If your friends were chased by a 'frothing right wing Christian', that had to be the LAST right wing Christian left in Seattle, since this city is one of the premier meccas for all things liberal! Most likely your friend's encounter originated as a despicable case of road rage aimed against visitors unsure of their streets, and probably annoyed some short-tempered loser (since THAT would be par for Seattle drivers.) If your friends are the left-wing opposite of your not-so-kind generality below, they should feel more than welcome among Seattle's elite. As the owner of the only Vanagon w/in 500-mile radius of Seattle with a tiny, 1.5-inch 'traditional' fish decal down on the bottom corner of my bumper (that I've replaced TWICE because it was pried off IN Seattle-proper), I know very well, first-hand how this city treats those with views opposing the 'popular majority' here. Twice in the last 2 years, I've witnessed the tiny fish on the bottom of my bumper stop people in their tracks with comments such as (and these are exact quotes that I encountered first-hand): "What an a$$h@le..." and "Wow, that's not something you see every day" -- one at a the VW show at Sandpoint last weekend. I love it. $0.02 from the 'other side' Todd
> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:01:30 -0700 > From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Re: Darwin fish car decal > > Not to be a party pooper, but a friends wife & kids were chased through > the > streets of Seattle by a frothing right wing Christian. Obviously not > turning the other cheek. > > She's scared to go to Seattle now. |
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