crfpilot

What are those not of this world stickers on everyone's cars? I am seeing more and more of them lately. What does it mean?

phredgreen

did you google it yet?


try that out and see if self-reliance wins out over dependence on others for common information.

once you've figure it out, why don't you post an update for everyone, detailing what NOTW is and why you're seeing it everywhere.

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crfpilot

Yeah, I googled it earlier but didn't have time to read the 50,000+ pages, I know it was a jesus quote or something, but I don't understand why people want it all over there vehicles.

phredgreen

a google search of the following term: NOTW "Not of this world"; nets the following:

second result:

John 8:23 - And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.


fifth result:


how hard was that?

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oblar

for acronyms i would suggest www.acronymfinder.com ; however, in this particular case it doesn't give you what you are looking for.

acronymfinder is great for technology acronyms though.

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sadistikdreams

C'mon, man.
When self reliance doesn't work,
come to the TFP.

Many people have done it. I bet you've done it too, phredgreen.

Who's it gonna hurt? It's nice to have a place to go to when you are in need.

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tropple

No one remembers News of the Weird?

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Cynthetiq

because we like to have discussions here not "twenty questions" or "i'm too lazy to try to figure this out for myself.. you be my bitch and fetch it for me..."

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water_boy1999

You calling phredgreen a bitch???

I have not seen these stickers around at all.

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phredgreen

i can hear it now, in samuel jackson's voice:

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bermuDa

NOTW... never heard/seen that before...

grr now I have another stupid acronym bouncing around in my head

THANKS FOR MAKING MY LIFE THAT MUCH MORE COMPLICATED!!!! WTFOMGBBQWWJDNSFWTMIFFSLMAO

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maleficent

Not of this world I would never have guessed, I don't even really understand the explanation....

I would have guessed it was some sort of political statement --- as in Not George W - what do I know, I don't understand the fish thing on the cars that I see.

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Bill O'Rights

Well, mine is basically to annoy Bible-thumpers.

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Hard8s

Classic, Phred!

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MooseMan3000

Eh, don't give him credit for it. He copied word for word (with the names changed to protect the innocent) the dialogue from a scene in Pulp Fiction.

That said, I still enjoyed it

sadistikdreams

This may be true, but more often than not there is somebody who knows it off the top of their head.

Somebody may be an expert in the area that the question deals with.

I'm just trying to see if the TFP works like I think it works.

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DelayedReaction

See? And now we're having a discussion about having discussions.

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Temporary_User

Uh.....
I come here w/ my questions.
google works for a lot of stuff but now when I see one of those bumper stickers I wont have to goto google and search around, because I already have been to tfp and have received the knowledge.
I hope im on subject here

apeman

a meta-discussion ... cool. I got to use the word "meta"

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Gimli

"General Discussion" forum implies there will be some discussion. Google doesn't offer that.

SinisterMotives

Off-topic, but continuing the theme of self-reliance, http://wordspy.com is a good site for learning about the meaning and origin of many common and not-so-common phrases.

Jackebear

Hey 'Bill O'Rights'.....that is a very cool DARWIN sticker.

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tropple

News Of The Weird

It's a syndicated column by Chuck Sheppard.

http://www.newsoftheweird.com/

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OFKU0

100% with you. I think had I responded as Phred initially did someone would have told me to adjust my attitude, try to help rather than being a pain or go someplace else because that reply isn't worthy of being a TFPer. But I'm just guessing. Not that his response was terrible, just alittle condescending.

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Kazic

so interesting how this turned out. simple to complicated in 25 posts.

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crow_daw

Well in my own personal opinion, I'd rather post questions on the TFP because its more entertaining to see the responses you get from fellow TFP'ers than to just google and read what comes up.

It's just more fun, it combines both getting your question answered and TFP interaction.

I see absolutely nothing wrong with it.

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skaterpunk

You know whats really funny. My friend is jewish and has the jesus fish next to the darwin one. Really confuses people when they notice her symbol of whatever the jewish people like.

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troit

Guess that haven't reach this area -- DC that is. Haven't seen one of them...yet.

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Spanxxx

Haven't seen one yet.

I probably would have thought it stood for

Never Opress This Woman, or something

or maybe

Nosey Octopus Tossing Wombats


Well, I mean, you never know.

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*Nikki*

Life is so much easier when you are like me and you don't pay a damn bit of attention to a sticker on someones car.

Such sweet oblivion.

Peetster

A GIS for "NOTW" gave an interesting result: