Nothing says "I'm a pathetic loser" more than a car with a faded, peeling yellow ribbon on it

[LynneSin]

Geez - if it meant so much for you to support our troops to pay the $1.99 for your 'Made in China' Magnenetic Yellow Ribbon with "Support our Troops" on it then the least you could do is take the 2 whole fricking minutes to replace the damn thing with a fresh one you can probably find at the dollar store for 3 for $1.

What's worse is it's next to your faded "These colors don't run" red, white & blue bumpersticker

[skygazer]

1. Don't forget the tattered, threadbare and faded window flag

I saw one of these the other day. :eyes:

[LynneSin]

2. What's fun is this was on a spotlessly clean oversized Ford SUV

they'll take the time & money to keep their car detailed but can't be bothered to get that slopping peeling yellow ribbon off of the back

[kay1864]

3. Funny how all those people were ever-so-patriotic

for less than a year. I saw flag after American flag in the back windows of cars *everywhere* around town. Now, not so much.

[Aristus]

4. Your last comment is funny.

The other day, I saw a "These Colors Don't Run" bumpersticker that had faded nearly white in the sun. I wanted to ask the driver: "What colors?"

Instead, I ran the following battles through my head:

The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Brooklyn Heights
The 1st and 2nd Battles of Bull Run
The Battle of Kasserine Pass

and then I got tired of naming battles that we ran from.

It's not un-American to point out that we haven't always exhibited "stand-or-die" tactics on the battlefield.

[LSK]

5. George Washington was the master at Cut and Running

Sometimes its smarter to fight another day.

[Aristus]

6. True, but also, don't forget, it wasn't the cutting and running that won us the Revolution.

As long as we fought guerilla-style, we could hold off, but not beat the British. It wasn't until we started fighting European-style that we started to gain the upper hand.

Cornwallis didn't surrender to a rag-tag collection of armed farmers, but to a trained, disciplined professional army. :patriot:

[FloridaJudy]

7. I dunno

My car has a very faded Kerry/Edwards bumper-sticker, but I'm not taking that puppy off until after the Democratic convention in 2008. Then I'll get a replacement. On the other hand, replacement yellow ribbons are available now, though I suggest this instead: