Vanity Plates II

[jsteph]

Ok...to continue in a new thread...

PHEWISH

Anyone have ideas on this one?

I think it's "Pfff...You wish!"
It's probably on an expensive car...

--Jim

 

[rjoubert]

This was a freshly cleaned Cadillac Escalade.

Before anyone else corrects me, that was supposed to read "This was on a freshly cleaned Cadillac Escalade." Hey, it's early, and I'm only on my first cup of joe.

 

[kskid]

On a Mustang?

JAPBOSS

 

[KenCunningham]

I don't think the 'on' is strictly necessary to convey the meaning, rjoubert. What do others think?

I want to be good, is that not enough?

 

[rjoubert]

I don't think the 'on' is strictly necessary to convey the meaning, rjoubert. What do others think?

Hey, I've been corrected here a time or two on my grammar/spelling. I have to be careful.

 

[CajunCenturion]

I think the presence/absence of 'on' determines the antecedent of the pronoun 'this'. With 'on', the 'this' refers to the plate. Without the 'on', the 'this' refers to the car.


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[KenCunningham]

Fine, but the plate was implicitly 'on' the car unless it had fallen off it.

I want to be good, is that not enough?

 

[CajunCenturion]

Either is correct; they just mean different things. However, one is explicit in meaning, but the other requires an implicit assumption.


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[KenCunningham]

Agreed.

I want to be good, is that not enough?

 

[rjoubert]

I'm glad my mistake was able to generate a lesson in grammar. That's why I purposely omitted the 'on' from my post. Yah, it was on purpose...that's it...that's the ticket!

 

[LeeMcCauslin]

This morning I saw a big fancy pick-up truck(if "fancy" can rightly be attributed to any pick up - it was fancier than mine, that's for sure). There was a small New England Patriots sticker on the back window and the vanity plate read "IUZ2SKI". I am guessing the Pats sticker is relevant in that they are from the area and skied there.


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[2ffat]

Did the pickup also have a temporary handicap sticker hanging from the rear-view mirror?


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[kjv1611]

@ temporary handicap sticker[ROFL2]

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[AnotherHiggins]

Over the weekend:

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[kjv1611]

Must've been the disleksic jedi master.

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[KenCunningham]

There's one around here - C3RVY. Haven't been able to assess the veracity of the plate however!

I want to be good, is that not enough?

 

[LeeMcCauslin]

Did the pickup also have a temporary handicap sticker hanging from the rear-view mirror?

lol - I did look but the windows were too dark. I figured if it bothered him enough to get a vanity plate about it, it must have been something catastrophic that made him quit...

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[flapeyre]

And, in the news:

STOWLN Car Pinched

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[KornGeek]

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[segment]

Coolest one that comes to mind... CLS63 AMG license plate: MNOPOLY

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[Opieo]

Saw a rather unique one this morning.
DTW2BHM

My take on it:

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Airport codes, Detroit, MI to Birmingham, Alabama

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