# The RI Mr. Potato Head Liscence Plates **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 22, 2002, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133 "2002-08-22T21:08:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/1 "2002-08-22T21:08:33Z")
A picture of what it’s going to look like just showed up online. [Potato Head Plate](http://www.rifoodbank.org/) Oh yeah … I am _definitely_ getting myself one of these! ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/2 "2002-08-22T22:34:13Z")
I may need to move to the little tiny state just to have one. **Eutychus** , buddy, pal, can I stay with you for a while, until I find a place of my own? ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/3 "2002-08-22T22:37:10Z")
Very cute. I have to say, I like it. ---
**Author:** ![Slainte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Slainte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slainte)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/4 "2002-08-22T23:38:07Z")
It’s for a good cause 🙂 A little odd since it’s not Idaho but still, I’d probably support it if I lived in RI. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/5 "2002-08-23T00:16:38Z")
That’s so cool!!! It makes me wish the state I end up in is Rhode Island… if only they had more states with the Mr. Potato Head picture on their license plates. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/6 "2002-08-23T00:48:05Z")
Huh. Now that my car is mine and not the bank’s, maybe I’ll treat it to some Mr. Potato Head plates! They are kinda cute. And I have family that worked for Hasbro… ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/7 "2002-08-23T00:49:06Z")
Huh. Now that my car is mine and not the bank’s, maybe I’ll treat it to some Mr. Potato Head plates! They are kinda cute. And I have family that worked for Hasbro… hey ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/8 "2002-08-23T01:50:22Z")
That’s really cool. It helps the hungry, and it features one of Rhode Island’s most famous citizens (Hasbro is headquartered in Pawtucket). ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/9 "2002-08-23T02:02:16Z")
Good lookin’ little spud you got there Euty… Please tell me I’m wrong but… I still say he looks just like Paul Goodloe! ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/10 "2002-08-23T05:16:05Z")
Awww… he’s cute! ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/11 "2002-08-23T07:44:54Z")
Mr. Potato Head is okay. But a **Mr. Peanut** license plate! Now _that_ would be cool! 🆒 (What? Biased? Me? Naaaww. 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/12 "2002-08-23T13:22:49Z")
I’m getting one for each car! How cute it is. Since it’s to benefit the food bank, I’m delighted that it doesn’t have Alan Shawn Feinstein on it. Could you imagine that? He’s proof that philanthropy doesn’t require a nice outfit or a comb. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/13 "2002-08-23T15:43:06Z")
Idaho has **Famous Potatoes** on every license plate. I always get a kick out of that. Now R.I. will have a real famous potato on its plates? Somebody alert Boise. This will require some kind of retaliation, I am sure. Don’t be surprised if Mr. P.H. wakes up with the mop-top virus some day. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/14 "2002-08-23T16:08:12Z")
I think RI should offer souvenir plates for non-residents, like what Virginia does with their [Fight Terrorism](http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jul2002/n07022002_200207023.html) plates. ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2002, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/15 "2002-08-25T11:28:23Z")
I grew up in RI, lived there for 14.5 years, and I never knew Hasbro was headquartered in Pawtucket. I couldn’t imagen why RI was using Mr. Potato Head as a symbol. At least it’s for a good cause. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2002, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/16 "2002-08-25T14:42:44Z")
LOLOL!!! Maybe I should finally register my car in RI… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TVGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@TVGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2002, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ri-mr-potato-head-liscence-plates/125133/17 "2002-08-25T15:02:17Z")
It’s a cute plate. But did anyone else note some of the odd facts in the accompanying information provided in the link? > [@](#): > > Rhode Island’s Hunger Rate > Third Lowest in Nation Does this state really NEED a plate to combat hunger?? > [@](#): > > Study Reports More Local People Dependent on Food Bank Findings Reflective of National Problem OK, I guess they do. > [@](#): > > Rhode Island’s Food Stamp Application One Of The Longest In The Nation Sounds to me more like they need a plate to combat bureaucrats… Of course I grew up south of Boston, so maybe I’m a bit biased 😃