If You’re Not Laughing, You’re Missing It
Skateboarding is serious — about style, struggle, and soul. But it’s also hilarious. It mocks itself. It mocks the world. It finds joy in absurdity, irony, and inside jokes. And sticker slaps are part of that language. They’re punchlines in vinyl. Visual jokes. Cultural roasts. Emotional relief. They make you laugh — and think — and sometimes wince.
This post explores how sticker slaps speak in humour — using parody, absurdity, and wit to shape skateboarding’s voice.
🧠 Humour as Survival
Skaters use humour to cope:
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With injury — “At least I looked good falling.”
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With exclusion — “We made our own crew, thanks.”
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With failure — “Tried the trick. Got the bruise. Slapped the sticker.”
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With the absurdity of it all — “We skate bin lids and call it art.”
Sticker slaps become part of that coping — a way to laugh through the pain.
🧨 Parody and Bootlegs
Some of the funniest slaps are bootlegs:
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Big brand logos twisted into skate jokes
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Corporate slogans reworded with crew slang
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Famous album covers reimagined with bin lids and stair sets
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Stickers that look official — until you read the fine print
They’re not just jokes. They’re critiques. They say, “We see you — and we’re not buying it.”
🧃 Absurdity in Design
Sticker humour often lives in the weird:
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A rat doing a kickflip
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A bin lid with angel wings
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A stairwell labeled “emotional damage zone”
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A sticker that just says “No.”
These slaps don’t explain themselves. They just exist — and that’s the joke.
🛹 Inside Jokes and Crew Codes
Sticker humour is often local:
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A phrase only your crew understands
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A drawing based on a session that went sideways
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A sticker that references a comp moment — “Remember the guy with the trumpet?”
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A slap that makes no sense to outsiders — and that’s the point
It’s humour as belonging. If you get it, you’re in.
🧩 Archiving the Laughs
Collectors preserve funny slaps too:
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Scanning bootlegs, parodies, and absurd designs
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Documenting crew jokes and comp humour
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Creating zines that celebrate skateboarding’s comic voice
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Sharing stories like, “This sticker made us laugh for a week straight.”
Because humour is part of the culture — and it deserves to be remembered.
🔥 Final Thought
Sticker slaps aren’t just serious. They’re funny. They roast, riff, and relieve. They make skateboarding lighter, sharper, and more human. So slap with wit. Slap with weirdness. Slap like the joke’s already landed.
Because in skateboarding, humour sticks.
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