Okay,
Is it just me or are we getting a bit out of hand with the stick-figure family decals on the back of every mini-van, SUV, hybrid, Gremlin, moped, you-name-it these days?
Back in the day, someone had a pretty cool idea to create a “Baby on Board” sign.
The initial intent seemed to be informing other motorists to drive with care around this vehicle because a young child could be a passenger and human decency should lead you to be careful around said car. This assumes that all human beings are nice. That would be an incorrect assumption. Not only did we continue to drive like maniacs, we created our own signs.
Some protecting what THEY felt were important…like “Dog on Board” or “Child of God on Board” or “Plumber on Board.” But, most of all, we ended up with mocking signs intended to make fun of the B.O.B.’s.
Fast forward to 2011. The Stick-Figure family sign.
As you can see, this family has a Mom and Dad, a daughter, a son, and a yet-to-be-sexually-identified baby. Also, they have a Dog and a….what may be a Cat or possibly a mouse.
Bottom line. I am behind you in traffic and I already know entirely too much about your family.
There are various versions of these little numbers, including ones that tell me you’ve all just been to Disney World together. I don’t know what info that necessarily gives me, except that you have $10,000 less in your bank account than BEFORE you went to Disney World…but that’s neither here nor there.
I am, by most standards, a stable and normal person. I would never use the knowledge of your family demographic for evil, but party people, come on! Is using the back glass of your vehicle as a moving Facebook profile the best idea we’ve ever had?
I don’t have the answer to that….but it’s awfully fun to poke fun at.
Life Don’t Rhyme,
Greg Manchild Owens
