no, the support the troop ribbons are all magnetic. next time you see one, peel it off to see. (or, do like i do. i printed up several 8x10 sheets of bumpersticker paper with small sections that say bring them home now. i simply put that on their car right underneath support our troops. )
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:51:40 -0500, Stephen A. Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Jed Rothwell wrote: > > > Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: > > > >> Entertaining idea, but a typical sticker doesn't weigh an ounce. > >> More like a gram, which would cut that million pounds down to about > >> 30,000 pounds. > > > > > > Only a gram? 10 sheets of 8 x 11.5" paper weigh 46 grams. A 3 page > > letter in an envelope weighs an ounce. I have not weighed a sticker, > > but aren't they magnetic? > > No, the ones you see on cars are more like decals -- they're just a film > of plastic, or possibly paper, with sticky stuff on one side. Probably > more than a gram, it's true :-) but not a whole lot more, I'd guess. > > The Fish Wars had the potential to be more expensive, I suppose, since > the bumper-fish (both Darwin and IXOYE fish) appear to be rather thick > plastic plaques. I kept meaning to get one of each, and let them fight > it out on the back of our car, but I waited too long and now the back of > the car's completely covered with political bumper stickers, so both > fish lost out. > > > I'll bet the biggest "energy flag cost" is the cost of all those flags > > on cars flapping in the wind. Fortunately, they have mostly frayed and > > you do not see them often anymore. > > Yeah -- I wish I could say the same thing for the gas-station flags, and > the flags in restaurants, and the flag in the barber shop, and the flags > at the copy shop, and.... I suppose they'd be useful if one > occasionally forgot what country one was in, and needed to be reminded, > but that's not a problem I find I have. > > > > > - Jed > > -- "Monsieur l'abb�, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write" Voltaire
