tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post4878385758564141931..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: The Lure of Vanity PlatesLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-52708509199070198602008-07-30T21:57:00.000-04:002008-07-30T21:57:00.000-04:00Loved the blog - on many episodes of Reno 911, the...Loved the blog - on many episodes of Reno 911, the deputies usually get into an accident trying to figure out what a vanity plate means (and of course they are always inappropriate plates1) - my favorite was a recent divorcee with a vintage mercedes convertible whose plate was HEPAID - she told me that he totally paid! PB4UGO, H82BL8 and FU2 (ultimately pulled by NH DMV once they figured it out) are also notable on the list.krissibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841095023241860599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-5177188038331985592008-07-30T21:02:00.000-04:002008-07-30T21:02:00.000-04:00I passed my NHPA (New Hampshire Police Association...I passed my NHPA (New Hampshire Police Association) sticker to someone who needed it more than I did, but lots of my co-workers attach the "Thin Blue Line" sticker on the rear of their vehicle. I don't stick anything on my car to attract attention. They all know it locally anyway.<BR/><BR/>My favorite vanity plate is a local one that reads "PB4UGO." Wise words! Great post.Felicia Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556232226152556397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-75107871834159750152008-07-30T20:04:00.000-04:002008-07-30T20:04:00.000-04:00Jeez, what's with all the Virginia to California ...Jeez, what's with all the Virginia to California migration? Was it me?jbstanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839153589205692508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-50099622704312464992008-07-30T19:23:00.000-04:002008-07-30T19:23:00.000-04:00My plates are boring (try getting anything clever ...My plates are boring (try getting anything clever past the California DMV--they've see it all), but a member of my family has a bright red vintage MG that has the license plate REDCOAT. Kind of cute, because it's a British car...Kathryn Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701558750790059307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-39157937322016683052008-07-30T17:40:00.000-04:002008-07-30T17:40:00.000-04:00California has silly symbols to add to your vanity...California has silly symbols to add to your vanity plates, so . . . I used to have a really corny 1AUTHOR with a blue HEART in place of the 'O'. It's now mounted on my office wall. My Texas plates are non-vanity.<BR/><BR/>My brother in law had a (one of many) BMW with MXSCHNELL which, I think, means something like "really fast" in German. The cops LOVED writing him speeding tickets.CandaceCalverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066497150144388740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-74503885038277723302008-07-30T17:14:00.000-04:002008-07-30T17:14:00.000-04:00In the movie M*A*S*H the anesthieologist were refe...In the movie M*A*S*H the anesthieologist were referred to as "gas passers."<BR/><BR/>I don't have personalized plates, but I do have a car confusion anecdote to share. I was grocery shopping one winter day with my little son. When we went outside with our groceries, were were snowblinded. And the locks had frozen on our station wagon. I managed to unlock the back window with my key and sent my boy with the snowy boots crawling across the seats to unlock the front door. Only then did I realize that I have sent him into the wrong car. My station wagon was two slots down. I've always wondered why my key fit that back window.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-36338867763427709572008-07-30T16:09:00.000-04:002008-07-30T16:09:00.000-04:00I'm with those of you who really don't want to att...I'm with those of you who really don't want to attract attention! My driving speaks for itself.<BR/><BR/>Virginia has a ton of specialty plates, and I've noticed a lot of other states following suit. I don't know how the cops keep it all straight - and some of the designs make it really hard to decipher the letters. <BR/><BR/>Love the "Yes Dear" plate.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-24540377982731354582008-07-30T12:07:00.000-04:002008-07-30T12:07:00.000-04:00Mark,I saw a boat named "Alimony" once. Thought th...Mark,<BR/><BR/>I saw a boat named "Alimony" once. Thought that was pretty good.<BR/><BR/>You guys raise a good point about being recognized. Remember that Seinfeld episode in which Jerry's girlfriend thought he was picking his nose...jbstanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839153589205692508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-33077979389199176452008-07-30T11:07:00.000-04:002008-07-30T11:07:00.000-04:00Well there you go, the perfect idea. Get plates th...Well there you go, the perfect idea. Get plates that read "LEELFLND"! Sue Ann, we're safe!Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-48526588351085837082008-07-30T10:34:00.000-04:002008-07-30T10:34:00.000-04:00I have the same issue with my car. I drive a white...I have the same issue with my car. I drive a white Focus and am often pointing my keys at someone else's car and wondering why it won't unlock.<BR/><BR/>I've thought a lot about vanity plates over the years, but every thing I've come up with has been taken. These days I'm thinking more like Bill's wife. Why give them something easy to remember? Let them prove it was MY white Focus used as the get-a-way car.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-43781365258946483682008-07-30T10:31:00.000-04:002008-07-30T10:31:00.000-04:00I used to have Fraternal Order of Police plates on...I used to have Fraternal Order of Police plates on my car. To take the vanity thing one step further I added the number of my police academy graduating class as the license number.<BR/><BR/>I also showed my support for the folks in blue and brown by displaying small National Sheriff's Association and Association of Chiefs of Police stickers on the rear window. I belonged to both organizations.<BR/><BR/>Well, it didn't take long for people I'd arrested in the past to start having a little fun by reporting my license number (false complaints)to the local authorities - my ex-coworkers.<BR/><BR/>I eventually changed the plates, but the thugs still called in saying, "It was the car that used to have those FOP tags."<BR/><BR/>I finally solved my vanity plate problems by moving as far away from Virginia as I possibly could, to California where nobody knows your name. Wait a minute, that's a line from the Cheers theme song. They're singing about the bar in Boston. But, I live in the Boston area now and still nobody knows my name. Thank goodness!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-71224943087467458032008-07-30T10:23:00.000-04:002008-07-30T10:23:00.000-04:00I'm a boating kind of guy so I notice boat names. ...I'm a boating kind of guy so I notice boat names. My all time favorite is "Yes Dear."Mark Combeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270361794228887282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-48510316370419402762008-07-30T10:05:00.000-04:002008-07-30T10:05:00.000-04:00I just park in the farthest corner of the parking ...I just park in the farthest corner of the parking lot... since I'm the only one out there, it makes it easy to find my car. =) (Well, that and the rustoleum custom pain job.)<BR/><BR/>I'm not a vanity plate person, but I did loathe giving up my UFA plate (Unidentified flying automobile.)Clair D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18081744733758211094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-56793367169784697212008-07-30T10:02:00.000-04:002008-07-30T10:02:00.000-04:00I mentioned getting a vanity plate to my wife, and...I mentioned getting a vanity plate to my wife, and she said absolutely not. The way I drive, she doesn't want to make it easy for anyone to remember my plate.Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-3140941332373498072008-07-30T09:19:00.000-04:002008-07-30T09:19:00.000-04:00I'm always in danger when on the Virginia roads, t...I'm always in danger when on the Virginia roads, trying too hard to decipher the mysterious plates and not concentrating on my driving.<BR/><BR/>Virginia has a ton of specialty plates, my favorite of course, being the quilter one.<BR/><BR/>As for vanity plates being for pansies, my son has one. It's in Italian and means hard-headed. That's my boy.Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.com