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matt819

(10,749 posts) Fri Jun 7, 2013, 10:59 AM Jun 2013

Vanity Plates

I've never been a fan of vanity plates, for all the reasons you can probably guess at. I've thought of posting photos of particularly irritating ones here, but I thought that would be a bit of an invasion of privacy, since you could see the state. But I thought I'd like to comment on a few posts I've seen lately, so here's three recent plates.

This is the one that riled me: LUVGUNS. Why did it rile me? Love Guns? Really? Of all the things to love in the world, you choose guns? What about flowers? How 'bout your kids? Or sunshine? Or world piece. Or birds? Guns? Really?

This is the one that prompted me to post: SURNDR. On its own, it's pretty meaningless, I suppose. But I saw this car turning into the driveway to the county jail.

Is this one racist?: JAPATTK. This was on a Japanese model car, if that means anything. I can't imagine what the message is behind this one.

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Vanity Plates (Original Post) matt819 Jun 2013 OP

The only one I ever liked said .... Scuba Jun 2013 #1

I always thought it would be great to have one (noncontroversial) that had meaning or was "cute" hlthe2b Jun 2013 #2

I guess I'm vain; I've had several. Non-controversial, just plain. Bertha Venation Jun 2013 #3

I have one HarveyDarkey Jun 2013 #4

LUVGUNS could just be a Kiss fan OriginalGeek Jun 2013 #5

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. The only one I ever liked said ....

Reply to matt819 (Original post)

Fri Jun 7, 2013, 11:03 AM

Jun 2013

... POETIC ...

hlthe2b

(102,119 posts)

2. I always thought it would be great to have one (noncontroversial) that had meaning or was "cute"

Reply to matt819 (Original post)

Fri Jun 7, 2013, 11:05 AM

Jun 2013

Something along the line of "DOGLUVR" or "TIME2SKI"

But, that also means one's car becomes immediately recognizable which is not always a good thing. Plus you pay a major premium to get the plate (and presumably more to renew each year?)

I don't get those making a derisive political or other controversial statement with them, though... That's just stupid, IMO.

Bertha Venation

(21,484 posts)

3. I guess I'm vain; I've had several. Non-controversial, just plain.

Reply to matt819 (Original post)

Fri Jun 7, 2013, 11:14 AM

Jun 2013

The first was ANTYKIM after my first nephew was born. Good lord, 28 years ago.

Then, when I moved to Maryland, CA GRRL.

Then, we both wanted something that reflected our life with cats: MERM. It's a cat word.

Don't have one now, but I'm thinking of getting HALOFAN.

Yep. Vain. Kinda "look at me!"