Traffic sucks. It's just fumes and honking, for the most part. But occasionally, a little bit of color emerges on the back of the car in front of you—a bumper sticker can turn a dull commute into a moment of joy or give you something to think about for the rest of the journey.
The subreddit r/Bumperstickers is a community that collects pictures of these small but memorable messages. Whether it’s a clever pun, a political statement, or a bizarrely specific inside joke, its 88K members have amassed quite the collection!
#1 No Holding Back Here
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#2 Yes!
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As writer Charles W. McFarlane pointed out, gone are the days of earnest "Coexist" or "Free Tibet" bumper stickers. Nowadays, most are dipped in irony and sprinkled with absurdity.
These new bumper stickers are part of a growing trend of merchandise made as much to be photographed and shared on social media as they are to be absorbed in the real world.
"We're known as the bumper sticker couple now, I’m sure," Brian Gebhart, 32, who, along with his fiancée, Alyssa Walker, 30, runs Frog Mustard—an unhinged sticker and magnet shop—told McFarlane in an interview. They release a handful of new ones each week.
#3 Love My Dog Sitter's Stickers!
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#4 Chef's Kiss
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#5 My New Bumper Sticker 🤷🏽♂️
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Brian and Alyssa started the company last winter, after he had a mountain biking accident and needed extra money to pay for surgery. They came up with Frog Mustard — a phrase as nonsensical as many of their designs — using a random name generator.
Their shop currently averages around 1,200 orders a month with a stock of about 350 designs, with such hits as: "On my way to get a lobotomy," "I'm pro-sexualizing the green M&M and I vote!" and "Deny, Defend, Depose" (a reference to Luigi Mangione and UnitedHealthcare). The couple describe their selection as "brain rot stickers."
#6 Too Cold And Snowy Haven’t Installed Yet
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#7 Nothing But The Truth
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#8 Are We Great Yet???
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#9 Anyone Know Where To Buy This One? 😁
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In American culture, where cars are often seen as physical extensions of their owner's personality, bumper stickers have long been a way to customize vehicles, highlighting your political stance and interests. In many ways, they have been our real-life memes. Nowadays, there's even a good chance that you will see a photo on the street that was once shared on X or Instagram.
#10 Put Up Or Shut Up!
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#11 In A Customers House
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#12 Here’s A Wholesome One :)
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#13 Hmm
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A survey found that American women are more likely than men to have a bumper sticker, by 63 percent to 50 percent.
Southerners are the biggest fans, with more than two out of three slapping at least one on their car in Louisiana, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, according to a study conducted by Cheap Car Insurance, a Utah-based comparative services company.
Drivers in the Great Lakes region were the least likely to sport bumper stickers at about 49 percent.
#14 I Had To Get Closer To Read
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#15 Giving Information To The Enemy
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#16 Sticker Says It All
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#17 In Texas
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Pro-gun stickers garnered the most negative responses from respondents, with 74 percent thinking that someone who has one must be ignorant, obnoxious, or aggressive.
Bumper stickers that drew the most positive or neutral responses were those that paid tribute to U.S. troops — 51 percent saw it as an expression of opinion or pride, 28 percent thought it was normal or reasonable, and another 9 percent thought it was smart and considerate to display such a design.
#18 This One Is Right On The Money! 😆
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#19 They Get It
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#20 My Personal Decal. I’ve Gotten So Many Compliments On It
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#21 This Is A Good One
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However, remember that your bumper stickers follow you everywhere you go, whether that's your company's parking lot, or your daughter's baptism.
Once, when a police officer pulled over Mr. Gebhart for a traffic stop and asked about a sticker that made a crude joke regarding the founding fathers. Mr. Gebhart was tongue-tied!
#22 A Message I Definitely Agree With
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#23 Found In Classroom I’m Subbing In Today
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#24 Love Is Love
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#25 A Bumper Sticker I Saw In My Travels Today
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#26 Saw This Bumper Sticker On My Way To Class Last Week
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#27 Had To Do A Second Take
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#28 Thanks, Mom. This Place Sucks
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#29 This Sticker On The Back Of This School Bus I Saw Today
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#30 Quite Possibly My Favorite Bumper Sticker
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#31 Off Of My Own Car
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#32 They're Becoming Self Aware
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#33 Don't Mind If I Do!
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#34 Where To Stick It
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#35 Saw Another One Today
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#36 He Even Tapered Tesla Logo
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#37 Evangelicals Should Take Note
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#38 Thanks For The Giggle, Stranger In Front Of Me
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#39 I Love When People In $60k Cars
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#40 Go To Hell
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#41 Hahaha..... Oh
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#42 Saw This Bumper Sticker Today
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#43 Think This'll Piss Anyone Off? 😂
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#44 I'd Like One On My Car
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#45 Someone Carries These Stickers Around Just For This
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#46 A Punny Bumper Sticker
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#47 Finally Found One To Share. Idaho
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#48 My Daughter Says I Can’t Put This In My Car
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#49 This Passive-Aggressive Car Sticker
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#50 Fair Warning
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