# What does this vanity tag mean? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 11, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607 "2013-09-11T21:58:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![turtlescanfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/1 "2013-09-11T21:58:49Z")
I’m usually pretty good at figuring these out, but I was behind this car today (an Acura MDX, if that helps provide any insight). The plate was **PSKNTDS**. Now of course I realize it might have some personal meaning for the owner in which case we may never know, but does anyone here have any idea what it might represent? Also, what have been some interesting vanity tags you’ve seen (spoiler box the meanings to keep it fun for the rest of us!). I once saw the tag **UNLESS** on a Prius, which might seem 😕 if you didn’t know: that the word UNLESS figures prominently in the Dr. Seuss’s _The Lorax_, a cautionary tale about conspicuous consumption and pollution. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/2 "2013-09-11T22:10:19Z")
My guess: PSK = PeSKy NTD = some sort of acronym S = plural ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/3 "2013-09-11T22:11:52Z")
Pigskin Touchdowns. ---
**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/4 "2013-09-11T22:23:24Z")
> [@turtlescanfly](#): > > I once saw the tag **UNLESS** on a Prius, which might seem 😕 if you didn’t know: > > that the word UNLESS figures prominently in the Dr. Seuss’s _The Lorax_, a cautionary tale about conspicuous consumption and pollution. Oh, THAT’s what that book was about? I thought it was about geographically diversifying your logging operations. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/5 "2013-09-11T22:35:21Z")
People Surley KaNT Dechiper thiS ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/6 "2013-09-11T22:43:53Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Pigskin Touchdowns. My interpretation too. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/7 "2013-09-11T22:48:05Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > People > Surley > KaNT > Dechiper > thiS Especially with “Decipher” spelled wrong. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/8 "2013-09-11T23:07:46Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Especially with “Decipher” spelled wrong. :smack: And “surley” (surely). ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/9 "2013-09-11T23:16:02Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > And “surley” (surely). No, that one just adds to the steganography. :o ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/10 "2013-09-11T23:30:36Z")
Add another pig skin touchdowns ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/11 "2013-09-11T23:46:42Z")
They went FULLCHORT with that plate. ---
**Author:** ![turtlescanfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/12 "2013-09-11T23:57:33Z")
> [@sahirrnee](#): > > Add another pig skin touchdowns This seems very likely. But if it were me, and that’s what I wanted to convey, I would have gone with PGSKNTD (maybe that was already taken!) No one else has seen any particularly clever vanity tags? (please spare me the IOPER8 on the surgeons car or similar drivel. Only truly clever and insightful tags are worthy of the Dope!) ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/13 "2013-09-12T00:18:38Z")
The classic: BEYOND (on a Plymouth Horizon, painted blue) ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/14 "2013-09-12T00:19:49Z")
KABOOM (Ford Pinto) ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/15 "2013-09-12T02:09:41Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > And “surley” (surely). Well, I’d be \*surly \*if I had to de-chip something. 2BETIED on a Honda Fit ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/16 "2013-09-12T02:52:59Z")
I may have posted these before, but 6THPLNET on a Saturn And 2001SPCE on an Odyssey ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/17 "2013-09-12T03:00:47Z")
My favorite. FEATURE on a VW Bug in the Silicon Valley. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/18 "2013-09-12T03:02:14Z")
“4AKING” on a Honda Fit No clue what the OP’s plate means, though. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/19 "2013-09-12T03:13:09Z")
The first vanity plate I ever remember seeing (ca. 1977): 10SNE1 My first car was a yellow 1981 Plymouth Reliant. My father, joker that he is, got me vanity plates: A LEMON ---
**Author:** ![Werekoala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@Werekoala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Werekoala)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607/20 "2013-09-12T03:45:22Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > The classic: > > BEYOND > > (on a Plymouth Horizon, painted blue) Fantastic. 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607.md?page=2)