Oh yes, see it all the time here in the Dallas area. Many of them are rather large and cover the majority of the rear window as well. How these people can see out the back I have no idea.
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See it some around here too. Believe in remembering our loved ones but it all seems a bit morbid to me... Life goes on and I sure as heck wouldn't want some one driving around with my death on the side of their car like I'd know it if they did.....
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Metalman Well-Known MemberLifetime Supporter
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Yep...
I've seen it here in Columbus. Also white crosses, sometimes very elaborate, with pictures of the deceased, along the freeway or intersections where accidents have occurred. -
Around here it's either that, or the little family of stick figures. (Speaking of, I saw a SUPER creepy one of those the other day. It was Dad, mom, son, son, daughter, dog and then a baby with wings flying over them.)
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But, the ones that drives me NUTS (and I'm sorry if I offend someone that has one) are the stickers that have a child's name with a type of ball/sporting good and/or jersey number. ESPECIALLY when it's some little kid who's parents are obviously paying for the kid to participate in said sport/activity .. not because the kid has been chosen based on talent alone.
When I was in HS (wasn't THAT long ago), my parents had a sticker with the name of our HS mascot on it, because they supported the whole team that I was on, not just me. Now, it's all about the individual kids instead of the team. As has been mentioned before, now it's all about everyone participating, everyone feeling good about his/her experience and making sure there are no "losers."
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How about the ones with the "My child is an honor roll student at insert school name". But the same parent would never put "My child eats buggers while doing his homework" on the side of their car.....lol
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The only ones we see around here are the 9-11 ones, with the "Never Forget".
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goaljnky New Member
Death decals: it started around here some time ago. Usually if you paid attention enough it was someone in their teens, or early to mid twenties. By the look of the cars and/or occupants it was usually some gang banger that walked in front of a bullet. I see them more now and it's still mostly youngings.
Family decals: the ones that amaze me are the ones with names bellow the stick figures. How easy would it be for some seedy character to follow this person's child: "Hi Timmy, your mother Betsy has asked me to come pick you up so we can meet her and your brother Tommy and your sister Tammy for ice cream. By the way, I love your dog Tippy."
Honor student decals: yes, we used to beat up the kids whose parents had those stickers. -
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I ought to start cutting extra stick figure people. We could covertly add another man into the family on the van in the grocery store parking lot and see how the husband takes it :lol:
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This day and time it might just as well be the wife to get pissed...lol
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Another one I had never seen till I moved to Texas is the sticker that has the High School logo, the name of the child, the sport(s)/activity(ies) they are involved in and the jersey number.
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It I had a sticker it would say, "Effin stickers suck."
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Minidave Well-Known MemberLifetime Supporter
I like that!
I first saw these in the Hispanic community years ago, usually the whole back window was decorated with a cross, angels and other decorations and the info in script. I didn't know it had spread....
I still only see it here on Hispanic-looking cars. How does a car "look" Hispanic or Latino? Wheels, interior, driver and passenger and the aforementioned cross in the back window, plus the info in Spanish of course.....
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goaljnky New Member
Here is some food for thought: What if the mural is on the window because the body is int he trunk? :devil:
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Minidave Well-Known MemberLifetime Supporter
Maybe in Jersey.......or Oakland or Detroit
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I fell better now, as I see "all of the above" around here all the time and I thought it was just this area. I too think they are stupid or in bad taste. Another one I hate, is "baby on board". Now just exactly what is that suppose to make me do as a driver?????
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goaljnky New Member
Quick story:
I once followed one of those "baby on board" stickers down a street. It was hanging in a window of a Jeep Cherokee, blocking both lanes and traveling about 20 miles bellow the speed limit with a train of cars behind it with me leading the train.
Riding my horn for about a mile and a half, the driver finally choose to continue at the same rate of travel, but now only in the left lane. That did however leave me enough room to pull up to her open window.
Me: What the hell is your problem?
Her: points at the "baby on board sticker" and says "I have a baby in the car"
Me: You also have three mirrors in the car. Why not pull to the side of a road and let those of us whose brain cell count did not drop with child birth get to where we are going.
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I've read the comments here regarding the many varied displays of decals alerting us to an individual's death. It's true that many are of little significance to anyone but to the one(s) who carry it on their vehicle. And true, some are very-much overboard and make you wonder what the hell...
Indulge me for a moment, if you will, while I shed light on this topic on a personal note... We in the fire service family often pay honor to our fallen through the application of a decal. These are authorized by the Chief and are allowed to remain on the apparatus for one year from the date of the fallen firefighter's death. Having lost two close friends, and fellow firefighters from our Department, in the course of two years , I know first hand how it unites everyone while paying tribute to their fellow brother and/or sister's service. It's funny how a simple, well designed decal can do that... Just for a moment, when you see the decal, you remember them and what they brought with them to the job.
The 9-1-1 tributes are a matter of departmental preference and are typically standardized throughout each specific fire agency. It isn't all about reminding everyone that 343 firefighters died on that day, it's about the overall loss of life and the aftermath that was created. We as Americans can never forget what happened in 2001, just the same as many will never forget what happened in 1941. Time heals and we all move forward... Do you own a Toyota???
As for the other fallen heroes decals, such as for our fallen soldiers, I see them as a means for a grieving family member or friend to pay tribute as they heal from the loss. We here in Clovis, California have lost several local sons to the wars in the Middle East, some of which were friends of my 23 year old son. He carried Tony's decal on the back window of his Silverado for a full year. Regardless the soldier lost, a fitting tribute in any case...
Sorry if I was rambling, but I was compelled to provide a viewpoint from somewhere in the middle. So, in the infamous wisdom and words of Dennis Miller... "Of course that's just my opinion, I could be wrong."
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