C’EST BON
Being able to spot morons is good; it makes it easier to avoid them. But when the knuckle heads do all the work for you, it’s priceless. One of our kindred spirits spotted a guy in traffic on Lafayette’s south side who is doing his part to make sure our collective idiot radar doesn’t overheat. There, bold as an August afternoon in the back window of his pick-up, next to the big LSU fleur-de-lis, is a so very clever BUCK OFAMA sticker. And to make sure the implied profanity escapes no one, the F, U, C and K are a bright, unabashed red. Explain that one to your 5-year-old: “Well, Timmy, gee, um, it appears that gentleman wishes someone would, you know, have sex with the president. What’s sex? Um ...”
PAS BON
It’s bad enough that this dip stick is making his pin-headed political statement while also proclaiming fidelity to LSU — Does Mike the Tiger have a BAUL OMAMA placard on his cage in Baton Rouge? — but it is the words surrounding his license plate that really send the fish taco swimming upward: Breaux Bridge Christian Academy. Congratulations Breaux Bridge Christian Academy, you and the F bomb are exploding together in a fiery liberty blossom on some bozo’s Dodge Ram. Would someone please buy the man a set of truck nuts to swing from his trailer hitch?! Our dyspeptic dolt has a third sticker on his rear window: “Fraternal Order of ...” Unfortunately, which fraternal order he belongs to is unclear. Our guess is the Fraternal Order of ...
... COUILLON
Clearly this is lodged in our craw. The BUCK OFAMA sticker appears to have been ordered from cafepress.com for five bucks — a small price to pay to broadcast “numb skull” so widely and without effort. There’s even a Web site called buckofama.org, run — we’re guessing, hoping — by a guy named Brick Pastard. But in fairness, the right is not the only wrong here. There is still a BUCK FUSH site on the Web teeming with the same crass dross. Really, kids, our political discourse has to be so ugly? Such a shouting match? Can you imagine a TUCK FRUMAN sticker on the back of an Edsel in 1950? Of course not; Edsels didn’t debut until ’57. But you get the point: Be civil!
... written by jared s , August 12, 2009 - 06:07 pm
get over it!! there are certainly more important issues to write about in all three sections of a column i normally look forward to. thanks for ruining it. in reality, i think this echoes the sentiment of a lot of people around here. i applaud his boldness. so people that send their children to private schools aren't allowed to use suggestive profanity or voice an opinion. is he out of line? that's debatable. is he out of sorts? absolutely, we all should be!!
... written by C.L. , August 13, 2009 - 02:20 pm
"Be civil!"
Where was this suggestion to the anti-GWB crowd during the last eight years? They took their public hatred of President Bush to a never-before-seen level and now that the tables have turned, somehow Barack Obama is off limits? Grow up. Props to the bumper sticker owner for getting under your skin. Wasting all three sections of the column on this non-story? Quite sad.
... written by AJC , August 14, 2009 - 04:40 pm
I rather liked this rant, to tell you the truth. Who cares who it was directed at - I thought it was well written and quite hilarious. Thank you for the big smile I have on my face right now.
... written by ABA , August 14, 2009 - 09:16 pm
Quite halarious! Bravo IND! Like AJC said, who cares who it is directed at. The point is that every numbnut that is a little scared or confused about politics, picks a guy to hate & then goes on a hysterical rampage against him. Dodge Ram guy, you make America look bad.
Disagree with his policy or his actions, fine. But save the outlandish suggestive profanity for the trailer park.
... written by NIck1979 , October 19, 2009 - 01:09 am
Funny I stumbled upon this trying to find out where I can buy my buckofama bumper sticker. Even funnier its going on the back of my dodge ram truck!!!!! Ordering them for my whole family. They all have a brain so agrre with the sticker.
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