The people of Oregon are obviously Kom'anists and need to be run out of the Union!! :>]

I'm trying to figure out how they got into the Union to begin with. Isn't Oregon, like, part of Canada or something?

Awww, let the Oregonians stay in the Union. They have their own special place in our history. When Lewis and Clark (carrying out the first physical crossing of America 'from sea to shining sea') got their first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean, it was from the banks of the Columbia River, shared by what are now the states of Washington and Oregon.

Seriously, though, I agree with Eric about using state vehicles as billboards, and approve of U of O's move.

How Oregon started is very different from what it is now. The American Revolution started in Massachusetts and now look at it. There's a statue of a Minuteman in Lexington who, if he were alive today, would be immediately arrested for for carrying a loaded rifle in public and not having an "FID" (firearms identification) card.

I do wonder if the U of O would get quite so worked up if an employee put a pink triangle magnetic sticker on a vehicle?

...or if they would ensure the sticker immediately disappears when someone complains about it.

Oregon is a most beautiful state, and is also home to Astoria, where "The Goonies" was shot. That alone makes it worth keeping.

Regarding the yellow magnetic ribbons, I, a sufferer of "slight" obsessive tendancies, have a REAL problem with people tipping them on their side so that the "Support our troops" is horizontal. That should be banned. I can't take it anymore. The ribbon is a vertical device, and should be displayed as such.

(I'm partially kidding, or course.)

No, Julie - you're right. The loop of the ribbon really must be at the top. Otherwise it looks like a fish. At least the way I draw fish. Which is fine, if you're into that kind of thing.

The sideways ones always seem to be on cars that don't have room for it to be upright. It's not like they don't make smaller ones...

One of the problems with the magnetic signs is that they're subject to easy "external manipulation." That is, a passerby or child finds it really easy to rearrange it. The owner of the vehicle may not even realize that it's happened. Many people can't be bothered to check their tire pressure, much less the orientation of their bumper stickers!