Tell the truth: was your first thought, “I can’t believe I’m behind that car again!” or “Hey, I heard about something like that on the Dope!” having completely forgotten that you had posted the thread?
No, I knew I posted it. I even tried to take the same picture, but there was a glare from the sun and the plate was washed out. I have always wondered how often, on my way to work, I wind up next to the same car. Apparently it’s once every 6 months, of course I only take this road about once a week.
Funny how those driving coincidences work out. Many years ago, I’d find myself behind a white car with the plate ARCHTCT about once every other week on the way to work.
Who was that guy and how did we manage to leave home at the same moment so often?
I couldn’t find those exact words out there, but I just Googled one that says, “Reavers ate my gorram ship,” which is close enough for me. I’m gonna have to order me one of those.
I’d rather have this one.
Let me add my similar complaint. On House, which is supposed to be set in Princeton, NJ, they said there was traffic on the Interstate. We have MANY Interstate highways crossing through NJ, so we call them by their number. They also said something about tolls… we do have toll roads in NJ but none are near Princeton.
That and continuity issues drive me nuts.
Maybe this is the right thread to comment on a license plate I saw a few weeks ago, since I wasn’t sure if it was an explanation or a command. The car was driven by a little old lady, and the plate read:
BRK WND
In the UK, number plates (licence plates) have to fit certain combinations of letters and numbers, so people have to be more creative. And the DVLA won’t issue any that it considers might appear rude.
Two that did supposedly slip through the net a few years back were **X351ARO **and X351ANA. Now imagine the car is behind you…
… and then further imagine, if necessary, that you live someplace that requires plates on the front of the car.
I was behind a Mini Cooper the other day with a tag that said “NANO HMR” - it made me giggle.
North Carolina issues its plates in a “three-letter” - “four-number” format. Not too long ago, some teacher registered her new car and received a “WTF-####” plate from the DMV. Her students clued her in as to what it meant. The state ended up recalling the entire “WTF” line of plates, including any personalized ones that had slipped through initially.
Similar… I spotted a middle-aged lady the other evening, driving a brand-new Mercedes sedan with plates that said BIGFU. First, I was shocked that the plates passed muster with the DMV. Then, I figured that the car might have been purchased with a nice alimony settlement. At least, that was the scenario that made the most sense to me!
The Cooper Minis around here always seem to have interesting plates.
Two different Minis, both yellow.
BTRCUP
ESCPOD
While “The I-95” sounds wrong, it’s doesn’t sound totally wrong. West Coast people never seem to include the I to indicate they’re talking about an Interstate.
In the South, we have Expressways. But we still have I-10, I-12, I-59 and I-55 and that’s what we call 'em (with the exception of bypasses and spurs, which are just 610, 310 and 510. The extra prefix digit replaces the I. But not “The 610”.
Anyway, to stay on topic, several years ago, a friend of mine bought a black late 70s Mercury Marquis. It looked like an old police car, even though the big Marquis and LTD was never used as a police car in this area. He applied for a Louisiana plate through the DMV website. A few weeks later, he got his plate. It said “FBI”.
The car was 25 years old and looked completely out of place, but on the interstate, cars would come up in the left lane, slow down and stay behind him as if they were afraid to pass.
Worst. Limerick. Ever.
It’s random. Sorry to destroy the fantasy, but CA DMV won’t issue custom plates in the standard format.
Why yes, I do spend a fair amount of time making up amusing license plate numbers in the standard format – how did you know?
Today, I saw a Subaru WRX STi. License plate? AWDSOME