Monday, May 19, 2008

Court Reporters Have the Last Word

Bumper stickers are clever and we've all seen tons of them. So why bring them up again now?

There was one I noticed at a red light this last weekend that was slapped onto a chrome rear bumper - and I need to specify rear bumper, because people sometimes place bumper stickers in areas that don't necessarily constitute a bumper, like the back hatch, the interior dashboard, and the occasional enthusiast that decides to plaster his entire car with them in lieu of a new paint job - and it said something that I've never seen:

Court Reporters Always Have the Last Word.

Funny. One, because when have you ever seen a bumper sticker that mentions court reporters without mentioning their rather unique recording machine. Two, it's a great play on words. Three, it deviates from the overused elusions to physical shenanigans that you often see - like Alaskans Always Do It Better in the Dark.

Bumper stickers. Seen any lately?