BUtton Button Who's Got The Button

December 11, 2009 8:14 AM

Shibboleth-Filter: I saw a man on the NYC subway wearing a strange button. A green san-serif "L" on a white background with a big red "No" strike-through symbol. Googlefu is failing me. What was he for or against anyway?
posted by The Whelk to Grab Bag (11 answers total)

No-L. Noel. It's a Christmas button.
posted by Optimus Chyme at 8:15 AM on December 11, 2009 [1 favorite]

Maybe it was a Christmassy pun - 'NO L' = 'NOEL'.

Probably not.
posted by eatyourcellphone at 8:15 AM on December 11, 2009

He's opposed to the L line on the subway?
posted by dfriedman at 8:16 AM on December 11, 2009

Best answer: "No L Buttons."
posted by Optimus Chyme at 8:17 AM on December 11, 2009

Here's one for sale on e-bay, and the seller certainly seems to think it's a 'Noel' pun.
posted by eatyourcellphone at 8:18 AM on December 11, 2009

Response by poster: How strange! it was green so I didn't think he hated the L-line. I was expecting something super-obscure but no, it was a pun.

Story of my life.
posted by The Whelk at 8:19 AM on December 11, 2009

Yes, it is a No(e)L button. A foot soldier in the War on Christmas, no doubt.
posted by R. Mutt at 8:20 AM on December 11, 2009

Heh. I'm Jewish, and even I like that button. The Ho³ button is pretty clever as well.
posted by mosk at 9:08 AM on December 11, 2009

I have one of these. Now that you mention it, I must go dig it out.
posted by sagwalla at 9:42 AM on December 11, 2009

Brings me back to the scintillating witticisms of grade school.

Why does the alphabet have only 25 letters? Because the angel said, "Noel".

Why does the alphabet have only 24 letters? Because L&M went out to smoke.

Feel free to giggle uncontrollably.
posted by mono blanco at 1:31 PM on December 11, 2009

L&M? Do they even make those any more?
posted by box at 10:26 AM on December 12, 2009