# Funny vanity plates you've seen lately **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 12, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468 "2010-11-12T19:38:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/282 "2012-02-10T00:05:37Z")
> [@Macarooney](#): > > A few months ago I was driving right behind a car with a license plate (I kid you not): TITSMCGEE. That’s too many letters. Most states only allow 7 letters or so. Yours is 9. Unlikely to be an officially issued plate in the US. Are you in Europe or somewhere else? How many characters do they allow where you are? J. ---
**Author:** ![Hogfather65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@Hogfather65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogfather65)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/283 "2012-02-10T08:56:53Z")
> [@jharvey963](#): > > That’s too many letters. Most states only allow 7 letters or so. Yours is 9. Unlikely to be an officially issued plate in the US. Are you in Europe or somewhere else? How many characters do they allow where you are? > > J. 7 for the UK ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/284 "2012-02-10T09:16:14Z")
Someone in my neighborhood drives a burgundy Hummer with CREMATE on the licence plate ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/285 "2012-02-10T14:16:13Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > …Not so much amusing as puzzling, recently I saw: > > 1Y 2X > > It has to be personalized, but damned if I can figure out what it’s referring to. Something to do with orientation along two axes? ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/286 "2012-02-10T18:56:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Something to do with orientation along two axes? … or someone with [Klinefelter’s syndrome](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klinefelter%27s_syndrome), and proud of it. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/287 "2012-02-10T18:58:19Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > In traffic this morning I was behind a van with a plate reading “ILLIAD”. Alright, so either they can’t spell or are combining a literary reference with being from Illinois. > > Then I realized the van was a Honda Odyssey. :dubious: Or “ILIAD” was already taken and they were so married to the idea of using it that they accepted the alternate spelling. ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/288 "2012-02-10T22:24:26Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Not so much amusing as puzzling, recently I saw: > > 1Y 2X > > It has to be personalized, but damned if I can figure out what it’s referring to. Perhaps: [Klinefelter syndrome - Wikipedia](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klinefelter's_syndrome) ---
**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:** [February 10, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/289 "2012-02-10T23:32:57Z")
> [@Kevbo](#): > > Perhaps: [Klinefelter syndrome - Wikipedia](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klinefelter's_syndrome) I’d guess it was someone that had 1 boy and 2 girls but the various combinations of 1XY 2XX had been used. I went to school with someone who’s mom’s van (full size van BTW) had plates that said 8XX 2XY…they had 10 kids. Also, just today I saw a plate that said, IAM B4U. She was in front of me. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/290 "2012-03-23T16:33:15Z")
I’ve seen these over the past few months: TENTHMT - Dunno what it means. “Tenth Amendment”? MAZL TOV GIV THX HIM 1ST ONLY4US ME NINJA NTHROFF - “Another off”? ECO RAD - on a Prius, naturally. FTUHCA - Another puzzler. DEAD ON HIMSLF - Doubtless an Irishman. VRYHAPY HEY BVIS - “Hey Beavis!” GIV THX 5.0 PONY - on a Mustang GT. HI HEEL FLAWLIS KING KON SPECLZD - “specialized.” LUV U ALL WLVRENE - A _Red Dawn_ or _X-Men_ fan? MAPMAKR - A cartographer? STAYFT - An exercise coach? LOYFAN - Couldn’t tell of what team, though. I RULE - No ego problem there! ISKOJOY - not sure of this one. KAUXON - or this one. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/291 "2012-03-23T16:43:24Z")
There’s two that I see so often that I don’t even think anything of them anymore, but the other day I figured I would mention them the next time this thread got bumped. On my regular drive there’s one city block where I watch for three things: my car, Blues Power and Flamenco. My car is an identical car to mine. I don’t see many Honda Insights so it always catches my eye. The other two are plates. A purple Porsche that says FLAMNCO (could be off on the spelling since now that I write it out it looks like Flamin’ Co.) and BLUSPWR. I like to think that Flamenco and Blues Power live together. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/292 "2012-03-25T10:08:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’ve seen these over the past few months: > > TENTHMT - Dunno what it means. “Tenth Amendment”? > . . . Probably 10th Mountain Division: [10th Mountain Division - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_Mountain_Division_(United_States)) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/293 "2012-04-02T13:04:15Z")
Ah, that makes sense. Thanks. Just this morning saw HEBR 11 1 (Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”). ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/294 "2012-04-02T13:07:58Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > STAYFT - An exercise coach? Well, that’s true, an exercise coach would remain employed if everyone would STAY FAT 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/295 "2012-04-02T13:44:06Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > A friend posted one on Facebook yesterday, a handicapped tag that said “TIMMAY” > > Timmy is a wheelchair-bound character on South Park. His only word is his name which he pronounces like “Timmay” but he can express almost any thought or emotion by the way he says it. Well, there’s a “TIMMAY” handicapped tag parked a few spaces down in our development. What state was the one your friend posted? Not funny, IMHO, but kind of cool – silver Mustang sporting the plates “[P51-Stang](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-51_Mustang)” and WWII-style _[nose art](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nose_art)_ painted on the flank doors. ( I have no idea why the nose art wasn’t on the _nose_ (front panel), though. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/296 "2012-04-02T14:16:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > ES QUE EL - Spanish for…? Someone has a _sequelero_ in the family. I remember someone here (Alessan?) saying that you can get three different opinions on any given subject just by asking two jews. Ask two Spanish-speaking SQL-specialists how to pronounce SQL and you’ll get three separate opinions and a handful of IF statements. “Es que él…” would mean something like “yeah but he…”, as in “yeah, but he started it!” It’s one of those structures which work like shite if you try to translate word for word. It carries a distinct whiny tone which the individual words do not convey. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/297 "2012-04-02T14:22:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > KAUXON - or this one. Caution, be careful. Ifyoucanreadthisyou’redrivingtooclose. ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/298 "2012-04-02T22:52:17Z")
I saw [this one](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a51/MannyLNJ/SDMB/2012-04-01160452.jpg) on Sunday ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/299 "2012-04-03T04:26:00Z")
Picking mine up tomorrow: “B B B B B B O” ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/300 "2012-04-03T11:55:12Z")
“DR H” ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468/301 "2012-04-03T13:37:08Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Someone has a _sequelero_ in the family. > > I remember someone here (Alessan?) saying that you can get three different opinions on any given subject just by asking two jews. Ask two Spanish-speaking SQL-specialists how to pronounce SQL and you’ll get three separate opinions and a handful of IF statements. > “Es que él…” would mean something like “yeah but he…”, as in “yeah, but he started it!” It’s one of those structures which work like shite if you try to translate word for word. It carries a distinct whiny tone which the individual words do not convey. And/or, their initials are SKL. (Not “SQL”, so the programmer thing is unlikely.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468.md?page=16)