Fun With Words

Sometimes making bumper stickers can be a challenge. Other times, the language of the day just writes them for you. The goal is to come up with something pithy (since the longer the phrase, the smaller the letters, and the harder to read) and clever (hopefully) without making people have to think too hard about what it means. The faster the message can be conveyed, the better. Sometimes just finding a bunch of words beginning with the same letter can be effective:



I'll bet I can eventually come up with the whole alphabet about the Bush Administration's failings.


Sex always sells. I sometimes wonder if this combination alone was what kicked off the campaign in the minds of the general public:


Then, of course, the Vice President's first name can have multiple meanings. BFA's blog nanny finally relented and removed the filter that prevented us from typing Cheney's first name, which had forced us to be creative when referring to "The Big D!ck."

With members of the Bush Administration under a legal cloud, and indictments for corruption happening to Republicans in their circle, this sticker wasn't too far of a stretch.

Every time Dubya gives a speech, I'd like to paste this one on his prompter.


And Bush is always a good source for word play. When he gave a speech accusing his opponents of disassembling, he went on to explain that it meant that they didn't tell the truth. Since it was clear that he meant to say "dissemble," I thought a bumper sticker defining the word he actually used was needed.


Homonyms can work effectively, too. (No pun intended on the "homo." Okay, well, maybe just a little.)

Anagrams can always be fun. Even if you can only come up with one from part of the word, it can still work.


And, yes, I know there are still some good, honest Republicans. I just wish they'd start speaking out. Since most of them are still supportive, or at least silent about the worst president ever, and they *have* presided over the largest deficit in history, I'll add one more jab. This one plays around with the symbols that can form the letters, rather than the language itself.


Sometimes, when you really want a short message, you can even combine a couple of words.