Another gold-"plated" milestone...We're starting our Lucky 13th Vanity Plates thread (since our previous thread has exceeded 100 posts and is slow in loading).

Over Spring Break we travelled from Utah to Phoenix (via Las Vegas)...Saw these great plates/tags:


Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
“People may forget what you say, but they will never forget how you made them feel."

Quote:

Another gold-"plated" milestone

Aren't we at platinum level by now?  

I saw this one a while ago.  I wonder if he was "The Man".

NANTUKT

   
Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Saw this on a red Corvette over the weekend...
WE WON
Why can't I win a prize like that?

My wife and I saw this over the weekend...

    KDZ LMO

We couldn't decide it it meant...
...or...




 

Saw this today on a Mercedes convertible:

2DBEECH

-- Francis
There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.
--Mark Twain

Or they could be on the way to the airport to hop in their Beechcraft.

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Or the Mercedes was part of a divorce settlement and the car went to the B**CH. <grin>

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
"People may forget what you say, but they will never forget how you made them feel."

Santa, somehow I don't think that the ex-wife would want that plate.

It's plausible, I will concede, that the ex-hubby had the title and registration in his name alone, which would prevent her from changing the plate to a general issue plate.

-- Francis
There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.
--Mark Twain

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Santa, somehow I don't think that the ex-wife would want that plate.

I dunno, Francis...I don't think any of the female stars of the TV series GCB have a problem with the term.

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
"People may forget what you say, but they will never forget how you made them feel."

GCB, however, is fiction, and bad fiction, at that.

-- Francis
There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.
--Mark Twain

I totally agree !

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
"People may forget what you say, but they will never forget how you made them feel."

It's Friday the 13th and I'm adding the 13th post to the Vanity Plates 13 thread!

Saw this on the way home yesterday...
GRLFRIN
"Girlfriend" immediately came to mind, but as I passed this vehicle, I saw it was a guy driving.  Hmmmm....

Say this one last night, 4WHELAN. It was on a Chevy coupe. I assume the driver was named Whelan. Clever though.
 

James P. Cottingham
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The owner of the pool hall I frequent has 9 BALL for his license plate. I consider that a coup since this is New York State, and we're not in the City.  

-------++NO CARRIER++-------
 

Saw this on the way home yesterday...
SW33T3

Last week we got my wife a John Cooper Works MINI Cooper. She's getting the plate...

    HOT JCW

 

Quote (Sam):

Last week we got my wife a John Cooper Works MINI Cooper. She's getting the plate...

    HOT JCW

If you live in the same state as John Cusack, I believe his wife already has this plate. <grin>

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
"People may forget what you say, but they will never forget how you made them feel."

A friend of mine recently got plates for his new Dodge Charger:  TIEVOM. It is intended for the driver in front of him.

I keep trying to do something about my procrastination but I keep putting it off until tomorrow.

Several years ago I saw one in Atlanta, GA that said AMENDS.
It was on a Mercedes. Remember the Janis Joplin song? I thought it was clever.

Jim

 

Quote (tcsbiz):

A friend of mine recently got plates for his new Dodge Charger:  TIEVOM. It is intended for the driver in front of him.

It should have been TI3VOM.

-------++NO CARRIER++-------
 

Saw this one and it seemed a little more creepy than funny...

    XOXO 4US

Not sure if they're patriotic or just overly affectionate.

 

Here are several I spotted this past week:

IMWENCH - it was a woman driver but I suspect Wench is a last name.
RD GYPSY
WAIR M I
THNX ATT - on a new corvette

And a few from days prior

4VR N EVR
RLNTLSS
I TRY
O BHAPY
ROCSTAR

   
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Just saw this at lunch...

    RUGOLFN

 

On a souped-up purple Holden Commodore:

YEH 88Y

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Holden Commodore?!? YEH 88Y?!?

This yank doesn't get it.

(I've only seen the Holden Commodore in the game Gran Turismo).

 

Well, he apparently thinks his car is "da biznis"!

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Saw this one on a sports car: I H8 SLO
 

James P. Cottingham
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I just saw a story on the local news about a 16 year old who took his mom's yellow Corvette out on a joy ride.  He ended up crashing it into a utility pole.  The news showed a picture of the wreck, including a shot of the vanity plate...
YEL LOW

Spotted on a Corvette over the weekend...
MOV OVR

File this under stating the obvious...

WHTE BMW

You get one guess what it was on.

A very cute Mini Cooper (yellow with black striping) had YLOJAKT

Saw this over the weekend...
SIRVIVR

Saw a couple, yesterday.

On a blue Mustang
BLUE BY U

On a plain Chevy pickup
EVENTS

Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

On a white Ford Mustang convertible - PWR PNY

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A few I've seen recently...

4 HORDE - World of Warcraft fan?
SUKONTH - Wonder how he got this past the censors.

I'm thinking this is a fan of the movie "Slingblade".

IGHT DEN

Saw this on a Dodge Challenger...
I8ASTNG

Saw this over the weekend. Though the use of Arabic (is that the right word?) and Roman numbers was interesting

JHN 3 XVI



For those of you who have never seen a ball game (from the USA) it is John 3:16.

djj
The Lord is my shepherd (Psalm 23) - I need someone to lead me!

==>Though the use of Arabic (is that the right word?) and Roman numbers was interesting
Yes, Arabic is the correct word. The '3' is an Arabic numeral.

I think perhaps the reason you see the mix is that you would not be able to fit the entire reference with Roman numerals ( JHN III XVI ). Nor could you use just Arabic numerals ( JHN 316 ) because that's a standard three letter three digit license place and may already be used.

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Here's one I saw last week:

ILVPBNJ

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For those of you who have never seen a ball game (from the USA) it is John 3:16.

Huh?!? I understand what John 3:16 is referring to. I have no idea what the ball game reference means.

==> I understand what John 3:16 is referring to. I have no idea what the ball game reference means.
Go to almost any sporting event in the USA and you'll see the "Rainbow Man" (aka Rollen Stewart)
http://www.facets.org/edu/rainbow-man/

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Oh, ok. I feel kind of silly pointing this out, but I believe "John 3:16" is referring to a certain chapter and verse in a well known book, and not some nut with a rainbow wig in the 70's and 80's.

John 3:16

==> I believe "John 3:16" is referring to a certain chapter and verse in a well known book,
Absolutely.

You asked about the ball game reference and that reference is to Rainbow Man, who himself references John 3:16 at sporting events, i.e., ball games, on his t-shirt or by holding up signs for the camera.

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As we are from many different places, I wanted to be politically correct and not bring up the reference material directly.

djj
The Lord is my shepherd (Psalm 23) - I need someone to lead me!

Saw this at the doctor's office: KDY DNR.

James P. Cottingham
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DNR is "do not resuscitate". What is KDY?

Jim

I was thinking it was short for KIDNEY DONOR

-- Francis
There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.
--Mark Twain

I never thought of that. It makes sense.

Jim

Saw this on the way into work this morning...
VMPHNT - Vampire Hunter?

On a red Chevy Cavalier - RED FOX with a red fox stuffed toy perched in the back window.

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It'd be cool if RED FOX were registered to someone named Sanford.
(Incidentally, for you TV trivia buffs, Redd Foxx's real name was John Sanford).

-- Francis
There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.
--Mark Twain

Quote:

(Incidentally, for you TV trivia buffs, Redd Foxx's real name was John Sanford).

Is that why his show was Sanford & Son?

I keep trying to do something about my procrastination but I keep putting it off until tomorrow.

Saw this on the drive into work this morning...
PET PAL
It was on a SUV with a Pet Friendly specialty plate (Indiana has a wide variety of specialty plates).

If you see a Florida plate "REXX WIZ", wave at me

Frank Clarke
--America's source for adverse opinions since 1943.

Saw this one on a SUV this morning...
SEACRET - Is someone "harboring" a secret?

Saw this one yesterday: HMSLF

And it was an old guy all by "himself"

Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

A colleague spotted (and photographed!) this apparently geeky one in front of him the other day:

NDR 01D

It is very possibly accidental judging by the age of the car and its compliance with normal plate numbers here...

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On a Lexus SUV...
IOUMA

I saw this yesterday (with hand painted apostrophe).

BEADY I'S

Saw this one too, but wasn't sure if it was a personalized plate, or just a random chance plate since it matches the normal pattern.

5WWW333

Saw one the other day:

PONYRDE

Needless to say it was on the back of a Mustang.

I saw this one a couple of days ago.

10 NIS

Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Reminds me of one I saw a long time ago.

10ISNE1

Not sure what this one means. Any ideas?

NJYNLIF

"New Jersey Night Life"?

"Enjoyin' life"?

Frank Clarke
--America's source for adverse opinions since 1943.

-- Francis
There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.
--Mark Twain

On a Honda CR-Z:
CR A Z

Saw this one last Friday

MI MNMS

Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Saw this on a gigantic class A motorhome (the one that's bigger than a city bus).

2X USA

I saw this clever anagram on a very nice Subaru R34 GTR: GR 34 TR.

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Anyone remember Viz Top-Tips

I saved myself a fortune on vanity plates, by changing my name by deed-poll to the license plate I already have
Mr KVL 741Y, Norwich

Paul
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This one made me roll my eyes.

YRUAQT

Switching the R and U would've made me roll my eyes...

Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.
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I saw this slideshow on MSN today:
http://now.msn.com/funny-license-plates-photo-gall...

From Win!:

-- Francis
There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.
--Mark Twain

I've been known to collect a few pics of these where I see them:

Dr Who drives a Merc?


Bought by an ex-partner perhaps?


For a judge? Or maybe a repeat offender?


Not so easy to see - but this taxi cab plate reads T11P ME...


A plate in case you weren't sure what the car was?


This plate is on a van advertising a gentleman's club... Perhaps a little close to the bone?


Perhaps a farmer has a small cow? I'm Scottish, this makes sense to me :)


Driver has dreadlocks? Is a boy scout? Who knows:

Cheers,
Dave

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I don't understand why the BA ZN GA plate was removed. I thought it was brilliant.

Jim

==> I don't understand why the BA ZN GA plate was removed. I thought it was brilliant.
It hasn't been removed. It was posted in the "pun" thread.

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Here's a few new ones that I've seen.

CAV3MAN - the driver looked fairly evolved, to me.
JILYBN
Y KEY KEY
SWTHING


AMINA

Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Saw one over the holidays.
H8 COLD
Since it was a Nebraska plate my initial reaction was, "Boy, do you live in the wrong state!"

Saw this one at one of the local schools.

A2B2 C2

Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Over the weekened...

H8 GZLRS - On a Prius
BREMBO - On a Mercedes (AMG I believe)

Pardon my density, but what does the BREMBO mean?

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
“People may forget what you say, but they will never forget how you made them feel."

Brembo is a manufacturer of high performance brakes. Look at the bright red or yellow calipers between the wheel spokes of just about any AMG Mercedes, BMW, Corvette, Porsche, Ferrari, Maserati, Ducati, race cars of all breeds, and many others.

http://www.brembo.com/

I saw one in Nashville the other day heading home from work

SXYGRL

it was false :(

That reminds me. One time a long time ago I was behind a pink car that had a bumper sticker that said "Honey Hips". Intrigued by the possibility of a cute girl, I sped up to see who was driving. Behind the wheel was a big hairy, overweight, unshaven, burly, truck driver looking guy. At that point I seriously hoped that the car belonged to someone else and he was just borrowing it.

Saw this on a Porsche Cayman: CAMAN8R

Saw this one that really needed 8 characters: TTWWINN

Saw this one this morning...

CRZYNYR

I'm guessing Crazy New Yorker?

Is there any other kind of New Yorker?

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I saw this one on a white Silverado, with fire department plates:

WHTHOT

Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Interesting use of phonetics to get around the character limitation.

STECALM

I saw this on a Cadillac Escalade last week:
RUFF LIF

Anyone ever see a quizz show called Bumper Stumpers? (pathetic, but I was without a compensatory engagement and had a lot of time - and need - to veg and limited no of cable stations). It had a short run - the show, not my involuntary sabatical.

I like the story about the guy that picked NO PLATE after his first two choices were turned down and police officers being wont to write NO PLATE on parking tickets for cars with no plates, got 2500 parking tickets from all over the state, don't know which state.

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I like the story about the guy that picked NO PLATE after his first two choices were turned down and police officers being wont to write NO PLATE on parking tickets for cars with no plates, got 2500 parking tickets from all over the state, don't know which state.

I heard about that. There was also a guy with the plate NONE (in Nevada, IIRC), who had the same problem.

Poor planning of of the ticket violation system (and poor training of data entry operators) are to blame. You have manual entry of a plate number, and no way to indicate on the paper ticket that there really is no plate (i.e., the vehicle is not registered or the plate is missing/stolen, etc.), you'll get this nonsense. Maybe once police departments move to electronic ticketing there will be a checkbox to indicate that condition. In such cases, they ought to scan the VIN of the vehicle for identification purposes.

And back in 1979, a couple in Connecticut with he first names of Irving and Anna had had the personalized plate set IRAN on their car for many years. When the hostage crisis provoked some nasty threats, they opted to change to anonymous, regular-series plates instead.

-- Francis
There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.
--Mark Twain

Regarding NOPLATE, NONE, and such...

http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/noplate.asp

I feel like a bird watcher reporting a rare sighting. I just saw a Volkswagen Eurovan (very rare in California) with the plates EUROPUG.

That reminds me. Guess what car VBDLYU was on?

James P. Cottingham
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Surely it was VDBLYU?

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Poor dyslectic me. Or is that dyslexic? (Same difference?????)

James P. Cottingham
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I thought it was lysdexic.

Dyslexics of the world untie!

I found this one amusing...

BAMOOZD

This made me chuckle. I was behind a Toyota SUV covered with advertising for "Home Dog Training" (http://www.barkbusters.com/). The license plate was...

TOTOSIT

Quote:

This made me chuckle.

Yeah me too...very clever !!

Sam

I believe I just saw a hunter...

    DOG4DUX 

A facebook fanatic?

POKE ME

@rjoubert

Quote (A facebook fanatic?)

That's not what comes to my mind. My mind has painted a rather crude picture.

Saw this on a white VW bug with racing stripes...
MOOSTNG - A mustang wannabe?

Joke: A dyslexic guy walks into a bra.....

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Sometimes the grass is greener on the other side because there is more manure there - original.

A milk bra?

Saw this on a Smart Car (very tiny!)...

     SIZE 0 

Evil Genius's licence plate:

-- Francis
Francisus ego, sed non sum papa.

Most of the ones I have seen are simple:

"Its Mine"
"sexy ldy"

Just saw this...

    MR MR10 

Would that me "Mr. Martin"?

Was it on a Toyota MR2? Perhaps it's in binary.

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No, it was on a big black German sedan. The one with the broken peace sign logo.

That would be clever though.