We don't have enough plates from North Dakota, I tell you. And as soon as I was thinking this thought, this lovely plate, SMART A (Smart Ass), arrived in my inbox from Ben B. Take it away, Ben!
Smart A... cause it's a smart car! The "actual size" sticker is also forehead-slapping stupid.
We must always remember, smart people don't always drive smart cars.
Do you have a Smart Car vanity plate to share? Send it our way!
Monday, May 31, 2010
The forehead-slap heard 'round the world
Posted by HorribleLicensePlates at 5:35 AM 2 comments
Labels: North Dakota
Friday, May 28, 2010
Screaming Metal Deathtrap
I think I am going to stay with yesterday's theme of bad parking and bring you this next plate from Jenna Lee A, RIDE2DIE (Ride to die). She writes: Ride to Die; Can't park to live (see curb in lower left corner).
And isn't the phrase supposed to be "ride OR die?" As in, you're down for whatever, even if it kills you? To me RIDE2DIE just screams suicide vehicle. How pleasant.
Posted by HorribleLicensePlates at 5:35 AM 3 comments
Labels: misinterpretations, my one defining quality, New York
Thursday, May 27, 2010
I see you are playing stupid. It looks like you are winning.
Jerod P. pointed me over to a wonderful site called "Bad Parking" and look what little gem I found (photo credit to Ryan). Let's zoom in, shall we?
That says COMPACT, as in "a small and economical car." I'm pretty sure this monstrosity is the exact opposite. Just look at the size of this thing compared to the car behind it.
Dude, just because you have one, doesn't mean you need to act like one.
Posted by HorribleLicensePlates at 5:10 AM 5 comments
Labels: Hall-of-Shame, virginia
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Specialist in Urinanalysis
John K. snapped PICUP MN. At first glance I see "Pickup Man," either referring to this man's love of trucks or the "art" of picking up women. Upon further staring, however, I see "Pick up men," which, you see, is probably the exact opposite of what this guy is trying to convey. Or how about:
Pee! I see you pee, man!
Posted by HorribleLicensePlates at 5:00 AM 3 comments
Labels: misinterpretations, virginia
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Did you get two CDs?
CDZ NUTS ("See deez nuts," or "See these nuts") is from an anonymous submitter. I had to go to the Urban Dictionary for this one but it seems this is a legit phrase, at least by urban dictionary standards. And I apologize for the punctuation. It seems as though anyone can edit the UB as they see fit:
A joke that originated from the song "Deeez Nuuuts" on Dr. Dre's original album "The Chronic", released in 1992. Since then, the phrase has mutated into "deez nutz..." The game works as following: you ask someone a question, and if the response is "What?", "Who?", "Huh?" or anything starting starting with one of the 5 "W's", you're free to get that person with "DEEEEEZ NUUUUUTZ!!!". Works best when done loudly in quiet public places such as a lecture hall, church, or a line at the bank.
Boys are so weird. I wonder if they have an accessory on their car similar to this?
Posted by HorribleLicensePlates at 5:35 AM 2 comments
Labels: California, Hall-of-Shame
Monday, May 24, 2010
I'm sorry officer; I thought you wanted to race.
Alison B. sent in N A RUSH (In a rush). She writes: Here I am Mr. Police Officer!!! Come and get me!!!
Exactly. You might get some laughs from drivers who think this kind of thing is funny, but we think you are just going to wind up with more speeding tickets. So good luck with that.
MooseNuggette sent in YSOSLO (Why so slow?). She offers the perfect answer to this question: It’s the skinny pedal on the right!
So I think today's lesson in vanity is an important one: Do you like to pay speeding fines? Get a vanity plate. Problem solved.
Posted by HorribleLicensePlates at 5:00 AM 3 comments
Labels: Alaska, Arizona, completely annoying, Duh
Friday, May 21, 2010
Oh yes we did.
Sarah K. sent in MOM GINA. Not to be confused with a mangina, we are talking about mothers here.
Wait, what?! OM$%#@G this is so GROSS! If your name is Gina, I'm sorry, you are officially prohibited from placing words in front of your name, especially on a vanity plate.
Plus, you should never talk about your momma like that. EvAR.
(Got a misinterpretation you want to share? Sent it our way!)
Posted by HorribleLicensePlates at 5:27 AM 1 comments
Labels: misinterpretations, pennsylvania
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Well, I H9 you. That is H8 + 1.
YUH8TEN (Why you hatin'?) is from Katherine T. She writes: What I thought was funny about this was the license plate frame that says “retired US air force”. I just can’t imagine an older man who was in the military with a pimped out Mercedes having a plate like this. The two just don’t go together, but I guess I was wrong!
Why am I "h'eight'ten'"? Let me count the ways! This plate is all over the place: missing words, extra Ts, letters used to represent words, numbers used to represent letters. The plate-rage is strong with this one.
U 8H I was sent in by MooseNuggette (not to be confused with moose knuckles!). I guess this is supposed to be one of those look-in-your-rear-view-mirror kind of plates, because then it would read: I H8 U (I hate you). Kudos if this is actually mounted to the front of your vehicle, but I am pretty sure it has to be displayed on the back as well. YOU EIGHTH I just doesn't have the same effect now, does it?
Posted by HorribleLicensePlates at 4:59 AM 0 comments
Labels: Alaska, completely annoying
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
We're going streaking!
FLASHER is from John K. According to wikipedia, a "flasher" is: A person who displays his or her body in a form of indecent exposure (flashing genitals, breasts, buttocks, etc.) Although I guess they could also just be really into turn signals.
Uh, sir, your epidermis is showing.
Posted by HorribleLicensePlates at 5:17 AM 0 comments
Labels: completely annoying, my one defining quality, virginia
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Jesus loves you, but everyone else thinks you're an...
I'd like to thank LadyStyx for sending me this plate she found via the FAIL blog. Why yes, that does read, BUTTHOLE.
More parking available in the rear.
Posted by HorribleLicensePlates at 5:30 AM 5 comments
Labels: Florida, Hall-of-Shame
Monday, May 17, 2010
Mr. Creepy McCreeperson
Correy sent us GR8D8B8. Yes, this says, "Great Date Bait." According to the Urban Dictionary, Date Bait is: any material object or event that entices the opposite sex to seek interest in reuniting with a person at a later date. Correy writes:
I saw this plate the other day. No offense to other SE-R owners that might be reading this but Nissan's have no soul! As a chick, I'm not impressed!
Yeah, as a chick myself, nothing tops my list of desires more than a Nissan, a vanity plate, a tailpipe I can stick my head into.
Posted by HorribleLicensePlates at 5:43 AM 2 comments
Labels: completely annoying, New Hampshire
Friday, May 14, 2010
Now, I'm going to make this scrapbooking pencil disappear.
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-NA-NA! It's the BATMBIL (Batmobile) from Jess:
I saw this plate at my local Michael's (the arts and crafts store). Who knew that Batman was so crafty? I wonder if he and Robin were planning an exciting evening of scrap booking and decoupage?
I was surprised he drives a BMW. However, it's better than a silver Volvo any day.
Posted by HorribleLicensePlates at 5:49 AM 0 comments
Labels: my one defining quality, New York