I'd like to know what it is too. I'm surprised no one around here knows! :)

Oh thanks for solving that for me!

Ok, so another decal question. Those simple white ovals with letters inside them. What were they originally for? Now I see people spelling things out, or having greek letters in colors etc. but originally there were white ovals with black letters and usually the oval was ringed in black as well.

Anyone?

It's just a style of sticker. I haven't really seen people with them on their cars, but I've seen a lot of stickers like that with the black dog from Martha's Vineyard.

They're to make your car scream "I'm a tourist".

Lol, it just seemed like they had more of a purpose before... and now are just decorative.

The original ones I first saw some years ago were generally an indication of which country either the car or the person driving was from -- generally from European countries (GB, FRA, BEL, etc.). I don't know if there was anything official about them, or just a little bit of mobil nationalism.

Ah... that makes sense. Ok, I feel a bit better knowing that there was at least a purpose of some sort.

Like I've said, I've seen them with all sorts of things now including Greek letters and such.

I think it's fun today to see a Mini-Cooper, which I will always equate to Britain, with a GB oval on it.

When you stop to think of it, the pure simplicity of the design is brilliant, because people really do look at it. It's hard to miss.

LOL Dammit!!

That's indeed how they got started -- to identify nationality in Europe. There is a standard abbreviation for each European country. As a result, they're called Euros or Euro decals.

Just for valkyrie:

http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...th_Symbol3.jpg

I've been meaning to ask questions about a decal at work. I'm convinced it is a fraternity symbol but I can't recall which one. It is very simple, a circle with a triangle in it. Any ideas?

Upside down or right side up?

Right side up.


eta

I did some searching on Google Images and found this: "The Sobriety Circle & Triangle Symbol, is the symbol of Alcoholics Anonymous. The equalateral triangle represents the three part answer - unity, recovery and service to a three part disease - physical, mental and spriitual, while the circle represents wholeness or oneness."

Which begs the question, why would you want everyone who sees your car to know your an alcoholic???