This backpack, with a woman attached to it, was in front of me recently on the No. 6 subway train. So I snapped a cameraphone photo of it. Bigger (not necessarily much better) version up on Flickr.

I guess the purpose of festooning yourself (or in this case, your accessories) with little metal buttons is to express your beliefs. Not much doubt as to which way this lady leans, with the Obama campaign and Locavore movement proudly displayed in pin-on form.

My favorite of this grouping, though, is the gender-disparity one, with the boy-girl lookyloos enclosed by the legend stating, “Oh, So That Explains The Difference In Our Pay”.