# 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:** 24
**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, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/461 "2024-07-01T23:37:41Z")
A fan of Barbie the doll has a VW Beetle convertible painted pink and pastel blue with plates **3BARBIE**. What a plate, and what a paint job. [![](https://i.imgur.com/vC7PD1V.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/vC7PD1V.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/W2ExuaA.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/W2ExuaA.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/E0WpTUl.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/E0WpTUl.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/OqhWHRz.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/OqhWHRz.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/462 "2024-07-02T03:04:27Z")
I’m pretty sure I saw that on a humvee when they were all the rage. ---
**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 2, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/463 "2024-07-02T05:10:56Z")
Clearly honoring the great Willie Mays: **SAYHY24** [![](https://i.imgur.com/wew9RMp.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/wew9RMp.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/iwQrn1F.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/iwQrn1F.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 2, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/464 "2024-07-02T14:10:28Z")
**T T** — what could this possibly mean? [![](https://i.imgur.com/uHyZ3FC.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/uHyZ3FC.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/4AsZlHT.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/4AsZlHT.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/465 "2024-07-02T17:14:27Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > A fan of Barbie the doll has a VW Beetle convertible painted pink and pastel blue with plates **3BARBIE**. Those hearts would’ve looked better on an Audi. ---
**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 2, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/466 "2024-07-02T19:29:29Z")
Definitely would be better in an Audi. **69 WING** A beautiful 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona 440 Magnum. Only 503 of them were ever built. According to CarGurus, only 92 are left in existence, and only 11 of those are Hemis. The 440 Magnum was the standard engine. I spotted this in a Dodge dealership in Grand Junction CO a few months back. [![](https://i.imgur.com/qlNk8Xg.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/qlNk8Xg.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/bHL7U6Z.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/bHL7U6Z.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/sHSULc7.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/sHSULc7.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/oAiTPqf.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/oAiTPqf.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/25BC5HJ.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/25BC5HJ.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/PBh7cxS.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/PBh7cxS.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/kEw0oUX.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/kEw0oUX.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/467 "2024-07-02T21:05:24Z")
A post was merged into an existing topic: [What’s the most interesting car you saw today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6478) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/468 "2024-07-02T20:01:23Z")
Three I’ve seen in the last few days: ERNDIT 1 (on a Mercedes-Benz SUV whose owner apparently wanted to assure people that the vehicle wasn’t stolen)) GET GON (I’m sensing an antisocial motorist) GRADY 1 (probably just the owner’s surname, but perhaps a tribute to Whitman Mayo’s character on _Sanford and Son_) ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/469 "2024-07-02T21:39:23Z")
ERNDIT may want you to know he/she didn’t inherit the money or win a lottery, or receive it in a hefty divorce settlement. ---
**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 2, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/470 "2024-07-02T22:00:14Z")
Loved that guy. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/471 "2024-07-02T23:52:10Z")
I was following a Tesla the other day with a plate reading NO OIL ---
**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 3, 2024, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/472 "2024-07-03T02:34:31Z")
This one might have a sad meaning: **MYSSTR** on a breast cancer plate. I hope it means she’s a survivor. [![](https://i.imgur.com/iLdioOW.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/iLdioOW.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/zRJlb37.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/zRJlb37.jpeg) ---
**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:** [July 3, 2024, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/473 "2024-07-03T02:38:25Z")
That plate might be in honor of the car owner’s sister. I hope it is because their sister is a thriving survivor. ETA: looks like @Bullitt and I were simultaneously posting. Great minds, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/474 "2024-07-03T13:37:15Z")
I Love Milwaukee on a CA plate [![](https://i.imgur.com/5skjh34.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/5skjh34.jpg) ---
**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 3, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/475 "2024-07-03T14:05:56Z")
**IRNHRS** — a Yankees fan loves Lou Gehrig, “the Iron Horse” [![](https://i.imgur.com/YMdYtrl.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/YMdYtrl.jpg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/7SC2OMU.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/7SC2OMU.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/476 "2024-07-03T14:15:22Z")
Not knowing much about baseball, I would’ve assumed it was in reference to a motorcycle. Harley even has an Iron Horse Hotel in Milwaukee. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/477 "2024-07-03T15:39:37Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I Love Milwaukee on a CA plate Or possibly I Love Mike? ---
**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 3, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/478 "2024-07-03T16:02:01Z")
As a motorcyclist, I’d agree with you. But I’m also a baseball fan, and with the NY Yankees license plate frame and also the sticker saying **got lou gehrig?** , it’s clearly about him. ---
**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 3, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/479 "2024-07-03T16:03:44Z")
MST TRVL on the front of the bug splat-covered VW Atlas. [![](https://i.imgur.com/hp1CpzR.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/hp1CpzR.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/480 "2024-07-03T16:13:53Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Or possibly I Love Mike? MKE is our local airport code and a very common abbreviation for Milwaukee. > [@Bullitt](#): > > As a motorcyclist, I’d agree with you. But I’m also a baseball fan, and with the NY Yankees license plate frame and also the sticker saying **got lou gehrig?** , it’s clearly about him. I’m not denying it, it’s just where my mind went. I don’t think I’ve heard of the Iron Horse/Lou Gehrig connection so my mind wouldn’t have put them together. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=25)