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What do you think about vanity plates?
Asked at Massachusetts Street on November 11, 2012
“ I think if they are clever and well done, I like them. If they are cheesy, I don’t like them or if they are hard to decipher.”
“ I think they are a puzzle. I’m always trying to figure them out.”
“ I think it’s cool. Why not? It’s self expression.”
“ My reason for getting a vanity plate wasn’t vanity. They are interesting, I like them, and I like trying to figure them out. Some are pretty clever. ”
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Comments
labmonkey 6 months, 1 week ago
Not a fan of them for myself, but not against anyone getting them. I do have a problem with Kansas' vanity plates though. When making a PowerPoint presentation, you are taught to create contrast between the background and letters. Our vanity plates have dark letters on dark plates and are harder than hell to see.
RoeDapple 6 months, 1 week ago
Been there, done that.
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beatrice 6 months, 1 week ago
The following is also the description of the perfect OTS post: “ I think if they are clever and well done, I like them. If they are cheesy, I don’t like them or if they are hard to decipher.”
FloridaSunshine 6 months, 1 week ago
I'm laughing out loud, My_Life!! To travel incognito...now THAT is funny! Great post!!
rockchalker52 6 months, 1 week ago
KS vanity plates are less than attractive with the red & orangish candy corn coloring.
dajudge 6 months, 1 week ago
your're so vain, I bet you thought this plate was about you.
FloridaSunshine 6 months, 1 week ago
Love it!! Another Carly Simon fan...!
Ron Holzwarth 6 months, 1 week ago
Sometimes, a vanity tag can be a mistake. The only car I ever bought brand new was a 1974 Subaru, for $2,800. I got quite a discount because it was so late in the model year that the 1975s were already available. They looked just the same to me, though. The sticker price was $3,177. I still have its price sticker for a souvenir. I loved my Subaru so much that I got Douglas county tag # SUBARU for it.
But, I let a friend drive my Subaru and he totaled it a couple weeks before the tag arrived. I couldn't afford another Subaru, so for about a month I drive a Chevy Vega with license tag # SUBARU, and then for a few years after that, I drove a Chevrolet Caprice with license tag # SUBARU.
That tag was never on a Subaru, but I keep it as a fine souvenir of the only brand new car I ever owned. And, from the looks of things, it will be the last one also.
FloridaSunshine 6 months, 1 week ago
Great story, Ron!! :~)
Liberty275 6 months, 1 week ago
If I could get a veteran's personalized plate, I'd get "8MPG" for the corvette.
FloridaSunshine 6 months, 1 week ago
That's for sure!
RoeDapple 6 months, 1 week ago
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RETICENT_IRREVERENT 6 months, 1 week ago
I will just stick with Fiesta® for everyday use or china for those special occasions, because I am the antithesis of vain.
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