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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:41 PM
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Seen this evening in a Taco Bell parking lot:
A 1980-something Plymouth Voyager with a Nixon/Agnew bumper sticker in the back window. Now, I know it's a political statement, but I'm unsure what that statement might be. It was a true "wait...what?" moment for me today. Whatever could it mean?

Inside the Taco Bell, it was unclear which of the people at the three occupied tables was the owner of this mini-van. MineralMan is very confused...

And no, you may not ask what I was doing at Taco Bell.
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:43 PM
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1. What the hell were you doing at Taco Bell?
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:48 PM
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8. You may not ask. I already said that...
Edited on Sun May-30-10 07:15 PM by MineralMan
Of course, I was there for a cheap meal. With my senior discount, the total was $6.87. Three crunchy tacos, two bean burritos, and two crunchy tacos supreme.

You eat at Taco Bell. I know you do. Bwahaha!
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:52 PM
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13. Maybe once or twice when I was experimenting in my youth
If I want cheap & easy Mexican now I go to Chipotle.

If I want a really good taco I go to the Bad Bean Taqueria; but it's a hell of a long drive since it's in Corolla.
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:44 PM
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2. Might have come with the car
I still have one (Proud to be an American) on my mini-van. When mom died I had the car, then my nephew, then he gave it to me.

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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:47 PM
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4. No...the car is far too recent for it to be an original sticker.
It is a political statement, but what's the statement?

In the restaurant was a lesbian couple, a couple in their late 60s, and a Spanish-speaking family.
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Schema Thing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:47 PM
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5. I had a truck with "Ain't God Great?" lettering on the back left bumper...


...I'm atheist, but I just couldn't take it off. Though I *really* wanted to put "Well Ain't She?" on the right side.
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:46 PM
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3. I thought Taco Bell
was the Mexican telephone company. :shrug:
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:50 PM
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9. That would be Telefonos de Mexico
:-)

Or TELMEX for short.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:51 PM
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11. My wife calls it Taco Smell.
But...she's addicted to their plain bean burritos. So...
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:53 PM
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14. Since I got that glutten allergy, I can't do the Burritos
it is the tortilla.... but from what I remember, they were good.
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 07:54 PM
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29. Lol, so do I, and I love their crispy tacos........I know, I'm bad.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:52 PM
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12. and purveyors of addictive but pointless sauce packets
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:56 PM
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20. Indeed. I order three crunchy tacos so I can eat
Edited on Sun May-30-10 06:58 PM by MineralMan
one with Fire, one with Hot, and one with Mild sauce. By the time I get to the third, my forehead has stopped sweating. The sauces are nasty, but...
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 07:48 PM
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27. Those tacos are bad...I'm going to have to stop going there for lunch...
I don't think they're very good for you, even with the lettuce and tomato and the guacamole on the side...
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 07:52 PM
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28. Don't rush into anything. You'll get withdrawal symptoms.
I'm pretty sure there's crack in those tacos.
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 08:05 PM
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30. Naw, last time I was there I really didn't care for them for some reason.
I guess I'm just getting wiser in my food choices...I dunno...maybe after a couple of months abstention I'll change my mind...
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:53 PM
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16. LOL!
Never heard that one. I actually laughed out loud.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:47 PM
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6. Actually the last time I was in a Taco Bell
(To get a cup with code of a star trek game for hubby) I actually had a VERY interesting conversation with an older gentleman... we ranged all over the country side, and we ended up talking for over five hours.

So I wish you had that kind of an experience.

I hope you enjoyed whatever you got... I know the food was far from spectacular.
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Raine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:48 PM
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7. Maybe it was just a way to give the car
a real vintage flavor. :shrug:
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:50 PM
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10. If that's the case, someone's in a time warp.
Think about the dates. Very strange stuff. Where do you even get a Nixon/Agnew bumper sticker, anyhow?
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JBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:54 PM
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17. You can get absolutely anything from cafepress
http://www.cafepress.com/nixon_agnew
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tammywammy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:58 PM
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22. It's the Internet age, you can find anything
http://www.ioffer.com/i/Nixon-Agnew-bumper-sticker-9879285

:)
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Raine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:59 PM
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23. Yeah that's right would be at least 5-10 years
past Nixon. Those repugs have a way of keeping those stickers forever and keeping them looking new. I still see Raygun stickers on cars and they look new! :wow:
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bobbolink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:53 PM
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15. Nixon was our last liberal president.
That is the message I would get from it.

:shrug:
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:55 PM
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18. Ah...I understand it all now:


Originals from 1968, still available for about $5 at:

http://www.loriferber.com/categories/bumper-stickers.html?mode=list
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:55 PM
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19. Maybe it was there to hide a bullet hole.
I've used bumper stickers to hide rust.
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:57 PM
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21. I still have a "Why change Dicks in the middle of a screw, vote for Nixon in '72" bumper sticker.
It's not on my car, but I've had it for almost 40 years.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:59 PM
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24. I remember that one!
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proteus_lives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:59 PM
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25. I've seen Nixon buttons at clothing/curio stores.
I think it's an expression of cynicism.
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 07:45 PM
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26. Let's see... one of them was forced out of office for criminal wrongdoing....
...and so was the other one. Welcome to the Republican Party. Where are Woodward and Bernstien when we need them most???
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izquierdista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 08:18 PM
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31. That Taco Bell...

...was in the Twilight Zone
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