# Custom Licence Plates — Seen in the Wild **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 11, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965 "2023-11-11T02:25:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/441 "2024-06-29T19:03:06Z")
Sweet, **hippie**! Sadly, I wouldn’t be able to fit ‘bippityboppityboo’ on a Nebraska plate. Even ‘bipbopboo’ is one character too long. Sigh…. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/442 "2024-06-29T19:25:13Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > But real wasabi doesn’t grow many places, and therefore is very expensive, so all but the most high end sushi places serve the stuff made from horseradish. I’d always heard that real wasabi was expensive and hard to get outside of Japan. But then I found [this](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WMZF3KD/) on Amazon, a tube of “Real Genuine Wasabi Paste” for $9. The ingredients list both horseradish and wasabi, so I guess calling it “genuine wasabi” is a bit of a scam. I tried it and honestly I don’t taste much of a difference between this and the usual horseradish based paste. Maybe I could tell the difference if it were pure wasabi. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/443 "2024-06-29T19:49:46Z")
Who’s your daddy? Huh? On this Nissan GT-R. [![](https://i.imgur.com/IdGi7Hq.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/IdGi7Hq.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/iRuXw6Y.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/iRuXw6Y.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/ZDPK1yH.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/ZDPK1yH.jpeg) Who’s your daddy? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ey_IYIKbH8Y/maxresdefault.jpg "Who's Your Daddy? (Remember the Titans)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey_IYIKbH8Y) ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/444 "2024-06-29T20:23:46Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > But then I found [this](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WMZF3KD/) on Amazon, a tube of “Real Genuine Wasabi Paste” for $9. The ingredients list both horseradish and wasabi, so I guess calling it “genuine wasabi” is a bit of a scam. I tried it and honestly I don’t taste much of a difference between this and the usual horseradish based paste. Yeah, I think calling that stuff “genuine wasabi” was a bit of a scam. What you had sounds like it was probably horseradish with a tiny bit of real wasabi mixed in. Based on the video @Joey_P posted, it sounds like real wasabi is always grated fresh at the table. It seems like it pretty much has to be, because according to the video the spice comes from a chemical reaction that’s activated by breaking down the cell walls during the grating process. That reaction doesn’t last long, and it loses almost all its flavor 30 minutes after grating. So, TLDR, if you bought it in a tube, it’s not real wasabi. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/445 "2024-06-29T20:30:11Z")
I bought some real wasabi once. It’s a royal PITA to grate it, but it does taste good. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/446 "2024-06-29T20:36:49Z")
**IT’S PINK** Not very imaginative, but it was a very pink car. Belonging to a proud owner. [![](https://i.imgur.com/Q5Bpn07.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Q5Bpn07.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/6ZVfJqg.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/6ZVfJqg.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/447 "2024-06-29T21:20:09Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Sweet, **hippie**! > > Sadly, I wouldn’t be able to fit ‘bippityboppityboo’ on a Nebraska plate. Even ‘bipbopboo’ is one character too long. Sigh…. **BBBOO** fits just fine in 6. **BIBABOO** fits in 7 and sounds right even if spelled wrong **BIBOPBOO** fits in 8. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/448 "2024-06-29T21:35:53Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > **BBBOO** fits just fine in 6. > **BIBABOO** fits in 7 and sounds right even if spelled wrong > **BIBOPBOO** fits in 8. Thank you, I knew more agile brains than mine could come up with something good. **BBBOO** , might just be the ticket 😁. Now to see if that is available from the DVM at a price I can swing. If someone else has claimed it or something close it will get turned down. I’m also debating requesting handicapped plates for my car so I don’t have to remember to reach for and then hang my HC tag on the rear view mirror every time I park in a HC space. My bonked brain is prone to getting distracted and forgetting to do that all too often and that risks a very expensive ticket. Bonked brain can’t help it, try as my sentient remnant of a brain tries, it still happens. Sadly HC plates, which would make parking easier (wouldn’t have to think about or remember a darn thing except to slap a renewal sticker on them once a year) come only in the blandest, most boring generic design. I guess people with disabilities aren’t supposed to have aesthetic standards or creative personalities to display. **BIBOPBOO** and **BIBABOO** , sadly, in my arch conservative less than fully evolved state could lead to my car being vandalized. Sigh… ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/449 "2024-06-29T21:41:27Z")
Not understanding your last comment, but you know your audience and I don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/450 "2024-06-30T01:22:26Z")
I don’t hate it. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/451 "2024-06-30T03:18:09Z")
**68PRSCH** — this, on a beautiful classic 911 in San Francisco. [![](https://i.imgur.com/PJU1eMr.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/PJU1eMr.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/WnkzJJc.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/WnkzJJc.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/zKPAYhG.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/zKPAYhG.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/452 "2024-06-30T18:42:41Z")
**MDL WHY** on a Tesla Model Y [![](https://i.imgur.com/idzFKzZ.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/idzFKzZ.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/aVsoO4P.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/aVsoO4P.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/453 "2024-06-30T22:39:37Z")
[![](https://greenwoodsoftware.com/misc/lic-plate.jpg) ](https://greenwoodsoftware.com/misc/lic-plate.jpg) Onomatopoeia for an engine revving, or another one of those “the cops will never be able to remember this” ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/454 "2024-06-30T23:13:53Z")
Whenever I see plates like that I think the owner is trying to confuse people. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/455 "2024-07-01T14:55:17Z")
xkcd said it best: > **[License Plate](https://xkcd.com/1105/)** > > The next day: 'What? Six bank robberies!? But I just vandalized the library!' 'Nice try. They saw your plate with all the 1's and I's.' 'That's impossible! I've been with my car the whole ti-- ... wait. Ok, wow, that was clever of her.' ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/456 "2024-07-01T15:54:17Z")
@silenus , LOL! Here’s one that gave me a chuckle: **CAR 2 D TO** [![](https://i.imgur.com/lokHuHi.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/lokHuHi.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/0ocURBD.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/0ocURBD.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/457 "2024-07-01T18:02:44Z")
**MOD3EL** [![](https://i.imgur.com/gBwydvk.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/gBwydvk.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/fZ39rc0.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/fZ39rc0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/458 "2024-07-01T21:04:34Z")
Or, maybe it’s a family name. There’s a restaurant near me named Zaza’s; the owner’s license plate is “ZAZA”. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/459 "2024-07-01T21:45:12Z")
Meijers grocery store. One said FANG DOG. I didn’t get too close… The other WHT WTCH. Stayed even farther away. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/460 "2024-07-01T21:49:50Z")
Johnny Carson once showed a picture of the rear plate of a Mercedes Benz. The custom plate read: WAS HIS. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=24)