Motoring Discussion > Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate)	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: rtj70	Replies: 38

Thu 20 Nov 14 17:49   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - rtj70

What was this driver thinking? www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-30134107 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 20 Nov 14 18:02   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Armel Coussine

Poor taste indeed and a bit sinister. But fabulous artwork judging by the photo. I wonder what BBD thinks of it (the artwork, not the concept). Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 20 Nov 14 18:04   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Pat

I would imagine he thought 'I bet some idiot will think that's real'. He had a sense of humour but it seems that is a crime in itself these days. Pat Reply to this message | Report message       5

Thu 20 Nov 14 18:08   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Zero

The artwork is stunning for sure, but I don't anything could have ever mistaken it for the real thing. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 20 Nov 14 18:12   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Armel Coussine

>> I don't anything could have ever mistaken it for the real thing. It's so good though... perhaps if you saw it fleetingly when drunk or stoned you might get a frisson... But you'd have to see it in the flesh to know whether it would take you in. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 20 Nov 14 18:30   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - No FM2R

And people sent messages to his employer to get him fired? Dear God, what is this world coming to? Why do people now think that to be of bad taste is a crime worthy of the most unbelievable comments, threats and actions? I rather liked his finishing comment... "It's boring now, it's removed and I've apologised, get a grip." Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 20 Nov 14 18:42   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Armel Coussine

>> And people sent messages to his employer to get him fired? Dear God, what is this world coming to? It came to it ages ago FMR. Hadn't you noticed? Sporting of the guy's mum to pose for it though. Or did she allow herself to be bound and gagged for a photograph? It isn't clear to me whether the image is painted on the tailgate or whether a photo on some of that film stuff used for decorating cars with flash logos was stuck on. I guess that's more likely really. Last edited by: Armel Coussine on Thu 20 Nov 14 at 18:44 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 20 Nov 14 19:23   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - No FM2R

>>Or did she [his mother] allow herself to be bound and gagged for a photograph? I feel that this is a train of thought we'll be happier if we don't follow.... Also, I gather its a photograph printed on that stuff that they "wrap" cars with. Last edited by: No FM2R on Thu 20 Nov 14 at 19:24 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 20 Nov 14 19:30   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Armel Coussine

>> I gather its a photograph printed on that stuff that they "wrap" cars with. I suppose it had to be really. Still looks great. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 20 Nov 14 19:45   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - MD

Mr Hellewell, who describes himself on his Twitter profile as a personal trainer from Wakefield, used the hashtag #rapetruck in some of his tweets about the design. The bloke is clearly a Nutter. Tattoos, Cap and Pit Bull by any chance? Last edited by: MD on Thu 20 Nov 14 at 19:46 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 20 Nov 14 21:17   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Boxsterboy

I don't see how a picture of a bound and gagged person can ever be funny. However at this time of year a bound and gagged Father Christmas would be funny (IMHO). Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 08:28   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - BiggerBadderDave

"I don't see how a picture of a bound and gagged person can ever be funny." It should be someone famous and unpopular. George Galloway? Lord Sugar? Simon Cowell? That vile little Bieber thing? That would be funny. If I'd done that and added my phone number I'd be a very busy designer. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 15:10   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Armel Coussine

>> It should be someone famous and unpopular. George Galloway? Lord Sugar? Simon Cowell? That vile little Bieber thing? That would be funny. Smart thinking BBD. The whining pretentious Russell Brand would be a good candidate. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 15:12   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - R.P.

Or a recumbent Bon(i)o or even better the scruffy tramp ? Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 20 Nov 14 21:49   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - rtj70

>> Mr Hellewell, who describes himself on his Twitter profile as a personal trainer from Wakefield, >> >> The bloke is clearly a Nutter. Tattoos, Cap and Pit Bull by any chance? Well he's a personal trainer from Wakefield. Driving a pickup truck.... Above average IQ I guess. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 15:28   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Enderman

Women aren't entirely uninterested in being bound: Witness the roaring success of that "Fifty Shades" book (despite its awful literary talent), soon to be attracting masses at the cinema too. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 20 Nov 14 22:32   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Westpig

>> And people sent messages to his employer to get him fired? Dear God, what is >> this world coming to? Some woman rang my employer* last week.... she had a right old moan and jazzed things up a bit. My crime? A bit of London type driving in Plymouth. *my employer is a personal friend who I've known for over 30 years and who knows I drive her van for a bit of pocket money Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 07:55   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - MD

Nought wrong with making progress. Mind you Mrs. MD did and now 'we' owe HMG £100.00. 41 years a clean licence. She is gutted. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 11:49   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Cliff Pope

It's funny in itself, but I immediately thought, Why a woman? Then I read about his hashtag, and realised that behind the joke he really is a very suspect character. Sometimes good jokes get into the wrong hands. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 12:22   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Enderman

If it had been a picture of Harry Houdini or David Blaine, he'd have been justified in pouring egg on the complainers' faces. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 12:37   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - R.P.

I thought it was funny....but I think my opinion lies somewhere between AC, BBD and Cliff Pope - that Canadian singer would have been funny. I read this on line somewhere this week. I thought the "artist" was American....which didn't particularly surprise me. I'm surprised the artist was UK based. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 12:49   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - R.P.

Ha - Just read the actual report in the link. The Police would have had no trouble in proving a S5 Public Order Act offence. Classic Alarm or Distress. The man is clearly a muppet. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 15:45   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - WillDeBeest

About as tasteful as wearing a mock suicide vest on the bus. And presumably much the same in the eyes of the law. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 15:53   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - No FM2R

The man is clearly a twerp as a minimum. And I am most certainly not justifying or liking his "joke" or behaviour. But I don't find that half as concerning as the often malevolent and frequently excessive reaction from so many people who were not even directly involved, but are simply part of the professionally offended and had only heard about it. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 16:33   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - R.P.

I still find it marginally funny....but maybe not...certainly not offended. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 16:41   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Enderman

I probably could have been shocked if I’d been driving behind it, but once I’d realised it wasn’t real, I’d have had a good laugh at it and the audacity of it. But then I like humour that pushes the envelope of taste, probably because in my formative years you weren’t ‘getting’ it if you didn’t find the following example funny: www.montypython.net/scripts/undertaker.php All of it; right to the end. Reply to this message | Report message       1

Fri 21 Nov 14 16:50   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - R.P.

:-) Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 17:06   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Ted

HeHeHe...... Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 16:58   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Pat

Now there's a man who has my sense of humour and understands women Enderman:) Ref: Fifty Shades! Pat Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 21 Nov 14 17:29   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Enderman

(apologies for going off-topic) Pat, I only understand that I don’t think I’ll ever understand them: One is happy to be photographed bound and hooded, for her son’s tailgate mural, One (or more) is happy to marry a convicted murderer on death-row, While others may claim workplace-harassment if you compliment their dress in the canteen… :-s Reply to this message | Report message       1

Fri 21 Nov 14 17:31   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Zero

>> (apologies for going off-topic) >> Pat, I only understand that I don’t think I’ll ever understand them: >> >> One is happy to be photographed bound and hooded, for her son’s tailgate mural, >> One (or more) is happy to marry a convicted murderer on death-row, >> While others may claim workplace-harassment if you compliment their dress in the canteen… >> >> :-s And you know the real conundrum there? 1&2 were happy because someone complimented them on their dress. Reply to this message | Report message       2

Fri 21 Nov 14 17:49   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Armel Coussine

>> 1&2 were happy because someone complimented them on their dress. And 3 didn't find the complimenter sexually attractive. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 22 Nov 14 03:48   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Pat

....and now you know why I always worked with men and hang around here! Pat Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 22 Nov 14 17:36   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - VxFan

I think the one on the boot of my Vectra is far better i.huffpost.com/gen/1539035/thumbs/o-JEREMY-CLARKSON-570.jpg ok, not mine, I blatantly stole the link from another forum Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 22 Nov 14 18:23   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Skip

>> I think the one on the boot of my Vectra is far better >> >> i.huffpost.com/gen/1539035/thumbs/o-JEREMY-CLARKSON-570.jpg Is this some sort of a fantasy of yours Dave ? Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 22 Nov 14 19:00   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - rtj70

It's not even a GM car let alone a Vectra :-) It looks like a Chrysler 300C to me. Last edited by: rtj70 on Sat 22 Nov 14 at 19:00 Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 22 Nov 14 20:42   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - VxFan

>> It's not even a GM car let alone a Vectra :-) It looks like a Chrysler 300C to me. Damn, I think you could be right. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 22 Nov 14 20:53   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Armel Coussine

>> looks like a Chrysler 300C to me. >> Damn, I think you could be right. Quite an appropriate motor though, surely? Proper hoods would look a bit pathetic in a Vectra, unless they were doing a furtive runner after coming to the attention of the authorities... Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 23 Nov 14 17:23   Inappropriate "bumper" sticker (well tailgate) - Shiny

Should have not used a girl - maybe instead someone nobody has sympathy for like Tony Blair or David Cameron. Reply to this message | Report message