Stay Soft, Please.

Maybe I’m wrong about this, but I’m pretty sure America is the only place in the entire world where you can regularly spot a large caliber bullet radio antenna accessory on a car; almost always (in my experience) a pickup truck.

I’m a car person, probably mildly Aspergian, and so I tend to really pay attention to vehicles, especially those in and around my neighborhood, and I’ve been noticing this peculiar automotive accessory popping up more and more; in the Lowe’s parking lot, at the supermarket, and, more alarmingly, on the street where I live. It’s hard to imagine a more aggressive accoutrement for one’s personal vehicle than an imitation piece of ammunition (I guess the hanging pair of balls, also most commonly spotted on the groin of pickup trucks) is a close second…

“Help control the truck population; have your trucks spayed or neutered.” — Bob Barker

I guess we all know what’s being communicated here about these particular motorists:

I’m a real man.

I’m armed.

Don’t tailgate me.

Don’t tread on me.

Don’t fuck with me.

Don’t try to take away my AR.