tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post3542181250440380026..comments2024-01-11T07:40:01.736-05:00Comments on The Stopped Clock: "Have You Drugged Your Kid Today?"Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-42543372570673782632011-02-17T12:41:22.989-05:002011-02-17T12:41:22.989-05:00It's not a clever message. I But then, it'...It's not a clever message. I But then, it's a bumper sticker - a medium better suited toward slogans and provocation.<br /><br />Given the lack of nuance in the sticker, it seems to me that, yes, an English teacher might reasonably consider whether it accurately conveys the idea she's trying to convey. If so, well, it's not much of an idea. If not, is she picking the right battle?<br /><br />I don't know why this comes to mind, but... I heard a while back that drivers with multiple bumper sticker are much more likely to engage in acts of "road rage" - three or more and, whatever the political message, the likelihood of the driver's engaging in bad behavior on the road goes way up.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-48360071825642731762011-02-17T11:50:34.567-05:002011-02-17T11:50:34.567-05:00If Ausburn is as clever as she believes herself to...If Ausburn is as clever as she believes herself to be, then (as an English teacher and all) she should be aware that the danger of trying to sum up a problem in "one clever line" is that said line may have more than one meaning. And people can't read your mind via a bumper sticker. <br /><br />Hers can quite reasonably be read as being anti-medication, period. A practitioner of homeopathy, or a Scientologist, could happily slap the bumper sticker on their own cars without worrying about any implication that SOME drugs are okay.<br /><br />I'm also more than a bit skeptical of her story. She doesn't have a union?mythagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138471078836187498noreply@blogger.com