TIP OF THE DAY: How to avoid having your Obama signs stolen:

[helderheid]

Crisco

[progressiveforever]

1. That's true- I did it

It works--some say black tar, but I didn't have any.

[Nipper1959]

35. A supporter came into the local Dem office and his solution was superb

He was tired of his sign being run over so he got a new sign, split it into two then glued them to plywood. Then he attached the plywood backed signs about 12 feet in the air to an oak tree. He was hoping someone would try to run them over again.

[mod mom]

2. I have found globs of vasoline around the edges to be highly effective.

:hi: Many neighbors have had theirs stolen but attempts to mine were aborted. I'd love to see the faces of thieves as the grabbed in the dark.

[DeschutesRiver]

43. I have a totally gross addition to this - was thinking of how banks mark bills with that stuff that

explodes on the thief, and leaves them and their hands covered with it? I think I have another way to achieve the same thing, and with items you can find right at home!

I know how to expel my dog's anal sacs, when they get too full - there are also instructions online and your vet can do it for you as well (USE LATEX GLOVES). You could then mix that with the Crisco or Vaseline. Helps your sign, and is good for the dog, too - long haired dogs esp. can get those sacs easily plugged (that is when you see the dog start "scooting" across the floor).

Anal sac excretions are tough boogers to clean off surfaces or hands, I speak from a lifetime of owning dogs. One example - dogs in my car, one was startled by someone approaching fast, barked and managed to expel anal sac contents in the rear cab of the truck. The good news is it smelled so bad that I could locate the excretion.

Bad news is that it took hours to get every last pindrop of it cleaned out - and the smell lingered. Same happens if you get it on your skin, you know, like those nasty hands that quickly grab your Obama sign? This would be the gift that just keeps giving long after they've peeled out of your yard.

I imagine from then on out, your neighbors/thieves will come prepared with gloves. I'll try to think of something for that stage next.

Just don't make it obvious that you are trying to "sniff" out which neighbor did it, by going around the neighborhood asking for a cup of sugar, and inhaling deeply. Be subtle about it, lol.

[mrs_p]

3. stupId q'

but does the supplement of choice go all over the sign, or just on the stake where the evildoer would pull it out of the ground?

[Cha]

21. Yeah, I'd like to know the specifics too..

I can't have a sign out but just how would crisco stop a determined Obama sign thief?

[helderheid]

34. You put it all over and it gets messy and slippery for would be theif that they give up

[Frank Cannon]

4. Tanglefoot works better

http://www.tanglefoot.com/products/ttcoating.htm

Available at home and garden stores. Apply "liberally".

This stuff gets all over EVERYTHING and it DOES NOT COME OFF. They will be lucky to even get the sign out of their hands.

[Historic NY]

8. and its ..I'd need several gallons of paste where i live.

Pesticide free
Clear and odorless
Able to endure all weather cycles and temperature changes
Available in three formulas: brush, paste, and aerosol

[AspenRose]

39. I'd add some pureed habanero (with gloves) for good measure

Yep, that'd do it.

[Midlodemocrat]

5. Huh. Not a problem here at all.

:shrug:

[LynneSin]

10. This sounds bad but the only reason it's a problem in my neighborhood

is because someone wants their own sign. Obama & Biden are extremely popular here in Wilmington.

[RichGirl]

6. Olive oil...

may be another good choice. It's very thick, clear and almost impossible to get out of clothes.

[LiberalEsto]

9. Too expensive nt

[japple]

7. Wouldn't bother anyone trying to get rid of an Obama sign

in my area--they'd just shoot it down. Then they'd probably poison my dog, bash in or blow up my mailbox, and throw tacks in my driveway.

[WinkyDink]

11. Same here.

[Hepburn]

13. Where in the hell do you live!?!?!?!?

:scared:

[japple]

19. Georgia. Red, Red, and more Red. Sure there are pockets

of blue around the metro Atlanta area and maybe in Athens, but most of it is deep, dark, red.

[blonndee]

22. Same here. I see people here advising others to put their signs in their windows

but I would never do that. They'd just bash in my window, or worse. It's hard to imagine a worse place to live than here. :(

[OwnedByFerrets]

29. That is why I cant have one.....

too many damn rednecks in Mobile AL.:mad:

www.wearableartnow.com

[stanwyck]

40. In my Georgia suburb, my Obama

sign is still standing strong after 4 months. We've had comments. One guy knocked on our door and wanted to know why we had an Obama sign in our yard. We told him. My daughter has had her Obama bumper stickers ripped off. And I've been confronted twice in Publix parking lots (different Publix)about my bumper sticker. Each time by a man (I'm female). The first guy was standing right next to my door as I stepped out. He was loud and beligerant. Within seconds, a Publix employee was by my side. He thought it was a domestic dispute. 2nd time, a guy walking past made ugly comments as I was getting into my car to leave. He then tailgated me in traffic until he was pulled over by a DeKalb Co. squad car.
I wonder if there have been many of these incidents. I also wonder if these guys would be so quick to voice their opinions if I weren't a lone female shopper. My husband, also with an Obama-Biden bumper sticker, hasn't been confronted. Not sure if it's because he's male and these tough guys prefer to confront women, or if it's just something about Publix parking lots and I'm the one who does the grocery shopping.

[AllieB]

42. You're right. These little men pick on women.

They probably beat their wives too.

[scheming daemons]

12. Lace it with rat poison.... they get it on their hands, and if they don't wash, they'll ingest some

[OnionPatch]

14. If you have a cold

Wipe it down with your used tissues.

[ensho]

18. lol grand idea

nt

[Mark E. Smith]

15. I bought 5 signs

Every time one disappears, I simply replace it. The 3rd one I
put out has now been in place for almost 2 weeks. I think the
thieves have learned that their efforts have no effect at my
house.

And if not? I have more.

[Cosmocat]

16. I snagged up about 6 BO signs here in central Pa.

in community property after the primary while collecting other signs, just in case.

I post a sign in our yard, and at the front of the development entrance.

Haven't gotten my yard signs up yet, but put the BO sign up with the other candidates I am supporting in front of the development - people kind of know me by now and know that me. My other signs have been OK, but the BO sign got ran over withing three days, I put it back up, it disappeared after two days, I put one of my other signs up.

I am going to hold on to the other four to have backups for down there.

[Blue_Roses]

17. LOL!

that is a great idea:applause:

[underpants]

20. How about pepper spray?

they find out when they go to the bathroom

[mtnsnake]

23. Fish hooks. Attach treble hooks all around the outside of the sign

and catch a trophy Republican in the middle of the night.

[TooRaLoo]

36. ooooooooooo that's a good one. nt

[gauguin57]

24. How about some Ben-Gay? Make their hands smell and sting as a little bonus.

Remember the old Ben-Gay on the toilet seat trick? I'd say it would work on campaign signs (it just wouldn't be quite as painful!)

[woolldog]

25. Here's my method:

I lay it out, next to the sign, after dark.

[japple]

31. Hope you don't trap some poor dog who just wants to

take a piss in someone else's yard. Or any critter for that matter.

[woolldog]

32. I was kidding, of course!

[Hansel]

26. I anchored mine in cement in planters from shrubs I bought

And then filled the rest of the space up with rocks.

Then I mixed Crisco, blue paint and crushed red hot chili pepper seeds and painted the edges with it. If they want it, they are going to have to really grab on to it.

They've already taken my Al Franken sign. I need to get another one of those and do the same to it.

[onecent]

27. The drugstore has a tube of arthritis formula tube (like toothpaste)

that was recommended to me by my doctor that gave me 3 epedural shots for shingles which did not to the job...............- it is Capsicum or Capsaicin 0.25%. it comes in 2 other hotness - it is made of chile peppers or habenaros or something.

They told me to use it on my shingles (if I can tolerate it) - You must use it VERY VERY sparingly and either wear rubber gloves or wash your hands really really well. I thought I could tolerate it...for about an hour then rubbed more on before I went to bed...and was up 3 hours later washing it with cold water. Now I use it real sparingly. Plus I forgot and got it in my eye and washed my one eye out for 25 minutes.

They can't do anything - it's over the counter...can you help it if you put your signs up after you applied your receommended meds from your doctor?

it won't burn their hands at first...but after about 1 hour - and / or heaven help them if they rub their eyes or privates.....or pick their nose....

[Condem]

28. How bout just taking it in at night.

That's when our's was stolen. No more.

[OwnedByFerrets]

30. Thom Hartmann suggested that we hook them up to

an electric fence charger. It wont do any lasting harm and would make a fantastic YouTube vid.:rofl:

[helderheid]

33. Oh man!!!

:rofl:

[TooRaLoo]

37. Oh man. Belly laughing over here.

Wish I had my own yard! :rofl:

[holboz]

38. kick - it's a sad commentary on the other side...

...that we have to have a thread like this.

I wish I could have an Obama sign in our yard but I'm trying to sell my house in a very red area. The right wingers on the street just put up their McCain Palin sign this week. I hate having to look at it. Another neighbor works for Homeland Security so I'm guessing there will be another McCain/Palin sign showing up soon on our street.

[helderheid]

41. It IS sad. I live in Utah and got this tip when working on a campaign for a friend.