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Neo-Calvinism

I almost hope this is really some ultra-hipster from Austin or somewhere being super ironic. But I doubt it - note all the things Evil Calvin pisses on. He's pissed! Not sure what role the Cross is playing here, other than convincing the person who would put such a sticker on their truck that they're one of the "good guys". 

By the by, Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes, of course has nothing to do with this epidemic of "Calvin pissing on things" window decals - he's never really licensed the characters for anything. It must be so odd: To lose control over your creation, forced to watch it perverted and debased, and there's little you can do about it. 

I'll say this though: Bumper stickers/decals are excellent clues in making snap judgements about other people. You can tell so much about a person from what they choose to stick on their car. Or hang from the bumper, in Truck Nutz cases.

4 comments:

l.e.s.ter said...

I'm voting for irony. I can't imagine a redneck having the word "testicles" on the back of his rig. Also, the rig looks like a hipster vehicle: an International Harvester Scout? As driven by Dr. Jack Shephard. Also, who hates Dale Earnhardt? Only people who love Osama Bin Laden hate Dale Sr.

Redshirt said...

I hope so! But I could see it go either way.

If it is a hipster, than kudos to you, redneck hipster.

Lots of people hate Earnhardt - I've seen Calvin pissing on the number 3 plenty of times up here.


It does look like a Scout.

l.e.s.ter said...

I don't think anywhere in New York City will you find the number 3 on a rear windshield or Calvin pissing on it. Maybe Staten Island. Okay, now you've given me things to look for.

Redshirt said...

Not in Boston, mind you. North. But now that I think about it, it was just a couple of years ago I learned what these silly numbers meant (oh! NASCAR!), so maybe I've gotten it wrong.

First one with another picture of Calvin pissing on 3 wins a big prize!