Saturday, September 17, 2011

Rear View

If you want to know something about someone you will probably never meet, all you have to do is look at their rear end. I mean the rear end of their car, crossover, SUV, suburban, van, truck, trailer, etc. While you are stopped at a long light or perhaps tailgating them in traffic for hours, take a good look at their behind.
The rear door, windshield, bumper, and even license plates are ideal for displaying statements and symbols that reveal a lot about the person(s) occupying the vehicle ahead. Seems like we use our means of travel to advertise ourselves and give others a glimpse into our private busy lives on the go using stickers. See if this isn't true by the list below. 
  1. the number and sexes of family members by the stick figures pasted on the back windshield, sometimes to include dogs and cats
  2. what their kid(s) first names are and what they play--sports or instruments, and if they are among the chosen few Principal's pets
  3. a diaper baby on board
  4. who they love...whether it be husband, wife, girlfriend, neighbor, or Rottweiler 
  5. an environmentalist or the guy's a real "hunter-gatherer" bringing home the venison, fish, and fowl
  6. retired or hired (company /State parking sticker in the left-hand corner widshield)
  7. what college their money is still going to
  8. a Smith & Wesson...Browning (pink-white) on board
  9. where they want to stay weird 
  10. what they would rather be doing than driving the car that's in front of you
  11. all the places they've been...where they hang-out
  12. a peacenik or a soldier
  13. their passion and cause summed up in a color-coded ribbon
  14. a wicken or a warrior
  15. what radio stations they listen to on the way to work
  16. professed patriotism in the form of flags and red/white/blue slogans
  17. the college/professional team they devoutly watch weekends
  18. viewpoints expressed on cleverly worded bumper stickers and political party they vote
  19. either presently organic or just ran a marathon
  20. somewhat fishy and those sporting walking fish that Christians tend to closely tailgate
The rest of us who drive vehicles with nothing unusual about our rear ends, well...you are just going to have to hope you can meet us someday in some way and get to know us the old fashion way by engaging us in conversation. You'll find that we are much the same as you folks, with similar lives, loves, and beliefs, but we don't obviously show it.