Peeped this stickie (does this nickname work??? let me know in the comments) at Big Mario’s the other week. The words are plastered over a nostalgic looking postcard of the Space Needle, a cartoon pizza slice stuck on the tippy top. I’m not sure if this is an ad stickie for the Big Mario’s, but I loved it immediately. Once I really got to thinking about it, though, I was a little confused. Would a queer person send this to a straight cutie? Is this a queer-to-queer interaction? Who are we wishing were queer? Natasha Lyonne? AM I OVERTHINKING THIS!?!?!
I ran into this on a walk through Eastlake. I hadn’t encountered a sticker that had aged in this way before—all cracked and dirty. It’s still cool to look at though. Anyone ever visit Boston in like, 2013? There was this giant mural in Dewey Square by Brazilian art duo Os Gemeos of a tall person cramped onto the side of a building. This sticker reminds of that bright and surreal painting.
Listen, we’re trying our best.
I completely forgot where I found this sticker, but I remember being totally charmed by its dumb wordplay. I’ve seen so much pro-bike advertising but NEVER seen the phrase “bicycool.” It’s both corny as hell and clever. The graphics, though, are just all right—this sticker needs to step up its game.
Ok, I just got back from vacation in Los Angeles and Rosarito, Mexico and I can CONFIRM that those two cities are no rival to Seattle when it comes to sticker culture. L.A.’s stickers were piss poor and few and far between. I’m sure that has something to do with the car culture, less people walking around, etc., but ANYWAY this stickie comes straight to you live from a pole at a taqueria in Rosarito. I fucking love cucumbers (“pepino” in Spanish) and radio broadcasting, so I felt SEEN!
As always, if any of these stickers belong to you, please email me at jkeimig@thestranger.com.
