I'm getting sick and tired of the yellow ribbons...

[Pikachu]

Originally posted by FlyingPenguin
/RANT

I live in an area with a lot of retirees. Many of them have the requisite "Support the Troops" magnetic ribbon on the back of their car.

By implication if you don't have one on your car, then you are assumed to not support the troops, or you're a commie, or an anarchist, or gay or I don't know what.

I refuse to buy a $5 (and often more) magnetic sticker that will eventually grow mildew under it, mar my paint job, and get blown off every time I go through the car wash (the local car washes all make a brisk business of re-selling used ribbons that get blown off vehicles).

I can support the troops more usefully by paying my taxes so that (in theory) the government will buy them the body armor they need. I also prefer to give my $5 or more to the VFW.

I don't need to wear a tacky plastic yellow badge of honor on my car to proclaim my support for the troops.

/END RANT

Agreed, I'm in the service, and I'm deployed to Iraq.... do you really need some 5 dollar peice of **** to say you support us? Wow, big deal... we only care if we get hot chow, and a place to sleep out here... not if everyone and their brother has a ribbon

[Pugsley]

ok it would cost about 100 bux to get the dies to cut them and make a screen to print them... the magnetic material is about $2 a square foot. It pays to make alot at a time due to setup and what not... let me know and we might be able to get this going.