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Driving through Orange County, California the other day, I spotted one of those bumper stickers that make you wonder why they bother. The sticker read, “I support our troops.” Now, is anyone driving around with a bumper sticker that says, “I don’t support our troops.”? Not even in Berkeley.

The closest I could come to an opposition bumper sticker would be, “Our troops are old enough to support themselves.”

Since that was unlikely to sell big, it got me wondering what the 11 least popular bumper stickers must be. Actually, I wondered about 10, but there is that pesky Late Night with David Letterman show copyright issue. After doing absolutely no research at all, I came up with the following:

11) “My gay child was beaten up at Taft Middle School”

10) “Palin-Bin Laden in 2012 – Opposition you can believe in”

9) “Jesus hates your guts”

8) “War Now!”

7) “In case of rapture, give me your PIN number”

6) “I brake for rear-enders”

5) “I’m an infidel in six different religions”

4) “Stop honking – I’m texting”

3) “I’m a Nigerian prince – do you have a bank account?”

2) “Ask me about crystal meth!”

And the number one least popular bumper sticker of all time:

1) “Highway Patrol officers are way overpaid”

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