8 and 9 are the letters H and I in the alphabet. Does ZHHIHHZ look familiar to anyone?
Thanks for the EGA decode. I sure recognize the USMC symbol / badge, etc. I just didn’t know what the proper term or slang name was for it.
I have just three for the last couple of days:
GABY⎵GEO on a FL standard plate on a new-ish Audi sports car. I guess driver George is one of those non-stop talkers.
KICKR on an Indiana standard plate on a SUV with no other distinguishing signs. Probably play(ed) Football or Fútbal. Might stand for “sh*tkicker”, but I’d expect that more on a TX or OK plate.
ASONG4J on a FL standard plate on a family wagon with no other distinguishing signs. Why J is getting a song, and which song it is is a mystery.
GTURISMO on a Harley-Davidson Ford pickup truck. I assume the video game, which I haven’t played. Does it have pickup trucks available? The truck and I turned in different directions soon after I spotted it, so I didn’t see if he drove like he was in a video game.
ILONKA on a FL standard plate on a newish BMW 740i. “I’m named Lonka?”
SEA⎵THN on a FL standard plate on a pickup near the beach with boating gear sticking out of the bed. I’m thinking “Sea thing” which may be their boat’s name, or a comment that they’ve got a thing for the sea.
MA⎵STAFF on a FL standard plate on a blacked out Mercedes sedan with a flat black wrap. Gave off a wealthy gangster vibe which was surely the point. I guess they have their staff take care of their problems. I wonder if his name is Saul?
BURYZ on a FL 5-character marine mammal booster plate on a convertible Mercedes coupe. A mortician or funeral director? I’m reminded of the long gone cookie manufacturer Burry’s - Wikipedia. Probably not a reference to that.
SOX⎵4⎵7 on a (I think) Illinois plate on an SUV. I only got a quick look at the plate background. I know the plate was not Massachusetts; they have a distinctive font for their plates. It might have been a different New England-ish state. In any case, I’m sure of the plate’s text and spacing. Probably a reference to the Boston Red Sox or the Chicago White Sox. But if so it’s too obscure of a reference for me to fully decode.
There was one more I saw, but my brain was already full of the two I’d just seen before I’d had time to write them down, so that one is lost.
NIKHIL3 on a BMW SUV of some sort. My only guess is maybe the owner’s name is Nick Hill. Possibly Nick Hill III. Or an alternate spelling of “nickel”?
KIMMY1 on an F150. Should be self explanatory.
7 PBX on a Tesla in the parking lot at work. So PBX would be business’s phone network, but I don’t know what the 7 would mean. Given that I’m in NorCal maybe the owner used to work for Cisco designing the things.
RFMSTER also on a Tesla in the parking lot at work. Radio frequency (RF) master. They used to design antennas at this facility, and still do work with RF signals. There was also a Stanford alumni frame, so it’s also possible the owner did their master’s thesis on something RF related.
AIDA⎵MIA on a FL 9/11 commemorative flag-waving plate on a Volvo SUV. Maybe the plate is a gift from hubby to his wife Aida?
MY⎵XC90 on a FL standard plate on a Honda Pilot big SUV. Apparently the Volvo XC90 is a direct competitor to the Pilot and this owner chose the practical over the cachet. But wanted to reverse-snob brag about it.
ELK 86 on a Toyota 86. The 86 is obvious, but ELK? Is that the animal? The owner’s initials? They live in Elk Grove (a nearby suburb)? Some other reference I don’t get?
I saw another one tonight, but sadly that one’s lost from my memory banks now.
DUM SUM. Not DIM SUM but DUM SUM. Perhaps a play on their initials? N POWERED ZXW COOL MAGIGAL. Cute one. TEAM TA TIA YOYO. She may be a crazy aunt. CRIS RV on a Honda CR-V. Clever. NVACT94
FLXCO on a Colorado all black plate w white writing on a Mercedes small SUV. I’m pleased to learn that the black+white combo is in fact a legit CO plate from their historical series.
As to the meaning, if “CO” is Colorado then what’s FLX? Hmm. Otherwise … Google says there are many companies whose name is something close to “Flexco” or starting with “Flexco”. Some of which have branches in Colorado.
TAOS on a FL standard plate on a newish Lincoln Corsair small SUV. IOW a comfy-class geezermobile.
The best part was the license plate frame which read “What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been” done in a sorta psychedelic 1970s font. If that phrase doesn’t ring a bell see: What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been - Wikipedia. Taos being a center of counterculture and New Age Woo adds to the total picture. Sadly the car was parked; I’d really have liked to see & maybe chat with the owner(s). The tale of that long strange trip might’ve been real entertaining.
