Can anyone explain the history of shit happens car stickers? Thank you.

The history of the shit happens car sticker is as follows:

In the movie Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump stepped on a shit while running across the United States. A frustrated businessman next to him asked Regarding his view on this matter, Forrest Gump said with a relaxed expression: "Shit Happens." This sentence means "Occasionally, unsatisfactory things happen in life, and it's nothing to be alarmed about."

The businessman then made "SHIT HAPPENS" into a slogan, and it became a hit. In the next scene of the movie, a car with a slogan "SHIT HAPPENS" on the back was shown, and it was hit by another car behind it... It really was a "Shit Happens".

In fact, this slang was first mentioned by a person named Carl Werthman in his master's thesis. It was later widely spread, meaning "unsatisfactory things always happen in life. Keep it in mind.”

Extended information:

Development history of car stickers:

It debuted on April 20, 1887 at the world's first racing competition in Paris. Competitors must have their entry number posted on the side door of their car for easy identification. This is the earliest form of car sticker.

After a long period of promotion of automobile and motorcycle events, a large number of sponsors have poured into the racing industry, and the sponsor’s advertising brand car stickers have begun to appear on the racing car body. Such cars are called modified car stickers and Logo stickers, it can be said that the earliest widespread popularity of car stickers originated from racing sports.

The vigorous development of car stickers stems from the rise and popularity of the automobile industry in Europe, America and Japan. The car buying population is gradually becoming younger and family-oriented. Due to the youthful personality characteristics and the influence of racing style, car stickers are very popular. gradually became popular all over the world.

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