# Vanity Plates **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 20, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144 "2004-10-20T01:23:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/1 "2004-10-20T01:23:33Z")
Anyone got/seen any memorable personalized/vanity license plates? No cheating in books or net sources. I have seen (in the USA) MERDALOR MUFFDIVR ---
**Author:** ![smartini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@smartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartini)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/2 "2004-10-20T03:05:54Z")
Not sure I would want the TOOFDR doing my dental work. I picture him with a little Mattel Dentist Kit. But I would _love_ to go shopping with the woman whose tag is simply: SHOES. ---
**Author:** ![The\_world\_s\_most\_deadliest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@The\_world\_s\_most\_deadliest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_world_s_most_deadliest)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/3 "2004-10-20T03:21:19Z")
I saw a Nevada license plate once that said ELVIS. I figure there has to be only 50 of those in the entire U.S. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/4 "2004-10-20T03:30:07Z")
O2BNKY = Oh, to be in Kentucky - my best friend’s mom had this plate way back in the late 70’s or early 80’s. After that, I pretty much ignored them. ---
**Author:** ![wheelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b4bc9f/32.png) [@wheelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheelie)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/5 "2004-10-20T04:34:51Z")
Way back in high school, one of the “cool” guys had a nice new truck with plates that read “SINSE” - wonder how he paid for it? 😃 [for those who don’t get it](http://www.seed4weed.com/grow/sinse-seeds.html) ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/6 "2004-10-20T04:35:51Z")
In California, one of your letters can be replaced by a heart symbol. I saw this on the back of a VW in Laguna Beach. [The Best Vanity License Plate](http://www.wayman.us/artzfartz.jpg) Took me a couple of minutes, but once I got it, I applauded the girl for her creativity. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/7 "2004-10-20T07:20:59Z")
I had UNFRGTBL Give up?Unforgetable ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/8 "2004-10-20T08:12:50Z")
I used to have C2H5OH. My personal favourite, though, is a guy up the road who has HIHOAG. ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/9 "2004-10-20T09:34:31Z")
Mine is THINKER, which manages to be a religious pun as well as alluding to my funky majors. I like it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/10 "2004-10-20T11:40:41Z")
Virginia has cheap fees for vanity plates, so they’re prevalent here. My current favorite in on a van owned by a pair of identical twin sisters who have PhDs (I work for one of them, BTW). The plate reads: PARODX ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/11 "2004-10-20T11:53:36Z")
I recently inquired as to the availability of **EADGBE** , only to find it’s been taken here (Maryland). It’s the notes of a standard-tuned guitar. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/12 "2004-10-20T12:12:17Z")
There used to be a car near where I lived which had two plates on the front, which I dubbed “His and Hers.” THe ‘His’ was in the normal sport for a liscense plate, and was simply a Toronto Maple Leafs logo. The ‘Hers’ was hung underneath, and read, “My next husband will be normal” ---
**Author:** ![Rock\_n\_Roach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Rock\_n\_Roach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rock_n_Roach)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/13 "2004-10-20T12:25:57Z")
> [@Middlecase](#): > > I used to have C2H5OH. My personal favourite, though, is a guy up the road who has HIHOAG. Hey Middlecase. hmm, how about a hint… ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/14 "2004-10-20T12:54:06Z")
Bravest man I ever saw drove with the plate “FEMGUY” Cutest one was “XQQQME” ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/15 "2004-10-20T12:54:12Z")
> [@Rock n Roach](#): > > Hey Middlecase. hmm, how about a hint… Think chemistry, think element symbols… think Lone Ranger 🙂 Here in the UK we’re more limited, as we have to stick to the legally available letters and numbers. A good one I saw recently was on a Mazda RX-8 - RO02 ARY. I’ve also seen DE51 RED. AR53 NAL is currently up for auction, I believe. I’m told there is someone driving around with the number plate PEN 15 :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/16 "2004-10-20T13:02:11Z")
OK I haven’t had my coffee yet… But **Colophon**?? What does C2H5OH (alcohol) have to do with the lone ranger? My tag is CNFUZD. I tend to be bewildered most of the time. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/17 "2004-10-20T13:34:06Z")
> [@DeVena](#): > > OK I haven’t had my coffee yet… But **Colophon**?? What does C2H5OH (alcohol) have to do with the lone ranger? Nothing… I meant the HIHOAG one. I assumed that’s what **Rock n Roach** was confused about. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/18 "2004-10-20T14:23:55Z")
On a Nissan 300 ZX - ZZZEXY. ---
**Author:** ![The\_world\_s\_most\_deadliest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@The\_world\_s\_most\_deadliest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_world_s_most_deadliest)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/19 "2004-10-20T14:35:33Z")
> [@Rico](#): > > In California, one of your letters can be replaced by a heart symbol. > > I saw this on the back of a VW in Laguna Beach. > > [The Best Vanity License Plate](http://www.wayman.us/artzfartz.jpg) > > Took me a couple of minutes, but once I got it, I applauded the girl for her creativity. Now that’s a vanity plate I’d love to have. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144/20 "2004-10-20T15:08:47Z")
Spied on a Mini-Cooper a few days ago: EX SUV [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanity-plates/270144.md?page=2)