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Keeping it Real on the Road
I love vanity plates. So I would like to take a moment to talk about what I think are the most interesting categories of these monuments to the inner workings of the motorist’s brain.
1. The ID Badge
Let’s face it. There are a lot of different car makes and models in the modern industrial world. And it’s a good thing. But that leaves the average person with a lot of logos and such to memorize, and not all of us have great memory for symbols. Thankfully, some car owners are considerate enough to let us know exactly what kind of car they are driving so we don’t have to bother looking 2 inches above the plate itself. However, it seems that only wealthier people are so considerate, as I have never seen a plate that says MYCIVIC or AVOLVO.
2. The Spoiled-er
Some people’s parents just love them more than yours do. In a world so full of hate and conflict, such love and reckless spending need to be memorialized. Where better than on the back of the brand new 2008 Celica that little Christina got for her 16th birthday? This plate makes a statement, and that statement is “please don’t ever hire or date me.”
3. The Tech-Savvy Motorist
People who know computers are in really high demand these days. Being proficient in the internet-connected world is something to be proud of, but not in conventional human language. No, the classy way to display your prowess on the tubes is to order up one of these beauties. Any combination of phrases such as LOL, OMG, WTF, ORLY, KTHX, P(/O)WND, NOOB, or GOATSE will identify you to other genius nerds while properly alienating the rest of the plebeians in meatspace.
4. The “You Had To Be There”
Remember that time in high school you were sitting at the lunch table and Griff said that totally hilarious thing? Sure you do. In fact, it was so funny that you just couldn’t stand to let it disappear into the ether with time. Immortalizing Griff’s wit on a tag just made sense. Sure, people anywhere but your hometown might look at you like you’re an idiot while you’re driving around, but when you finally see Griff again at Christmas it’ll all be worth it.
5. The Puzzler
It has been clinically proven that doing puzzles daily stimulates the brain and wards off the scourge of senility and Alzheimer’s disease. I’m assuming that the people who own these plates must be doctors, and are doing their part to keep us healthy by leaving us to wonder all day what their license plate said. Now if only there were some research into the effects of spending six hours straining to figure out what a CLOB1TZ is.
6. The Missionary
The church has been sending people out to preach to others since its inception. It can be difficult to find time to talk to people about Jesus when you have a job and a 45 minute commute, but the DMV is always there to help in spiritual matters. That’s what