Day 83: Honk if You Hate 'Em!

Awhile ago, I came up with the idea to make a huge sign that says, "Honk if You Hate Nickelback" and stand out on the road with it. I was going to do it last week, but my plan was destroyed by an enemy in the form of a large rain cloud.

But I wasn't going to let that ruin my plan. It was too good to not do. So today, at around noon, my sister (the videographer) and I went out to the corner of Lincoln and Wright, and I held up my sign.


Let me just say, this was the best thing I've ever done in my life. Ever.

Not ten seconds after I held my sign up for the first time, somebody honked. Right then, I knew it was going to be a great time. I was afraid no one would honk. I was also afraid what I was doing might be illegal, though I have no idea what kind of law I would be breaking. As far as I know, there are no laws against picketing terrible bands. Anyhow, we saw a county police car, a state police car, and two public safety cars in less than an hour! So, just so that I didn't get ticketed for disturbing the peace or distracting drivers or anything, every time I saw a cop coming, I would say, "Police!" and put my sign down. I felt pretty rebellious.

Needless to say, I got a ton of honks. Now, it wasn't like there was a constant stream of honking, but it did sound like a wedding at some points. In addition to honks, I also got a bunch of thumbs ups from drivers, and someone even flashed me a peace sign! When I could, I gave them thumbs up back. Once, a guy was stopped at the stop sign, and we were very close to him, so I said, "Yeah!"

There was a maroon car that went past on Wright Street, and he laid on his horn. When he turned onto Lincoln, he laid on it again. He must've really hated Nickelback. It was really funny when a company vehicle in the form of a white truck honked at us.

The best part, though, was when a school bus pulled up to the stop sign. I stepped back, because I wanted the bus to be able to see cars coming. I wasn't planning on being responsible for a distracted driver and the death of dozens of kids. Before it pulled away from the stop sign, though, a teenage boy stuck his head out the window, started fist pumping, and said, "Yeah! Nickelback sucks!" Of course, we didn't get this on tape. Every time we put the camera down, something great happened, and this just happened to be the greatest.

It was really incredible to see how happy I made people. They would drive by and look at me, and just smile. I can't help but thinking they went to their class, or to their friends, and said, "I just saw the weirdest thing..." It made me very happy, too. I feel accomplished in life now. Oh, there was one guy, though, who wasn't happy. He was in a big, rusty truck, and when he saw my sign, he revved his truck up so it was really loud and took off. He was the stereotypical Nickelback fan I've been talking about.

Overall, it was a fantastic, marvelous time, and is really hard to put into words. If anyone saw me out there, let me know. We had a great time guessing who would honk and who wouldn't, and which people were Nickelback fans. Anyway, since writing doesn't really do this experience justice, here are a few videos. Please ignore my sister and I talking throughout them. We tried not to, but it was so exciting! And we're Italian, so, I mean, we talk. Oh, and please ignore the parts where it looks like I'm having a sudden seizure. That's just me laughing.

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!




Ok, so this one is the wrong way, but this was the first honk I got! I was excited!




Oh, yeah, my battery picked a great time to run out of juice.




Oh, the end of this last one was when I saw the state police car. See how fast I moved?

So that's that. Lots of people hate Nickelback. Or they just like honking. Either way, it was great.

2 days left!!!!!!!!!!!!