Sneezyone Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 It's silly, I know, but I like having a vanity plate on my car. My last plate was CAFFN8D and people would pull up alongside me to raise their travel mugs/Starbucks/Duncan cups in solidarity. It was fun and made my day. I need a new plate now and want something equally fun/quirky. Any ideas? I can only use seven letters or numbers, no special characters. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 :) Years ago, someone I knew had ZeeUltr on the back plate; front plates were not mandatory then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 I like DCPTCON but it’s not available. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Thatboyofmine said: What’s ZeeUltr mean? And Dcptcon? I feel stupid! I can’t figure those two out. What are your hobbies? Maybe bkworm? I’d like that one for me. Dogmom/catmom? Zeeultr is, I think, see you later. DCPTCON is the group of bad transformers. I really don’t have any hobbies that would be good for a license plate. *shrug* Maybe WYNLUVR, lol. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Thatboyofmine said: What’s ZeeUltr mean? And Dcptcon? I feel stupid! I can’t figure those two out. What are your hobbies? Maybe bkworm? I’d like that one for me. Dogmom/catmom? ZeeUltr = See you later 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 You can steal my idea. My kids wanted to give me vanity plates for Christmas one year, because I said for years I wanted plates with these letters, but then I balked at the annual renewal fee. VZXWUYT Or any combination of those letters. (Who knows why?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I had one for a while that said, S Carols. Meaning it's Carol's. In our state you can get a half space between two of the letters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, Carol in Cal. said: I had one for a while that said, S Carols. Meaning it's Carol's. In our state you can get a half space between two of the letters. We can use spaces and, I think, dashes but that’s it. It’s very limiting. Party poopers. hmm... Maybe KILLJOY, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 also consider the car. a deep purple toyota previa was something that worked out to eggplant a pink old english former taxi (in the us) , had bublgm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I just know that whatever you get, have someone else look it over! My sister transferred her vanity plate (last name+state initials) from her beat up ancient van to her new, very nice, sedan, and it had an unintentional double meaning on the new car because it looks like two other words. ? It makes her look incredibly snobby now and she was absolutely mortified when it was pointed out by someone who didn't see the connection. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 My state has cheap vanity plates ($10/year). I desperately wanted one, but it took me two years to come up with something. I chose a two word phrase from a friend that had been in front of my face for several years, I'd just never connected with having it as a license plate. Some that I've seen: I95 SUX -- a reference to the I-95 commute in WashDC. SQRLH8R and I H8 U (which cracks me up every time). BYFLCIA (Bye, Felicia) a few weeks ago. And I always like the N8V ones-- NY N8V, TX N8V, etc. My husband has a N8VS plate since he and our kids were born in the same place. I live near a college town with a HUGE football following, and many plates around here reference that school. Another thought. In my state, you can choose from dozens of special plates, and one has a heart in the middle of the plate. People use the heart as part of their saying. I ❤️ DOGS, for example. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 My state has a bunch of plates with college seals on them. People use those as an “o” in their vanity plate sayings. (Like the heart above.) One that made me giggle recently was U NV ME. Dh says his all time favorite was a Volkswagen Bug with a California plate that read FEATURE. When we were living in lake effect land (very windy much of the year) we had AMON SUL. We got a bunch of honks and thumbs up for that one. So maybe something from your favorite book? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 When we moved here years ago dh got a vanity plate and didn’t talk to me about his choice. We came from Georgia, and he put GABOY (Georgia boy) but everyone thought it said gay boy. Years he had that plate, and for years his best friend and rental property business partner was clearly gay. The guy would introduce himself and say ‘this is my partner Steven’ and of course nobody thought business partner. Most of their coworkers speculated that I either didn’t know dh was gay or was in denial. ‘Oldest daughter Kimberly is a chemist, and her plate says Kimist. Hope you find something fun- I love seeing so many vanity plates here in IL. 2 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 We have a bright yellow fiat four door with a sunroof that I bought because my van was beginning to crap out. My kids are getting bigger so instead of replacing the van, the plan was to keep the van for hauling crowds and for costco trips and get a fun car for every day. I bought yellow so when I was teaching the kids to drive, other drivers would be more aware of us. FUNCAR was taken so I bought FUNTAXI. One of my girls got an internship across town we last year of college so I let her borrow it for a while. People were always asking her if she drove uber in her off hours. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 My all time favorite was SRY OFCR (or something like that) good if you drive something sporty. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Love FEATURE for the bug! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 3 hours ago, HomeAgain said: I just know that whatever you get, have someone else look it over! My sister transferred her vanity plate (last name+state initials) from her beat up ancient van to her new, very nice, sedan, and it had an unintentional double meaning on the new car because it looks like two other words. ? It makes her look incredibly snobby now and she was absolutely mortified when it was pointed out by someone who didn't see the connection. dh came across one that was stxwyf. the license plate frame had "sick twisted ax wielding young female" going around the outside. they were at the gas station and he asked her about it. it's supposed to be styx (her husband's nickname) wife - but people never 'saw' it. so they came up with what was on the frame. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 *whispers* I don't understand "feature" for a bug. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 28 minutes ago, happi duck said: *whispers* I don't understand "feature" for a bug. I can’t figure out most of these. I must live under a rock. I feel so dumb... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I knew a husband a wife who had a pair that went together. It was totally funny when they were parked one behind the other. Wife's was: IMLOST Hunsband: IFOUNDU 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Syne Boardie Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 This is exactly how I feel on the highway. Totally confused. Except I do understand the 'feature' for bug - a common expression is to wonder whether some aspect of the performance of a program is a *feature* or a *bug*. In other words, it's so persistent that you almost have to assume (tongue in cheek) they meant to, although it's really such a problem that you're pretty sure it's a bug...this has been extrapolated out into greater society. I actually use it all the time, when I wonder if "they" meant to do that, when the inconvenience to the customer/consumer is so unnecessary that one begins to suspect that the inconvenience IS the point, and the process is secondary... So to answer the question, "Is that a feature or a bug?" This person has flipped it. "Is that a bug or a feature?" because the car is a VW bug. Answer: feature. Funny! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmseB Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 37 minutes ago, happi duck said: *whispers* I don't understand "feature" for a bug. There's a saying that goes "It's a feature, not a bug." Someone will state something as a problem and you tell them it's not a problem, it's a good thing. When I run my blender in the kitchen, the kids hate the noise and run away. That's a feature, not a bug. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 11 hours ago, milovany said: You can steal my idea. My kids wanted to give me vanity plates for Christmas one year, because I said for years I wanted plates with these letters, but then I balked at the annual renewal fee. VZXWUYT Or any combination of those letters. (Who knows why?) It's because we play "the alphabet game" a lot when traveling and this license plate would allow another kid who's playing in their vehicle the opportunity to win lickety split! It made me happy to think of a kid coming from behind for the sudden win! I could have just done TUVWXYZ but I did want them to work for it a little bit LOL. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 One of my favorites locally is C6H12O6. It’s on a white Cube :). One of DD’s former cheer coaches had DATOASTER on her Kia Soul because her kids loved the ad with the hamsters driving a toaster. DD’s herpetology mentor has TUATARA. She’s originally from NZ. Her husband has TEGU. (He’s a ethologist specializing in lizards). My dad had PCHEM2 for years-that’s the class he taught exclusively at the state U. I’ve never had one, but I like the idea of SNEKMOM. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 We get Pinelands plates but not vanity. Our new-to-use Pilot has 82BU so we call it the Hater. Our old car had FAZ as the letters so that's what my kids called that one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 Sigh. I’m still at a loss. My car is big and brown. BATCAVE KIDSINC 2VICTRY (for my alma) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 3 hours ago, EmseB said: There's a saying that goes "It's a feature, not a bug." Someone will state something as a problem and you tell them it's not a problem, it's a good thing. When I run my blender in the kitchen, the kids hate the noise and run away. That's a feature, not a bug. Almost. The Silicon Valley (original) version is, "It's not a bug; it's FEATURE." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Sneezyone said: Sigh. I’m still at a loss. My car is big and brown. BATCAVE KIDSINC 2VICTRY (for my alma) If the car is brown, what about some sort of play on chocolate or coffee? HRSHYBR, CPUCINO, etc... Or how about CLVRPLT? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 6 minutes ago, Thatboyofmine said: What is clvrplt? Clover pelt? Clever pelt? I’m really, really bad at this apparently. I cannot figure out these names to save my life. Clever plate. As in “Isn’t this a clever plate?” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 WARP10 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I saw an E class Mercedes with the plate MC2. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Mine says 4DLORD which is either some sort of religious statement or aaa hint that I’m a Dr Who fan...... 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrichor Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 CRPYDM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 4 hours ago, I talk to the trees said: If the car is brown, what about some sort of play on chocolate or coffee? HRSHYBR, CPUCINO, etc... Or how about CLVRPLT? I like CPUCINO, that could work! LDYGDVA might scandalize, lol. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 10 hours ago, AK_Mom4 said: Mine says 4DLORD which is either some sort of religious statement or aaa hint that I’m a Dr Who fan...... I have something similar, my plate is based on something religious. But if you aren't familiar with the Bible, you'd surely never make the connection and instead would iinterpret it as an entirely different (still hopeful!) statement. 9 hours ago, Dust said: CRPYDM A play on Carpe Diem--Crappy Day? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 I've been looking at getting a firefighter plate, but it brings the letter count down to 5. Our last name would fit, but a lot of people can't pronounce it and, when it is pronounced correctly, it sounds racist. Feeling completely uncreative within those parameters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 My DH just suggested on his car MKITSO and mine could be NO 1 and we could park next to each other. And then we could see who else watches Star Trek Next Generation. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrichor Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 8 hours ago, ThisIsTheDay said: A play on Carpe Diem--Crappy Day? lol It's a plate I saw in the neighborhood. It took me a few days to figure it out. I'm pretty sure it's meant to mean carpe diem. She seems pretty cheerful/optimistic towards life from what little interaction I've had with her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrichor Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 same neighbor used to have an expensive looking/sporty car with the plate 2ND ACT I didn't understand it until I googled it. She inspires me to want a vanity plate, but i can't think of what I'd want on one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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