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Unamerican.com is one of the best sources for snarky slogans
This is an "online culture" type of post. I'm just giving you a heads up here, so you don't say I'm being political. It also contains some cuss words. You've been warned.
Unamerican.com is one of the first websites that I ever thought of as "cool." I think that was back in 1999, or perhaps it was even earlier than that.
It's now over a decade later, and Unamerican still seems to be going strong. The site was actually created back in 1994, which makes it one of the first e-commerce sites online (and certainly one of the first "indie" ones). In a nutshell, it's a website where you can buy snarky political stickers. The guy behind the site calls himself !!!srini!!!, although oddly enough, I could not find a direct reference to his name in the current incarnation of the site.
You will find stickers ranging from geeky stuff such as "LINUX is the shit," all the way to the simply antagonistic "laugh at assholes." Somewhere in the middle is the really cool stuff, such as "Leggo my ego" (yes, he put two g's in Lego, I don't know why. It's still funny.)
The site features hundreds of stickers, each for about $1.00. There's also a section with free PDF posters that are meant to be printed and distributed by angry hipsters.
Bottom line: I like the site. I feel it is inspiring, and !!!srini!!! remains one of the best bumper sticker copywriters I've ever seen. Even if you don't like the strong political vibe of the site, you would probably find something there that would make you chuckle or give you pause.
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsmattMay 8th 2010 10:48AM
'leggo my ego' is a play on the old Eggo waffle commercials with the tagline 'leggo my eggo!'
yooooooooMay 8th 2010 12:22PM
no duh.
mattMay 8th 2010 2:04PM
you're right, no duh. however the author seemed confused by the extra 'g' in Lego - or did you miss that?
JasonMay 8th 2010 12:52PM
Never seen a more appropriately titled website in my life. What a bunch of CRAP!
mahMay 9th 2010 3:41AM
Exactly right. I realize the site name is supposed to be ironic, but it's disgusting how unAmerican it actually is. Absolute crap.
ButtersMay 8th 2010 2:28PM
"The guy behind the site calls himself !!!srini!!!, although oddly enough, I could not find a direct reference to his name in the current incarnation of the site."
His name is Srini Kumar and his name is the byline for every post in the 'Blog' section. Just guessing it is the same guy!
WilMay 8th 2010 2:52PM
Lame-o hippie crap!
HeywoodMay 8th 2010 3:43PM
That's just one more site for self-loathing dweebs. Downloadsquad is the sh!zt unamerican.com is just cr@p!
DynamoMay 8th 2010 5:37PM
To those contemptuous of this site, you must remember the power of bumperstickers and snarky slogans. Think what the situation of the Tibetan people would be without the "Free Tibet!" stickers on the back of all those Volvos and Priuses. And the self-esteem of thousands of Sociology and Women Studies students would be even lower if they could not wear t-shirts sneering at those with more conventional tastes.
Good JobMay 10th 2010 10:08AM
Pretty sure Tibet would still be the same without the bumper-stickers. Do monks even have cars?
notnamedMay 8th 2010 8:34PM
Oh no! Some people think differently than you do, thus their opinions are worthless, hippy crap!
Stay classy, DLS readers.
Good JobMay 10th 2010 10:10AM
Hungry fella? Here ya go...
They're opinion that it is "cr@p" is would make a nice sticker in-and-of-itself, so they're entitled just the same to their opinions...
DougMay 9th 2010 9:54AM
Last week Tech Crunch called me a racist and they've forever lost me as a visitor. Now DS ventures into politics with this drivel? Please. This isn't "online culture"... it's naive liberal hippie bs. And it's nearly all political contrary to your attempt at warding that off up front. If you want to keep readers, don't insult their intelligence.
dfgdfgdfgdfgdMay 10th 2010 4:39AM
"free
enterprise
will destroy
capitalism"
what an amazingly stupid slogan.
rigolauxMay 11th 2010 3:11AM
Hm, perhaps some calm is in order? Here's what the site says:
"Welcome to Unamerican * "Quality Rebellion At Affordable Prices"
The guy is having fun, so just relax.