# Saw a SovCit licence plate **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 26, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398 "2023-02-26T15:09:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/21 "2023-02-26T21:13:33Z")
Not for commerce… Can I attend one of these private septuple-X porn screenings anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Dandan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/22 "2023-02-26T21:27:33Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > > [@LSLGuy](#): > > > > As a former Nevadan I fervently hope “let go” meant the Highway Patrol left him standing by the roadside as they towed his car away. > > Altho I agree SovCits are scum, I can not agree to the death penalty by slow excruciating means- even for them. 😱 Would you be OK with rapid excruciating, or perhaps slow comfy? How about whatever gets the job done? Dan ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/23 "2023-02-26T21:32:38Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > > [@LSLGuy](#): > > > > As a former Nevadan I fervently hope “let go” meant the Highway Patrol left him standing by the roadside as they towed his car away. > > Altho I agree SovCits are scum, I can not agree to the death penalty by slow excruciating means- even for them. 😱 😛 - [![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0535/6917/products/mistakesdemotivator.jpeg?v=1554328460) ](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0535/6917/products/mistakesdemotivator.jpeg?v=1554328460) ---
**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:** [February 26, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/24 "2023-02-26T22:29:58Z")
Geez. I hope the authorities put a big blinking light on that thing. I’d hate to run into it in the dark. Although maybe the picture is taken from the shoreline it unsuccessfully tried to join. I have often said: > Everyone is good for something. > Me? I’m a bad example. Which actually has a couple layers of meaning if you dig into it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/25 "2023-02-27T14:04:24Z")
Many states have farm exemptions that permit one to operate farm equipment on roads, but only within very limited circumstances (usually either crossing the road or short trips between non-contiguous properties). The requirements are fairly strict and usually limited to equipment and vehicles that are clearly intended for agricultural or husbandry purposes, but I could see a pick-up truck fitting under some of the definitions. Going to the store, though? Doubt it. Maybe to Tractor Supply… ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/26 "2023-02-27T14:13:52Z")
I have a relative with legit Ag plates. His truck doesn’t require insurance or inspection, but has to stay within so many miles of its “home address” and is supposed to be used only for ag related stuff. NH ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/27 "2023-02-27T14:35:41Z")
If it’s ever driven on public roads I would imagine it would have to have _some_ sort of insurance. It may be covered under their general farm insurance, I would guess. I don’t really know I’m totally WAGing here. I’d imagine farm truck insurance is incredibly cheap. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/28 "2023-02-27T14:46:41Z")
NH doesn’t require insurance. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/29 "2023-02-27T14:55:59Z")
It’s only legit if it has gold fringe around it. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/30 "2023-02-27T20:03:25Z")
> [@Kropotkin](#): > > Every time I see “SovCit” I first think, “Soviet Citizen?” Oh good. It’s not just me. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/31 "2023-02-28T01:06:49Z")
For me, it’s actual Sov-cities I think of first, as an old Judge Dredd fan. > **[Sov Block](https://judgedredd.fandom.com/wiki/Sov_Block)** > > The Sov-Block is a political entity comprising of East Meg Two and its affiliated cities and colonies. It's a known rival of Mega-City One and the Sino Block. Inhabitants are called "the Sovs" by foreigners. East Meg One (until destroyed in 2104)... > Following the war’s devastation, the survivors became known as the **Sov-Block** and, until after 2100, **Sov-Cities**. Moscow-St-Petersburg was renamed “East Meg” after the war, starting a trend.[[6]](https://judgedredd.fandom.com/wiki/Sov_Block#cite_note-6) But as time moves away from my prime JD reading days, and the SC loonies become move prevalent, I have less of this response, or the Soviet Citizen response above. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/32 "2023-02-28T01:16:40Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > An argument that, almost, always assumes that _Black’s Law Dictionary_ somehow trumps the definition sections of state laws. What they should be doing is listening to Bobby Fuller. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/33 "2023-02-28T02:08:48Z")
What amuses me about the sovcits who whine to the police about travelling and not driving is that the motor vehicle code refers to operating a motor vehicle on the public roads, doesn’t it? That should be a fairly simple conversation: LEO: May I see your license, registration, and proof of insurance? SovCit: I don’t need it. I’m travelling, not driving? LEO: Travelling? Okay, how are you travelling? Are you operating this motor vehicle? SovCit: Of course. LEO: Congratulations! You’re under arrest. Get out of the car. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/34 "2023-02-28T14:50:31Z")
LEO: May I see your license, registration, and proof of insurance? SovCit: I don’t need it. I’m travelling, not driving? LEO: Travelling? Okay, how are you travelling? Are you operating this motor vehicle? SovCit: It is not a motor vehicle, it’s my personal property. Read these 387 pages of documents that includes my fee schedule for this illegal stop. Call you’re supervisor. Call your supervisor’s supervisor. I only accept the authority of the Sheriff. (And on, and on, and on.) ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/35 "2023-02-28T15:07:28Z")
You left out “I do not wish to create joinder with you.” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/36 "2023-02-28T15:13:07Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > You left out “I do not wish to create joinder with you.” - “Neither do I. Creating joinder in public is indecent exposure.” ---
**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:** [February 28, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/37 "2023-02-28T16:29:15Z")
Officer: “Joind _this_, Sir” as he grabs you by the lapels and drags you out of the car and onto the ground. I generally do not favor police getting physical early, but sometimes it’s obvious the sensible part of the conversation is going nowhere and escalation is then warranted. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/38 "2023-02-28T16:35:05Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I generally do not favor police getting physical early Certainly not before at least one window has been broken! ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/39 "2023-02-28T16:47:50Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > You left out “I do not wish to create joinder with you.” “…but get a couple of drinks in me, and you never know.” ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398/40 "2023-03-01T19:07:31Z")
So autoloan lenders in NH let you risk totaling a non-yet fully paid for vehicle? What happens if the car is totaled and the driver has injured someone? DO they get sued into eternity? Can other states mandate that in order to drive within their boundaries that a visiting vehicle must be insured, in order to protect their states’ drivers from loss? I [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398.md?page=3)