"I have to," he says

[struggle4progress]

I need some printer ink so I drive to the supply store and park.

I'm almost into the store when a guy yells, Somebody played a dirty trick on you!

He's looking at me. So I say, Oh ... ?

Yeah, he says. Somebody slapped a bumpersticker on your car!

I look back. The only bumpersticker is the Obama 2012 one I put there years ago

It's been a long day, and I'm really not in the mood for a pointless argument with some rightwinger who likes to bait liberals

So I shrug and say, That's unfortunate

He doesn't want to let it go. You've been driving around looking like a fool, he says

I don't know who he thinks he's talking to. I'm dressed professionally right now, but in a way I've never really forgotten my days as a hippy freak, and I'm not itching for a fight

Yeah, well, I tell him, I've been doing THAT for years and years

It catches him off guard and he laughs. Me, too! he says

I wish him a pleasant evening and go buy my ink

[randys1]

1. You are lucky he didnt key your car. It is not safe for liberals, adults, to

advertise their position of non hate on their cars.

[struggle4progress]

2. This is one of the bluest towns in the country. The state is divided about 50-50

but the town is blue enough to affect statewide elections

[redwitch]

3. Smart.

Anybody who verbally challenges a complete stranger out of the blue is unstable and you don't need to deal with them.