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Have you ever had a vanity license plate?
Asked at Checkers Food Store, 23rd and Louisiana streets on March 7, 2010

“No. … I’m not quite that vain, but I think I care more about the money.”

“Yes, I have, RHP 1965: my initials and the year I was born.”

“No, but I liked my grandpa’s novelty tag that I kept on my car. … It said ‘Hot Damn, Here I Am.’”

“No, I have veteran tags.”
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Comments
jonas_opines 8 years, 1 month ago
I only have one condition under which I'd actually get a personalized plate. I would have to get a Volkswagon Beetle. Then I would have to paint it black, and then have orange flames painted along the front end. Then I would get a plate that said "Firebug."
Otherwise, no.
John Hamm 8 years, 1 month ago
Yes, but I also lost it. I've another ordered though.
Flap Doodle 8 years, 1 month ago
No, but I thought about changing my name to "681 YTS".
Boosh 8 years, 1 month ago
A better OTS question would be what is the best vanity plate you've seen.
My vote
"TAINT"
:)
Tom McCune 8 years, 1 month ago
No, but I thought about getting: URYY4ME
gccs14r 8 years, 1 month ago
My favorite non-personalized tag of all time is the Florida plate A55 RGY. Do a search for it.
labmonkey 8 years, 1 month ago
BOOSH-
What... Bill Simmons suggestion to replace the term "pick six" in football?
gccs-
I knew an old church lady who was REALLY religious, but got stuck with (I forget the first three letters) 666.
average 8 years, 1 month ago
A ham radio plate is distinctive enough for me. Makes it clear that I'm a geek.
jonas_opines 8 years, 1 month ago
The best one I've ever seen was when I was driving the bus for MV. Came up behind a mini van that had a tag that said GRUMPY. Looked in the window and there was a 50 year olf man and woman in the two front seats, both with identical expressions. >:(
Laughed my butt off at that.
classclown 8 years, 1 month ago
Nope. Never felt I needed to express or describe myself through a license plate. Or a car. Though I can imagine one person here getting one that says INMYPNTS.
mae 8 years, 1 month ago
i've had getnbsy and slow mo on a fast and slow car.
the absolute best i ever saw was a jeep full of girls with 4X4PLAY on it.
looza 8 years, 1 month ago
mine says "LOOZA"
Deja Coffin 8 years, 1 month ago
The best non-personalized plate I ever saw was my step dad's PNS 069 plate.
Phase 8 years, 1 month ago
I hate to put this out before I apply for a tag ----- but, RXSXNRR ---- If you understand it you really were there for the sixties.
classclown 8 years, 1 month ago
Phase shouldn't it be sxrxnrr instead?
notajayhawk 8 years, 1 month ago
Pywacket (anonymous) says…
"Spacehog wins a golden Edsel statuette for "Most Appropriate" pairing of tag to vehicle."
I once saw ATTILA on a VW Beetle (one of the old ones). That may be the other end of the spectrum.
(I hate when the LJW has multiple stories on the same topic, but as much as I hate cross-posting, here's a story I posted to the other thread:)
I had a high school teacher (I lived in another state then) who had to fight the DMV to get his vanity plates. He wanted his first initial and last name, but the department has a list of objectionable terms, including some phonetics, that they won't allow.
His name was Paul Hart.
sustainabilitysister 8 years, 1 month ago
I saw a veterinarian's car at the VSEC clinic whose license displayed 'NUTRM' Loved it!
parrothead8 8 years, 1 month ago
gccs14r (anonymous) says… My favorite non-personalized tag of all time is the Florida plate A55 RGY. Do a search for it.
I don't need to. I know what Florida's plate looks like, and that is hilarious.
Best one I've ever seen was on a sweet looking gold Corvette that read, "FLYINLO."
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