What does the “Fish” or “Hurt Granny” sticker on a car mean (3 photos)

When people paste over their cars with some symbols, signs and emblems, this in most cases already indicates a certain brain specificity of such car owners. We decided to find out what meaning car owners put into a sticker of one type or another on the back of the car.

We tried to find out the motives of those who cover the bodies of their personal vehicles with not particularly catchy, but seemingly meaningful images and symbols. One of the most common stickers on the back of a car is a symbolic image of the profile of a fish. It turns out that believers prefer it. The fact is that the symbol for “fish” in Greek sounds like “ihtis” - an abbreviation of the saying “Isus Hristos Teu Ius Soter” - “Jesus Christ the Son of God the Savior.” This is early Christian symbolism, not used by the currently dominant Christian churches - Orthodox, Catholic, etc.

Therefore, this symbol for recognizing “our own” has become extremely popular among adherents of all kinds of Christian sects - Baptists and other witnesses of something or other. But you shouldn’t, having noticed the “Fish” on the trunk of the car in front, a priori consider its owner a sectarian. Perhaps he bought it already with “Fish” stuck on it, and he drives it like that, having no idea about the secret meanings that fill the trunk of the car.

Often, by the way, not just “Fish”, but “Shark” is stuck on the trunks. This predator has nothing to do with Christian affairs. This is a trademark of one of the manufacturing companies of pretentious exclusive clothing for yachtsmen. The fact is that every shirt or pants of this brand comes with this self-adhesive “Shark”. Some people put it not on refrigerators in the kitchen, but on their cars - some out of vanity, and some “just for fun.”

No less often, on the back door of someone’s car you can find a stylized image of “Hockey Player”, “Figure Skater”, “Basketball Player”, “Diver”, etc. Moreover, they are located on cars of completely different brands and ages. This is understandable: in this way, car owners demonstrate their commitment to a particular sport. And, as we know, representatives of completely different social groups with any level of material wealth are submissive to him. True, most often in the traffic you come across “Hockey Player” for some reason...

One of the most idiotic popular stickers is a string of “Knocked Down Grandmothers” on the fender or trunk of a car. The “carrier” of this kind of decoration, as a rule, is an ancient Lada or an equally old foreign car with a driver whose appearance fits the description of an “ordinary gopnik”. Thus, “Knocked Down Grannies” on the car body organically complete the image of the inadequate scumbag behind the wheel.

The irony is that the “Knocked Down Grandma” sticker was born almost 10 years ago as an innocent April Fool’s joke in the St. Petersburg club of MINI car lovers. But the idea was so liked by the “clean boys” of all Rus' that now it is almost a 100% guarantee that an “inadequate” person is driving a car with such an identification mark.