Date:         Thu, 2 Mar 1995 13:34:34 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         wolf@NetHeaven.com (Wolfram v.Kiparski)
Subject:      bumper sticker - tenative list

I have pasted together the suggestions that I recieved today as of about
1:30 EST this afternoon.  I'm sure that more suggestions are forthcoming,
and are certianly welcome by all of us.

I haven't tallied votes for favorites, but it seems that so far, people
have been favoring the following three ideas:

1. NETSURFEGNUGEN, or NETFEGNUGEN
2. a square sticker with a graphic, possibly ascii...
3. something to do with prunes

A flannel antennae flag is also favored over a sticker by some...

I like a bumper sticker because you can see it easier while in motion than
an antenna flag.  I like the idea of a sticker that says NETFEGNUGEN with a
little prune on wheels graphic...


>- since we have all FOUR generations represented, the image should be maybe
>  generic vw bus and NOT any specific generation.
>- or all four represented.
>- how bout a turtle/tortoise with wheels and a camper top? :)
>- phrases:
>     Byte my Asphalt?         :)
>     Type II for YOU?
>     Internet? You Bet!
>     Busses by the Byte

>I think taping the label from a can of prunes to the bumper or rear window
> would be a marking that only a listmember would identify and is unlikely
> to be copied by imposters of the conoscienti.

>we could have the list name with each of the four generations
>of Type 2s on each of the corner, and the list name in the center.

>I vote for an ascii graphic of a breadloaf with some smartass ^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h
>witty saying to follow!   :-P

> How about a bus driving around flannel, crisco
>and prunes?  ;-)


>how about everybody just put a big 1'x1' square of reflective tape on the
>rear hatch? :)  sure it would look stoopid, but ...

>Follow us, we love our bus
> Ain't no fuss, just drive a bus
>
>or maybe just a big VW logo, with TYPE II beside it
>and the list address
> or 
>"I'm on the Bus List"
>with the address
>
>or
>"my bus made the honor roll at vanagon.lenti..."
>actually, I kinda like that one...

>NETSURFEGNUGEN

>what about a big vw logo with just the numeral 2 superimposed on top??

>"My C-student kicked the crap outa your honor student at ..."  :)

>I think a "prune" symbol (if any) would be the best

>"Pentiums...blindingly fast, but
>in accurate....VW Vans....unnervingly slow...but accurate (?)

>what about a bar-code label with the list address at the bottom?
>in 3M reflective tape, of course. :)

>My vote is for a piece of badly colored flannel (something vw-like)
>with a prune silkscreened onto it.