Vanity Plates
 

This came to me as I was driving yesterday. Does anyone have vanity plates from NH or otherwise that make reference to the lake? I do. Let see how many creative members are out there... I will start, mine reads WINPSKE

Vanity plates
 

That's a very good question ! In my travels I have seen plates on out of state vehicles making mention of something in New Hampshire. I live in Wolfeboro so I am more apt to see a plate trying to say Wolfeboro than some other NH connection. I have seen CT, VA, NY, MA, PA, FL trying to say Wolfeboro in some configuration. I can honestly say I haven't seen any attemps at Lake Winni (I can't spell Winnipesaukee), but now I will be on the look out.

My plate isn't Winni. specific (although its the only place i go boating). My plate reads BOATNH.

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Just saw a good one today...on a NH moose plate.....SAVENH

How about BIGLAKE?

(A term we don't hear anymore).

Funny you should ask . . .
 

My kids and I made a game of keeping track of license plates this summer to pass the time as we drove. At first, we just kept a list of what state's people came from. After a while, though, we started adding unusual vanity plates. Here are a few of the lake ones:

YUMYUM
FUNSPOT
WNIPSKE
LAKWIN
LAKWIN
LK-WINN
NJ 2 NH (a Jersey plate obviously)

By the way, mine (from NJ) is ECHO PT. It can be seen far and wide all over Alton Bay in August each summer.

Jersey Girl

big lake
 

I believe Big Lake is already used locally in the Alton area.

here is one for the big fast boaters out there.......
 

how bout "XLR8" or "GOFAST" or for all the boats without windshields "OU812" hahaha! My dads plates on his corvette "meyeC5".......

THe DMV has a page where you can look up a plate and see if its available. Here's the link: Initial Plate Search

Hi Jersey Girl,

My 2 plates say ECHOPT and 2ECHOPT. But they refer to a place on Winnisquam not Winnipesaukee. Cool coincidence though :)

Vanity Plate
 

Saw this NH plate yesterday in Hookset on my way back from the lake.

ILNDGRL = Island Girl

Hey Glennsteely: "meyec5"??? O.K. I give??? :confused:

my guess is "meyec5" = my c5. i am pretty sure c5 is an abbreviation for fiifth generation corvettes. then again, i may be way off???

BAYSIDE, BAY and SIDE are all taken plates. I know that BAY and SIDE were the plates Jessie Rogers had back in the early 60's for the Bay Side Motel now Bay Side Inn, Alton Bay. Wonder if the Inn has BAYSIDE now. I have seen the other ones on their vehicles.

Spanky,
You are absolutely correct. :)

I'm pretty sure I recall reading that New Hampshire has the largest number of vanity plates, relative to number of registered vehicles, in the country.

Live Free (freedom of speach that is...) Or Die ;)

Drats!
 

That's not me...

IG,

I figured it was not you as you hail from MA. :D

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:confused:
Just yesterday I saw a Jersey plate with "Sunapee"

I've seen a Bay19 or 19Bay, can't remember which.

I have seen one - "2 da lake" - or similar. Put those words to the William Tell Overture.

Saw 2 new plates in Salem and Londonderry today.

DVR-DWN http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_3_130.gif (thought of Grant) and WAKE49 (SUV bought in Tilton)
Both were NH plates.

Mine...
 

It's about time this thread was resurrected. Please excuse the bugs...

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...IMG_3206-1.jpg

MINKISL & BEARISL have been seen. Still waiting to see BEERISL.

I noticed someone had the ZIP code for Alton Bay as their plate: 03810

Thought that was very cool....

I've seen a number of postmasters that used the zip as their plate numbers.... agreed, cool, or is it kewl :laugh:

Vanity Plates
 

I love this topic. It came up about 5 yrs ago, and has only been casually on the air since then.

One area I'm interested in is how people from [I]other[I] states try to make reference to Winnipesaukee, Wolfeboro (my town), other NH towns or attractions.

While driving in Pensacola I saw a car with NH "HAMPBCH", and, during the summer, here in Wolfeboro, I see cars from other states trying to say Wolfeboro. Funny, come to think of it, I don't see too many cars (maybe none) from NH trying to say non-NH locations.

Personally, my favorite is NH plate PCONE (that's me!).

Mine is FARECHO

as in Far Echo Harbor, Moultonborough


Smitty

Vanity Plate
 

We caught this one at the Alton Traffic Circle last July.
Is it yours Merrymeeting?

Vanity Plates
 

Connecticut plate LK*WINI

don't forget the shuttle Suv for Canoe in Center Harbor has it's plate "Canoe"

My favorite of all time
 

I always wondered why a neighbor of mine in Lake Shore Park had the NH Plate NONE.

The story he told was that when he applied you had to fill out a form and submit it to the DMV. They gave you three choices.

He put in, #1 - his nickname, 2# a reference to his business. He couldn't think of a #3 choice so he filled in the spot on the form with.. you guessed it, NONE. :cool:

I just looked it up on the NH Vanity plate site, and it's available again. I think he moved out of state, or passed away. The resturant was the Cherrystone, it was across from Mountain View in Gilford. His name was Jim O'Brien.

Don;t know if this one's taken, but it would be great for an enthusiast of a certain sport.

NE14 10S

HINT: There's a club in W'boro you can join if you like playing this sport. :)

Does anyone have the link to see what plates are available? I tried the one that was posted earlier in the thread.

Link to Check Availability
 

"Anyone for tennis" .... very cute! :laugh:

Gohome
 

Some of you may have noted a friend's little pickup roaming the Moutonborough area wearing "GOHOME". He got it in response to a particularly nasty part time neighbor!

This isn't quite in line with Vanity plates -- however my wife and I are extremely curious if this individual is a member of the forum ---

In Mass as you know there are many different "cause" plates. Where the added fee for the registration go to a particular cause i.e. Red Sox Plates go to the Jimmy Fund, Olympic symbols - support the US Olympics, etc .......

Amongst the many, recently they finally issued Breast Cancer Plates (which is very near & dear to my wife and I) and now both our vehicles carry them.

Anyway -- last Fall we spotted "BC 1" outside C J Avery's which obviously is the individual who initiated the drive for this series of Plates ......

Are you out there amongst us here in the forum??

DING-DING!!! Hot dog, we have a weiner!

Couple more:

This is a real life plate:

OUI OUI

Question: What color is the car?

___________

Any guess as to the profession of this plate's owner?

B4DKCME

___________

On a vintage Ford belonging to a Star Wars fanatic. The wookie rides shotgun!

MLNEIUM

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Any guess what type of car would be sporting this plate?

MBALMD

I have seen the Jersey plate that has my screen name on it recently: NJ2NH. I think another Jersey girl saw it, too, and spoke to the people in a parking lot down here not so long ago!

My ECHO PT plate is dented and bent, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. The dealer tried to make me give it up when I got a new truck a couple of years ago. NEVER!

nj2nh