This weekend I had the chance to give Gerty, my trusty VW Beetle Sidekick a good wash and wax. Given the fact that I put less than 6000 miles on her last year, I must admit that I tend to be a little neglectful with her scrubs. As sad as it to see her dirty, it's even sadder to spring for the works, only to have her sit in a dust bowl/construction zone for weeks on end. But oh how I love her when she is sparkling clean. There's nothing cuter- she even looks like she's smiling.
But wait a minute...
What's that?
Let's zoom in for a closer look see....
WHAT THE?
Who tags a VW Bug? I mean seriously what kind of hard core gang would even want to claim the quintessential peace loving car as their own? What's next, adopting the lady bug as a gang mascot? (Although if you think about it, adding another spot to your lady bug tattoo could be a really nice way to represent time in prison, or establish your gang ranking, not to mention it would be a pleasant break from the hackneyed tear drop we're always seeing.)
Of course, I have no idea what the tag says, but I'd like to think that it says something really kick ass tough, something that demands respect from my otherwise clown car (not to mention, faster service at the car wash...beep beep, that's right bitches, I'm going to the front of the line.) I'd like to think that the tagger has a sense of humor and was using the juxtaposition of contrasting ideals to make a statement on the marginalization of modern inner city life.
Or maybe my tagger was a violent thug with a rap sheet a mile long, but found himself completely disarmed by the joyful sentiment of the VW Bug, and as such, wrote something that reads: "Stay Sweet and Have a Great Summer." But I suspect it was just a gang of 12 year old girls from South Pas, just trying to look cool...they should really consider getting lady bug tats.
This reminds me of when we were kids and always playing "slug bug" only now it might be "thug" bug.
Posted by: Heidi | June 04, 2009 at 03:19 PM
THUG BUG!!! I love it. That's funny! ~nita
Posted by: nita | June 04, 2009 at 03:42 PM