Slog - Comments on Umm... I Don't Get It http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it I saw this in Ballard this week... (The text, if you can't read it due to the crappy cell phone camera quality, says "Never ForgetTM.") Can anyone enlighten me?... Copyright 2008 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:50:52 -0800 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:55:58 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe No clue. Bet it's dumb, though.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983376 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983376 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:53:18 -0800 Comment by heywhatsit It's the twin towers inside of an evergreen car freshener. Do I have to spell it out for you?

]]> heywhatsit http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983379 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983379 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:55:12 -0800 Comment by DOUG. "Find one in every car. You'll see..."

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983386 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983386 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:57:10 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave everything is equally sideways inside lebanon.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983391 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983391 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:57:41 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 is it a reference to chintzy crap memorials to 9/11?

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983401 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983401 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:01:52 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Told you it would be dumb. Sigh. I fucking rule.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983410 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983410 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:07:44 -0800 Comment by orangekrush oh yeah, you can get these at wallgreens next to the yellow ribbon magnets.

]]> orangekrush http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983422 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983422 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:11:46 -0800 Comment by Emily looks like one of those car freshner things you get at the carwash. in that case, no. i will never forget.

]]> Emily http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983429 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983429 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:14:34 -0800 Comment by pox Whether or not you see a tree or a man and a woman kissing determines your credit score.

]]> pox http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983440 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983440 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:19:54 -0800 Comment by COMTE @5:

Or more likely a comment on the gross, rampant commercialization of 9/11...

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983458 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983458 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:29:00 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Oh, I thought it was an ad by the Arbor Day Society ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983470 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983470 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:33:07 -0800 Comment by Dawgson Do they really sell 9/11 air fresheners... tacky.

]]> Dawgson http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983478 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983478 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:35:09 -0800 Comment by Paul In SF A memorial to millions of dead Christmas trees?

]]> Paul In SF http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983515 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983515 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:49:04 -0800 Comment by Some guy in LA Perhaps the money spent on evergreen air fresheners somehow goes to funding terrorists? You know, like pot.

]]> Some guy in LA http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983518 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983518 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:49:54 -0800 Comment by lets have a war Plate of shrimp.

]]> lets have a war http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983520 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983520 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:50:43 -0800 Comment by Jez Pine eleven?

]]> Jez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983528 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983528 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:52:53 -0800 Comment by Aaron This is a joke right?
Only 2 people see that as the twin towers so far? Jeez!

]]> Aaron http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983537 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983537 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:55:42 -0800 Comment by skye TOO SOON

]]> skye http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983559 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983559 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:01:57 -0800 Comment by eclexia Hmm... a Christmas tree, an HRC-type equality logo, and "never forget".

It's an appeal against the senseless slaughter of pine trees at Christmas. Morally equivalent to the holocaust, to those who have broken free from their speciesism.

Umm... do they start to grow back at Easter.

]]> eclexia http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983561 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983561 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:02:23 -0800 Comment by RonK, Seattle It's something about the War on Christmas ... but is it pro or con?

]]> RonK, Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983573 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983573 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:07:48 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @14 - since they're made in China, it definitely goes to surpressing Tibetans ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983585 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983585 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:16:26 -0800 Comment by Damien @16 The instant I saw it I thought "Pine 9/11". Maybe people are trying out their T-Shirt ideas before committing to the screen-printing...

]]> Damien http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983608 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983608 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:25:04 -0800 Comment by Phil M I'm with Comte. It definitely looks to me like the flyer is poking fun at use of the "never forget" slogan and WTC towers imagery for sales of various things (invasion of Iraq, sontinued occupation of Iraq, erosion of civil liberties, suspension of habeas corpus, warrantless spying on Americans, torture, secret prisons, shoe-bomber checks, no big shampoo bottles on airlines, militarization of local police, etc.).

]]> Phil M http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983635 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983635 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:35:55 -0800 Comment by Y.F. Naw, it's about oil. The car air freshener for the oil-sucking SUVs. Oil money funded the attack on the twin towers. Greed for more oil money pushed us into Iraq. Yada, yada, yada...

]]> Y.F. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983681 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983681 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:02:46 -0800 Comment by gfish From the HRC logo and 'Never forget', I immediately assumed it was referencing their betrayal of the T in GLBT last year... but I really don't know how the air freshener would tie into all that.

]]> gfish http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983691 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983691 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:09:34 -0800 Comment by Bont My guess? If that mark above the first bar is just a blemish and not part of the printing, then it's not towers, but a pause symbol. Stop and remember what nature is like, before all that's left is artificial stuff.

]]> Bont http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983721 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983721 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:28:49 -0800 Comment by Annon I was surprised that everyone automatically assumed the bars represented the twin towers, because they look like candles to me. You can see the first one is a lit candle, the second is unlit. Though why two candles are inside a car freshener is beyond me. Yeah, the ideas above make more sense, but like I said, one of the candles is lit (note the weird little mark above the first one), which rules out any direct HRC or 9/11 comparison, in my opinion.

]]> Annon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983747 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983747 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:42:40 -0800 Comment by mike the mark on top of the left tower is the radio mast that was on one of the WTC towers.

Duh.

And also:

http://www.frankpyle.com/neverforget.html

Ask him, whydoncha

And may I say, get some Google-fu, people. Geez.

]]> mike http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983766 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983766 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:51:15 -0800 Comment by Morgan Oh, I thought it was 9/11 truth movement hacks making a statement about how they have to keep covering up the truth at 9/11 (the air freshener).

]]> Morgan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983803 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983803 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:25:41 -0800 Comment by catnextdoor I love the way everyone is like, "it looks like a car air freshener"

Motherfucking DUH.


I bet some moody cornish student made it. All I saw was a "hip" looking sticker trying to be moody AND sell.

But I like "Pine/11" the best.

]]> catnextdoor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983829 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983829 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:59:12 -0800 Comment by Citizen Gregg The tree represents Cascadia.

]]> Citizen Gregg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983871 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983871 At Large Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:28:56 -0800 Comment by Bricology It's from "Anonymous"; it's part of "Project Chanology".

]]> Bricology http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983943 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983943 At Large Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:47:19 -0800 Comment by lawrence clark It has something to do(I gather)with treaties or understandings with native americans that have been disregarded or with gays or something...(I am kind of drunk right now).Anyhow,Mike's got it right @28.Probably.Sort of.Good night.

]]> lawrence clark http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983953 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c983953 At Large Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:30:55 -0800 Comment by Dylan McDermott If those are candles those are the lamest candles to ever grace a vinyl sticker that also depicts an air freshener.

Someone says "plate" or "shrimp" or "plate of shrimp". Don't look for an explanation.

]]> Dylan McDermott http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c984029 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c984029 At Large Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:07:39 -0800 Comment by Dawgson I can't believe people DIDN'T see the Twin Towers. "Never Forget?" Duh?

Pine 11 though... that's kind of amazing.

I lived in New York then. I get a free pass to joke about it now.

]]> Dawgson http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c984912 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c984912 At Large Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:43:14 -0800 Comment by Huh Huhster you get a free pass for shit

]]> Huh Huhster http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c985270 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/umm_i_dont_get_it#c985270 At Large Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:55:58 -0800