I remember the first time I saw one of these on the inside rear window of a posh sedan going through an intersection on the Embarcadero near 280 in Palo Alto. BOB doesn't do it justice. It had an exclamation point! It said to me: "Because I 'may' have a baby in my car, I'm more important!"

The rash of little yellow signs with "Mother-In-Law" and "Baby Elephant" On Board that followed showed me that Americans have a sense of humor, irony, and "way to make a buck". It leveled the playing field for the less importantcy folk.

Now, twenty-five years later, I maintain my ironic detachment.