Espirit D'Escalier

[oselle]

Braved the heat to do some grocery shopping and suck down an iced latte and on my way home I saw this bumper sticker on a car: three stick figures. Two standing upright facing each other. The one in between them: female (stick-figure boobs), prone, face down, taking it up the ass and in the mouth.

Stood there and stared.

Walked away.

Three blocks later I had my "spirit of the staircase" moment when I realized I had a red Sharpie marker in my bag.

Options:
1. Deface bumper sticker entirely so that it was not visible?
2. Write "I hate women" on bumper sticker?
3. Write "Mom" on bumper sticker and draw arrow to the woman figure?

Already sweating like a pig, I wondered if it was worth doubling back in the heat to do something that a) would go right over the head of the asshole who owned that car and b) might get me a bust in the mouth if the owner of that car happened to come around while I was doing it.

Still grinding my teeth over this.

Comments

[mangokulfi.livejournal.com]

Humanity depresses me so much some days.

[oselle.livejournal.com]

It sure does.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

Ick.

I like the writing "Mom" on it option!

[oselle.livejournal.com]

Someone brain-damaged enough to put a sticker like this on his car wouldn't have gotten the point of "Mom" anyway.

[marigold6.livejournal.com]

Just when you think people can't get any more disgusting...yeah I opt for #3.

[oselle.livejournal.com]

One thing I've found is that the limits of people's disgustingness are yet uncharted.

[amber1960.livejournal.com]

#3 certainly has a poetic justice to it, doesn't it... but none of it would have been worth a confrontation with the dickhead owner, that's for sure.

[oselle.livejournal.com]

That's what I reasoned with myself.

[kinkthatwinked.livejournal.com]

Anyone who obviously thinks so little of women would only have posed a serious physical threat to you. I'm glad you kept your cool. Hell, I would have been tempted to drag my KEY across the sticker, messing up their paint job in the process, so I'm glad I wasn't there.

It figures that the right thing to do - walk away - was also the hardest thing to do.

[oselle.livejournal.com]

I don't know if it was the right thing to do, but it was definitely the smart thing to do.

See, now if I'd only had a can of spray paint I could've defaced the sticker (and his whole back bumper) with just a quick passing squirt. Easy peasy.

Note to self: Buy spray paint.

[kinkthatwinked.livejournal.com]

Not only a fast tactical move with the least risk of personal harm, but even the dunderhead who bought that sticker would get the gist of your response.

Have I mentioned that I really like the way you think? :)