: The President bumper sticker
3. America for Health Care Reform bumper sticker
4. Vote No on 1 bumper sticker
5. GOP Health Care Plan? Don’t Get Sick! bumper sticker
6. I Support President Obama bumper sticker
7. This Car Has Better Coverage Than I Do bumper sticker
8. Close Guantanamo Down bumper sticker
9. War is Not Pro-Life bumper sticker
10. You Cannot Win the War on Terror by Becoming a Terrorist bumper sticker

As you can see, these lists do not have a great deal of overlap. The bumper stickers that are present on both lists represent a current, high-stakes political topic: that of health care reform. Some bumper stickers people come across (FOX News, Voldemort) may stem from searches by people looking for information, not necessarily for stickers. Other bumper stickers people buy (pro-Obama, anti-war, anti-terror, anti-Guantanamo, Maine Marriage “No on 1″) reflect a high conversion rate: not too many people are looking for these messages right now, but the people who are looking for them are committed to sharing their message.

Top Ten Selling Liberal Bumper Stickers, January 1-8 2009

The Sticker — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:04:00 +0000

What’s on the mind of liberals these days? Are liberal Americans enamored with the politicians they’ve elected? Furious at the politicians they opposed in the November elections? Or more interested in non-electoral issues at hand? One indication is in the choice of stickers liberals choose to decorate their cars with. We’re a pretty sticky bunch, we lefties, but some of ideas we’re affixed to (I Support the Constitution and I Vote) are perennial in nature, while others (Get Your Rick Warren Off My Barack Obama) are more fleeting. Here are the notions most often sticking with us as the new year begins:

Share the Road Bumper Sticker for Bicycle-Car Coexistence. The lanes are for everyone. Honor those who travel the world responsibly… and respect their space.

O: The President Bumper Sticker. Remember all those W: The President bumper stickers that were out there in 2004 and 2005? The letter W is out. The new letter is O for Obama. Barack Obama is our new president.

Black and White O Oval Bumper Sticker. This president is so big, he’s got his own letter. O used to be for Ostrich, but now O is for Obama.

Practice Saying It: President Obama bumper sticker. We know you can.

Welcome to America: Now Speak Cherokee. A rejoinder to those who suppose that English was invented in the USA.

January 20, 2009: The End of a Debacle Bumper Sticker. George W. Bush should never have been President in the first place. As of 1-20-09, the long national nightmare is finally over.

President Obama: How Sweet It Is Bumper Sticker. You’ve waited for it. Go ahead, revel in it.

I Throw My Shoe At You! Bumpersticker. Fie upon you. Fie!

Peace, Earth, Love, Dove Bumper Sticker. These are the signs of our times.

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Peace Sign Superimposed on the Earth Oval Bumper Sticker. Let it begin with you.

Click on any of these bumper stickers to get one for yourself.