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I think the sign’s intent is obvious, even without any “umop-apisdn” font games. The bit that IDU (and dislike) is the unnecessary reference to a specific trademark. I think using “off-roaders” would have worked much better.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen that on anything but a jeep.
“Jeep people” is a much funnier phrase than “off-roaders”, though.
I doubt Stellantis is coming for the Parker-Hart enterprise, though. King Features actually might have the more relevant claim, as their “Jeep” trademark applies to comics.
Oh! Then help me out here, Patrick. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen that on anything but a jeep.” So, that means you have seen it, in the wild, on a vehicle? I thought it would be just something the cartoonists were making up.
ivw definitely seen it on many Jeeps. The Jeep community has a whole thing about stuff like that.
Yes, I’ve seen it on real Jeeps, not sure if I’ve ever seen it on any other vehicle.
I’ve seen it as a bumper sticker and as a spare tire cover. Saw one the other day that had “no problem” right side up and “problem” upside down.
Hunh! Thanks, guys, somehow that changes things for me…
For me, too. With that, part of the gag becomes the “horse-drawn Jeep”, which is both anachronistically incongruous, as well as highly unlikely to ever flip over.
Mitch4 – Yes, it is quite common on Jeeps. The idea is that Jeep people are daring and enjoy off-road adventures that might land them upside down. We own two jeeps (my wife and daughter’s) both “Trail Rated.” The most challenging trail they have been on is a partially paved road in Lexington. Don’t get me wrong, love their Jeeps! But they are just elevated, safe people-movers. So, a little bravado for the Jeeple.
Now, have you all seen the Jeep ducks?
Some Jeep owners are into that sort of snobby stuff.
The owner stood in the back seat and placed the sticker on the back. He held it so he could read it while he was placing it.
There was a Jack Ziegler cartoon years ago where a guy was painting his boat’s name in the same fashion. The boat’s name was “My First Boat.”
I didn’t know that Jeeps were so prone to rolling over.
This also makes me think of something I read although I can’t remember the source. It’s from the 18th century or maybe earlier. A traveler saw a large rock not far from the road. Carved into the rock was “Turn me over.” With great difficulty he turned the rock over. Carved onto the bottom was “Now turn me back so that I may fool another.”
@ MiB (13) – Any vehicle designed for off-road driving usually has a fairly high clearance underneath the body, which leads to a (much) higher center of gravity than in a normal car. Those roll bars are sometimes installed just for show, but they do have a purpose.
I’ve seen it on a couple SUVs – not sure if either of them were Jeeps. In both cases, my sister and I were too busy trying to figure out why it would say that to notice the brand – the second time we realized it was upside down much faster, but were still past the car (walking) before the epiphany.
I guess that puts me among “Miata people.” 20-30 years ago when first-generation Miatas were more common, we used to flip our “barn doors” (headlight covers) in greeting when we passed on the highway.
And before this, I had never heard of “Jeep people” as an entity.
Boise Ed @16: Is that like the “Show us your headlights” joke in the movie Cars?
As far as tippy Jeeps go, there was an episode of 60 Minutes in 1980 that highlighted alleged tendencies to roll over in testing, though the methodology was called into question afterwards.
MiB (17): Probably. It has been so long that I don’t remember all the details of Cars.
@ MiB (17) & Boise Ed (19) – They never actually say that line, but there are numerous references about racecars not having headlights (because the tracks and/or the cars are “lit”). Sally’s nickname for Lightning McQueen is “Stickers”, because that’s what his fake headlights actually are.
I had an all wheel drive (not 4 wheel) Chevy Blazer S10 (small one). I was very glad that when it snowed or we were in the country on an unpaved road and it had been raining it was more secure (or at least felt as if was) driving on the surfaces.
Of all the vehicles we have had – that is the one I miss most (more than my Mustang, my Chevette, etc,) and I made the decision it was time to get rid of it. If I had to get to a client to get work done I knew I could drive there and get home again even if the weather was bad. (Especially as opposed to our Chevy Equinox – which we never know if THIS will be the trip it dies on due to its design flaws.)
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I think the sign’s intent is obvious, even without any “umop-apisdn” font games. The bit that IDU (and dislike) is the unnecessary reference to a specific trademark. I think using “off-roaders” would have worked much better.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen that on anything but a jeep.
“Jeep people” is a much funnier phrase than “off-roaders”, though.
I doubt Stellantis is coming for the Parker-Hart enterprise, though. King Features actually might have the more relevant claim, as their “Jeep” trademark applies to comics.
Oh! Then help me out here, Patrick. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen that on anything but a jeep.” So, that means you have seen it, in the wild, on a vehicle? I thought it would be just something the cartoonists were making up.
ivw definitely seen it on many Jeeps. The Jeep community has a whole thing about stuff like that.
Yes, I’ve seen it on real Jeeps, not sure if I’ve ever seen it on any other vehicle.
I’ve seen it as a bumper sticker and as a spare tire cover. Saw one the other day that had “no problem” right side up and “problem” upside down.
Hunh! Thanks, guys, somehow that changes things for me…
For me, too. With that, part of the gag becomes the “horse-drawn Jeep”, which is both anachronistically incongruous, as well as highly unlikely to ever flip over.
Mitch4 – Yes, it is quite common on Jeeps. The idea is that Jeep people are daring and enjoy off-road adventures that might land them upside down. We own two jeeps (my wife and daughter’s) both “Trail Rated.” The most challenging trail they have been on is a partially paved road in Lexington. Don’t get me wrong, love their Jeeps! But they are just elevated, safe people-movers. So, a little bravado for the Jeeple.
Now, have you all seen the Jeep ducks?
Some Jeep owners are into that sort of snobby stuff.
The owner stood in the back seat and placed the sticker on the back. He held it so he could read it while he was placing it.
There was a Jack Ziegler cartoon years ago where a guy was painting his boat’s name in the same fashion. The boat’s name was “My First Boat.”
I didn’t know that Jeeps were so prone to rolling over.
This also makes me think of something I read although I can’t remember the source. It’s from the 18th century or maybe earlier. A traveler saw a large rock not far from the road. Carved into the rock was “Turn me over.” With great difficulty he turned the rock over. Carved onto the bottom was “Now turn me back so that I may fool another.”
@ MiB (13) – Any vehicle designed for off-road driving usually has a fairly high clearance underneath the body, which leads to a (much) higher center of gravity than in a normal car. Those roll bars are sometimes installed just for show, but they do have a purpose.
I’ve seen it on a couple SUVs – not sure if either of them were Jeeps. In both cases, my sister and I were too busy trying to figure out why it would say that to notice the brand – the second time we realized it was upside down much faster, but were still past the car (walking) before the epiphany.
I guess that puts me among “Miata people.” 20-30 years ago when first-generation Miatas were more common, we used to flip our “barn doors” (headlight covers) in greeting when we passed on the highway.
And before this, I had never heard of “Jeep people” as an entity.
Boise Ed @16: Is that like the “Show us your headlights” joke in the movie Cars?
It is a thing, alright…
https://tirecovers.com/if-you-can-read-this-spare-tire-cover.html
As far as tippy Jeeps go, there was an episode of 60 Minutes in 1980 that highlighted alleged tendencies to roll over in testing, though the methodology was called into question afterwards.
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/jeep-roll-fallacy.70667/
MiB (17): Probably. It has been so long that I don’t remember all the details of Cars.
@ MiB (17) & Boise Ed (19) – They never actually say that line, but there are numerous references about racecars not having headlights (because the tracks and/or the cars are “lit”). Sally’s nickname for Lightning McQueen is “Stickers”, because that’s what his fake headlights actually are.
I had an all wheel drive (not 4 wheel) Chevy Blazer S10 (small one). I was very glad that when it snowed or we were in the country on an unpaved road and it had been raining it was more secure (or at least felt as if was) driving on the surfaces.
Of all the vehicles we have had – that is the one I miss most (more than my Mustang, my Chevette, etc,) and I made the decision it was time to get rid of it. If I had to get to a client to get work done I knew I could drive there and get home again even if the weather was bad. (Especially as opposed to our Chevy Equinox – which we never know if THIS will be the trip it dies on due to its design flaws.)