# Most Memorable Vanity Plates? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 22, 2002, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157 "2002-07-22T02:02:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157/121 "2023-04-21T16:57:52Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Saw a Dodge Viper with an MSU vanity plate (Green Block S) and the plate was “SSSSSS”, so it looked like “SSSSSSS”. About 40 years ago I saw a Cougar with the license plate: GRRRRRR But my favorite one that I actually saw was on one of those huge land yacht Lincolns. The plate said: IMNOTAL. When I drew up alongside it at the light, the driver was a total doppleganger for Al Davis. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157/122 "2023-04-22T00:54:52Z")
Shaka, when the walls fell. ---
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157/123 "2023-04-22T01:16:27Z")
One I remember seeing back in the early days of vanity plates, before the DMV censors realized what people would try to get away with: QQQQ ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157/124 "2023-04-22T19:16:06Z")
4Q2 > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > California special characters include a hand, heart, star, and plus sign. Hmmm, sure enough. It looks like they’re decorative and don’t add to the database entry maintained by the State so ME+YOU is ME YOU in the computer. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157/125 "2023-04-22T22:28:23Z")
I read about a a rejected plate that said “IVNIK8.” Pronounced fornicate, of course. Earlier today, I saw an out of state truck that had a 7-digit plate that said “CWM” followed by a 4-digit number, and at first glance thought maybe he was Welsh (“cwm”, pronounced “koom”, is IIRC Gaelic for “valley”) and then realized it was probably a random assignment. ---
**Author:** ![TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thegunismightierthanthepen/32/2981_2.png) [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheGunIsMightierThanThePen)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157/126 "2023-04-22T23:05:58Z")
Some of my favorite ones: [![](https://i.imgur.com/15APL6i.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/15APL6i.png) [![](https://i.imgur.com/AtZpNjZ.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/AtZpNjZ.png) [![](https://i.imgur.com/oHgpvgu.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/oHgpvgu.png) [![](https://i.imgur.com/YHKjpUL.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/YHKjpUL.png) ---
**Author:** ![El\_DeLuxo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_deluxo/32/9043_2.png) [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157/127 "2023-04-25T09:54:35Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > “ZVBXRPL” is from the famous scene in _A Day at the Races_ There are more people in the world who _haven’t_ seen _ **A Day At The Races** _ than people who _have_ seen it. Me, for instance. So could you _please_ explain it for those of us who haven’t seen the movie? ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157/128 "2023-04-25T10:03:09Z")
Was at a store with my son once. While walking across the parking lot we saw (from a distance) what appeared to be a Ferrari. He said, “Dad, is that a Ferrari?” I said, “I’m not sure. Let’s check it out.” When we walked up to it we noticed the license plate was “NOPE.” It was a kit car. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157/129 "2023-04-25T12:57:51Z")
> [@El\_DeLuxo](#): > > So could you _please_ explain it for those of us who haven’t seen the movie? [Here’s the scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMC3QwMtQk0) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157.md?page=6)