Fad is a funny word. If you didn’t know the meaning, you might think it’s a combination of “mad” with another word (that shall go nameless here), making one magical word for “really mad.”
But for some reason, “fad” means “a briefly popular fashion or trend.”
But every once in awhile, we get confused with what exactly constitutes a fad.
The number one offender? Bumper stickers.
It’s time to realize that bumper stickers were a fad that didn’t go away for some reason. Similar to the bumper sticker is the Jesus Fish with the “Darwin” inside. How clever. The first 100-thousand times, that is.
How about this guy?
The only thing worse than a bumper sticker on a bumper is a bumper sticker on any other surface in the world. Notebooks, backpacks, walls, anywhere.
So, America, please let this fad finally die. Look at the Livestrong bracelet for proof.
The Livestrong bracelet is basically a bumper sticker that you wear around your wrist. Do you think people will be wearing the Livestrong bracelet ten years from now with a different message printed around the band?
And if I can’t get you to swear off bumper stickers completely, at least take down that Kerry-Edwards sticker. I think it’s time to call it quits.