Comments on: UK Doesn’t Support Our Troops

By: nina

nina — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Oh, Twisty, after hitting me with the one-two punch of President Jesubush and medieval Jesosity, I can barely breathe!

By: Ron Sullivan

Ron Sullivan — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Got one of those from a friend at a party last night. Unfortunately it’s not a magnet, so putting it on the car would be something of a commitment. It’s colored like the one in your pic, but the text is “Support Halliburton.”

By: BlondebutBright

BlondebutBright — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Are those things still around? Every time I see one I want to stop the driver of the offending car and get into a philosophical discussion about what they actually mean by “support.” My bet is that very few would have anything intelligent to say.

By: MaggieMay

MaggieMay — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Brilliant. You have such a gift… of making me laugh so hard my sides hurt.

By: jim in austin

jim in austin — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Typical joiner display behavior: fraternities and sororities, flag lapel pins, club ties, yellow wrist bands, designer labels, name brands, SUVs, school colors, etc. Pure herd instinct. Safety in numbers. No need to think.

I might consider a funerial black one emblazened with “Bring Them Home Alive”…

By: philosopherchik

philosopherchik — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Twisty, again you manage to make me laugh even on the dreariest of days.

What annoys me even more about the ribbon-magnets not-so-subtly upbraiding me for failing to be “supportive” or “patriotic” enough, is when they are placed sideways on said Buick Le Sabres so as to resemble Jesus fish.

By: dr. b.

dr. b. — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

I really want one of them there magnets! It might get my car keyed here in corn town, but I’d take the chance!!

By: Kyra

Kyra — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

I found one that says “Am I patriotic yet?”

Unfortunately, since my car (when I have one) belongs to my (moderate-to-conservative) parents, it, along with “Feminism is the radical notion that women are people,” “If you can read this, you’re not the president,” and “Instead of being born again, why not just grow up?” is banished to a drawer in my dorm room for the time being. Pity.

By: Denise

Denise — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Twisty, I do believe your obsterporal lobe has recovered. It’s good to see you back in action!

Here’s what I want to know: without ribbon magnets, how does the country know who its stupidest citizens are?
I feel much the same way about the Jesus-fish.

By: antelope

antelope — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

A cashier at Home Despot offered me a ‘Support Our Troops’ magnet for free w/ my purchase, and when I said “no, thanks” as politely as possible, she pursed her lips and said, “That’s too bad”, fixing me with a glare. The free distribution of these things is even BETTER than merely putting them on your car, because it gives you the opportunity to IDENTIFY evil-doers such as myself & be directly sanctimonious towards them, instead of just hoping they get the message.

I considered writing a letter to the editor suggesting that Home Despot could lose customers that way, but that would give even MORE godbags a chance to get all sanctimonious on my ass. I would rather force them to swallow it - when they have no outlet for their need to look down on sinners, their eyes develop this bulge-y look that makes them easy to identify and stay away from.