Thursday, March 30, 2006
Is it decorative or is it junk?
As I was driving in to work this morning, I was behind this car with a CDROM hanging from the rear window. It was giving off a few rainbow reflections and was sometimes kinda pretty. But then every now and then it would flash really brightly and blind me. The sun was behind us and reflecting directly off this CD right into my eyes. Okay you dumbass, who told you it was a good idea to hang shiny, reflective objects from your back window? Do you also have a video camera back there readily taping the carnage you leave behind as drivers are blinded and crashing into other drivers? Why don’t you hang that thing on your rearview mirror and see how YOU like being blinded by the sun? Oh you already tried that? And that’s why it’s in your back window? How brilliant and thoughtful of you.
The odd thing was this was a Lexus. Did you spend every penny on that car so now you can’t afford any decent knick-knacks to hang inside it? Why do people feel the need to clutter their car with junk? I’ve seen rearview mirrors that are just waiting to drop off the window from the sheer weight of the doodads hanging from it. I’ve seen graduation tassels, flowery leis, shrunken heads, handcuffs, disco balls (now there’s a brilliant object to hang in your car—blind everybody!), many times everything at once. I even saw a couple pairs of flip flops once. I’ve seen dashboards literally covered in those little bobbing head dog things. It’s so weird to watch—45 different dog heads all nodding at you like an ocean of poppies in the breeze.
I personally try to keep my car knick-knack free. I hate things dangling from my rearview mirror. It distracts me. I get distracted quite easily, so I don’t need any of that. Some people decorate enough for 10 people. What kind are you?
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