Vanity Plates

Lakesrider · 06-05-2011, 08:51 AM

"My Nissan Versa also has a vanity plate, although it does not really make any sense and I can never come up with an actual reason for getting it! Alas, Kung-POW! This Versa is the fourth car to be graced with the KungPow plate!"

Kung Pow Enter the Fist movie is one of the stupidest, yet funniest movies to ever hit the big screen. For like, maybe a day.

Gatto Nero · 06-08-2011, 01:42 PM

Not lake related but my son, an Army ROTC Cadet at Norwich, just got this plate for his bike. I was shocked it was available.

RailroadJoe · 06-08-2011, 01:46 PM

I don't do G-Mailo. What does the plate read?

Jmo77011 · 06-08-2011, 04:45 PM

PB4UGO is my neighbor! I see the truck on my morning walk, and it always makes me smile.

Argie's Wife · 06-09-2011, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gatto Nero

Not lake related but my son, an Army ROTC Cadet at Norwich, just got this plate for his bike. I was shocked it was available.

Why? It's not a swear word...

From Wiki:

Hooah (pronounced /ˈhuːɑː/) is a U.S. Army (and rarely Canadian Army) battle cry used[1] by soldiers and also in use by the U.S. Air Force airmen "referring to or meaning anything and everything except no."

It's all though the movie Scent of a Woman - if you've seen that movie, then you've heard that terms a few dozen times...

Gatto Nero · 06-09-2011, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

Why? It's not a swear word...

From Wiki:

Hooah (pronounced /ˈhuːɑː/) is a U.S. Army (and rarely Canadian Army) battle cry used[1] by soldiers and also in use by the U.S. Air Force airmen "referring to or meaning anything and everything except no."

It's all though the movie Scent of a Woman - if you've seen that movie, then you've heard that terms a few dozen times...

I meant I was surpassed it wasn't already taken.

SteveA · 06-09-2011, 10:18 AM

Saw this one today at Loews in Gilford..

New Hampshire Plate: IAM1UP

Bet the driver is a golfer... and probably lousy at math... like most golfers

ApS · 06-21-2011, 01:39 AM

If you're following this plate around the lake on a weekend, be prepared to stop at every yard sale, and watch about a dozen women go "shopping".

SteveA · 07-20-2011, 06:19 PM

... on the Laconia By-Pass on a brand new BMW Convertable...

THXHUNY

This is a funny site for Vanity Plates from all over the country.

http://www.coolpl8z.com/top-100-best...late-ideas.php

Check out the only NH Plate to make the Top 100.. ( in 76th place )

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Rattlesnake Gal · 06-15-2012, 10:15 AM

I finally got my Lake Winnipesaukee themed license plate!

The straight shaft inboard/propeller really helps with our gas mileage.

This rear window is brought to you by Gator Signs of Gilford, along with the Winnipesaukee.com Store and Fargo from the Little Mount thread.

(It may be hard to tell, but that is a Winnipesaukee.com sticker in the upper left corner of the window.)
I think I may be a nerd.

tis · 06-15-2012, 10:59 AM

I LOVE that plate!

patman · 06-15-2012, 11:27 AM

My favorite for the area...and no, it's not mine:

camp guy · 06-15-2012, 12:04 PM

I am fascinated by vanity plates, and all the various attempts to represent the Lake or other surrounding areas. From you, RG, I would expect nothing less than what you have - great job.

(My plate, PCONE, goes back to 1968 !)

tis · 06-15-2012, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patman

My favorite for the area...and no, it's not mine:

That's pretty funny.

Ranger, when I saw the boathouse pic. I figured you must live at Keewaydin.

Rangervx · 06-18-2012, 09:54 AM

10-4 TIS...great pull...you must be around my way to recognize it

fatlazyless · 08-25-2012, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveA

... on the Laconia By-Pass on a brand new BMW Convertable...

THXHUNY

This is a funny site for Vanity Plates from all over the country.

http://www.coolpl8z.com/top-100-best...late-ideas.php

Check out the only NH Plate to make the Top 100.... "IFARTED" ( in 74th place )

Attachment 5139

....not true because #42 is a NH vanity plate ......"MMMBEER"

...did the NH-RMV really give the green light to "IFARTED" .... holy smokes!

Merrymeeting · 08-25-2012, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

...did the NH-RMV really give the green light to "IFARTED" .... holy smokes!

Well if they allow YANKEES, they've clearly thrown out all the rules!

Wolfeboro_Baja · 08-16-2013, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveA

... on the Laconia By-Pass on a brand new BMW Convertable...

THXHUNY

This is a funny site for Vanity Plates from all over the country.

http://www.coolpl8z.com/top-100-best...late-ideas.php

Check out the only NH Plate to make the Top 100.. ( in 76th place )

Attachment 5139

....not true because #42 is a NH vanity plate ......"MMMBEER"

...did the NH-RMV really give the green light to "IFARTED" .... holy smokes!

I just checked that coolpl8z.com link and "MMMBEER" is now at #25 and "IFARTED" is now at #72.

I used to have a vanity plate that might have made both the "banned in NH" list and the coolpl8z.com list; actually, I'm surprised it doesn't show up on the banned list now. That plate was "QQQQ".

Those that "got it" usually pointed and laughed! The few people that didn't "get it" until I explained it to them laughed once they heard the explanation (my mother was in this group, she thought it was hilarious!). Then there was the one guy that complained to DMV (an elderly person apparently with no sense of humor) and I received a letter from DMV telling me to turn it in and pick something else.

I only had "QQQQ" for about 7 months; the replacement was "-BFD-", my way of retaliating for having to give up "QQQQ". I ended up with "-BFD-" for a few years! The funny thing was, the clerk at DMV that gave me "QQQQ" gave a knowing smirk when I told her what I wanted but she gave it to me anyway!

My current plate is "SCHWING", taken from the movie "Wayne's World".

RailroadJoe · 08-16-2013, 03:44 PM

How about "QQ+QQ"

BroadHopper · 08-16-2013, 04:45 PM

My aunt has 'BP 49' which is her initials and the year she graduated from high school. I ask for 'RP 69' which is my initials and the year I graduated. and you would never guess they would not approve because of the 69. Yet I have seen standard plates with 69 somewhere in the numbers.

So I ask for 'RLP13' and they accept! You would think '13' will be criminal but I guess not.

Back in the days I had a Hemi with the plates 'HUMBLE', that will be another story.

Winnisquamguy · 11-07-2013, 02:13 PM

Some are funny, some I don't understand why they're banned.

http://www.wmur.com/marketplace/auto...mur%2Bfacebook

MeredithMan · 11-07-2013, 02:45 PM

I haven't seen it myself, but I've been told that there is a large 4X4 in the area with the plate, "BG JNSN". Could either be a tall person named "Johnson", or something else....

chipj29 · 11-08-2013, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MeredithMan

I haven't seen it myself, but I've been told that there is a large 4X4 in the area with the plate, "BG JNSN". Could either be a tall person named "Johnson", or something else....

I am a Johnson, not a Big Johnson (I am barely 6' tall). My plate is NOSNHOJ

Pineedles · 11-08-2013, 10:45 AM

Well it looks like the case of COPSLIE will be decided in court.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/07...cmp=latestnews

SIKSUKR · 11-08-2013, 02:22 PM

What a real winner this guy is. He changed his name to Human.

Pineedles · 11-08-2013, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

What a real winner this guy is. He changed his name to Human.

He's obviously pushing the envelope.

IslandRadio · 11-07-2013, 02:52 PM

Wow, someone doesn't have any sense of humor at all !!!

Sure, some of them don't belong, but I would say more than half are just fine by any normal (normal being the operative word) standard.

Amazing!

MeredithMan · 11-07-2013, 02:59 PM

Personally, I think it's hilarious!

I was just trying to keep my post clean and the humor tongue-in-cheek. Maybe it IS a tall person named Johnson....

RLW · 11-07-2013, 04:31 PM

I noticed the plate with C-F-I and that was my neighbors plate in MA and it stood for Certified Flight Instructor.

IslandRadio · 11-07-2013, 06:34 PM

Howie Carr did a segment on this very item this afternoon on his program.

Apparently, the plate for someone who wanted to say they love tofu was rejected. LVTOFU. Really. There are *numerous* Internet domain names, which, if read in a "certain" way spell things or make sayings that might be considered "offensive" to someone.

WakeboardMom · 11-07-2013, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winnisquamguy

Some are funny, some I don't understand why they're banned.

http://www.wmur.com/marketplace/auto...mur%2Bfacebook

What's with the hatin' on "fun" in a couple of different variations? I understood when they wouldn't let me have "FNFUNFN" but what's the problem with "FUN-FUN?" And there was a least one other that mentioned fun in that list of banned plates...

Gatto Nero · 11-08-2013, 03:53 PM

I saw this on a bike at bike week this year. FCKFF I asked him how he got by with it, because I know know that you have to explain what it refers to, and he said he had his grandmother apply for him.

VitaBene · 11-08-2013, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BroadHopper

My aunt has 'BP 49' which is her initials and the year she graduated from high school. I ask for 'RP 69' which is my initials and the year I graduated. and you would never guess they would not approve because of the 69. Yet I have seen standard plates with 69 somewhere in the numbers.

So I ask for 'RLP13' and they accept! You would think '13' will be criminal but I guess not.

Back in the days I had a Hemi with the plates 'HUMBLE', that will be another story.

One of my friends has his initials followed by 69 on his bike, maybe it went through because that was his birth year?

One of my motorcycles is L6929 but that came right out of the box in order in Moultonborough.

My son's 91 Dodge pickup is 91CTD (Cummins Turbo Diesel)

06-21-2011, 01:39 AM	#8
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 6,028 Thanks: 2,285 Thanked 789 Times in 564 Posts	First Time for Everything! If you're following this plate around the lake on a weekend, be prepared to stop at every yard sale, and watch about a dozen women go "shopping". Attached Images

07-20-2011, 06:19 PM	#9
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Spotted..... ... on the Laconia By-Pass on a brand new BMW Convertable... THXHUNY This is a funny site for Vanity Plates from all over the country. http://www.coolpl8z.com/top-100-best...late-ideas.php Check out the only NH Plate to make the Top 100.. ( in 76th place ) __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

06-15-2012, 10:15 AM	#10
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,253 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,455 Thanked 1,357 Times in 476 Posts	My First Vanity Plate I finally got my Lake Winnipesaukee themed license plate! The straight shaft inboard/propeller really helps with our gas mileage. This rear window is brought to you by Gator Signs of Gilford, along with the Winnipesaukee.com Store and Fargo from the Little Mount thread. (It may be hard to tell, but that is a Winnipesaukee.com sticker in the upper left corner of the window.) I think I may be a nerd.

06-15-2012, 12:04 PM	#13
camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,224 Thanks: 317 Thanked 560 Times in 310 Posts	Vanity plates I am fascinated by vanity plates, and all the various attempts to represent the Lake or other surrounding areas. From you, RG, I would expect nothing less than what you have - great job. (My plate, PCONE, goes back to 1968 !)

08-16-2013, 04:45 PM	#20
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,668 Thanks: 3,282 Thanked 1,132 Times in 814 Posts	Vanity Plates My aunt has 'BP 49' which is her initials and the year she graduated from high school. I ask for 'RP 69' which is my initials and the year I graduated. and you would never guess they would not approve because of the 69. Yet I have seen standard plates with 69 somewhere in the numbers. So I ask for 'RLP13' and they accept! You would think '13' will be criminal but I guess not. Back in the days I had a Hemi with the plates 'HUMBLE', that will be another story. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

06-05-2011, 08:51 AM	#1
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	"My Nissan Versa also has a vanity plate, although it does not really make any sense and I can never come up with an actual reason for getting it! Alas, Kung-POW! This Versa is the fourth car to be graced with the KungPow plate!" Kung Pow Enter the Fist movie is one of the stupidest, yet funniest movies to ever hit the big screen. For like, maybe a day.

06-08-2011, 01:42 PM	#2
Gatto Nero Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Isola Gatto Nero Posts: 697 Thanks: 162 Thanked 263 Times in 81 Posts	Not lake related but my son, an Army ROTC Cadet at Norwich, just got this plate for his bike. I was shocked it was available. __________________ La vita è buona su Isola Gatto Nero

06-08-2011, 01:46 PM	#3
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	I don't do G-Mailo. What does the plate read?

06-08-2011, 04:45 PM	#4
Jmo77011 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 86 Thanks: 60 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	PB4UGO is my neighbor! I see the truck on my morning walk, and it always makes me smile.

06-09-2011, 10:18 AM	#7
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Saw this one today at Loews in Gilford.. New Hampshire Plate: IAM1UP Bet the driver is a golfer... and probably lousy at math... like most golfers __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

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06-15-2012, 10:59 AM	#11
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,946 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,493 Times in 1,040 Posts	I LOVE that plate!

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06-15-2012, 11:27 AM	#12
patman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NH Posts: 387 Thanks: 56 Thanked 156 Times in 78 Posts	My favorite for the area...and no, it's not mine:

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06-18-2012, 09:54 AM	#15
Rangervx Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: VIRGINIA / WINTER HARBOR Posts: 82 Thanks: 28 Thanked 28 Times in 15 Posts	10-4 TIS...great pull...you must be around my way to recognize it

08-16-2013, 03:44 PM	#19
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	How about "QQ+QQ"

11-07-2013, 02:13 PM	#21
Winnisquamguy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Winnisquam, NH Posts: 613 Thanks: 419 Thanked 163 Times in 115 Posts	Banned license plates in New Hampshire Some are funny, some I don't understand why they're banned. http://www.wmur.com/marketplace/auto...mur%2Bfacebook __________________ "I'd rather be ridin than rolling"

11-07-2013, 02:45 PM	#22
MeredithMan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH Posts: 1,007 Thanks: 264 Thanked 830 Times in 347 Posts	Banned License Plates.... I haven't seen it myself, but I've been told that there is a large 4X4 in the area with the plate, "BG JNSN". Could either be a tall person named "Johnson", or something else....

11-08-2013, 10:45 AM	#24
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,550 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 672 Times in 369 Posts	Well it looks like the case of COPSLIE will be decided in court. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/07...cmp=latestnews

11-08-2013, 02:22 PM	#25
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	What a real winner this guy is. He changed his name to Human. __________________ SIKSUKR

11-07-2013, 02:52 PM	#27
IslandRadio Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mirror Lake - Full time resident Posts: 398 Thanks: 70 Thanked 156 Times in 61 Posts	Wow, someone doesn't have any sense of humor at all !!! Sure, some of them don't belong, but I would say more than half are just fine by any normal (normal being the operative word) standard. Amazing!

11-07-2013, 02:59 PM	#28
MeredithMan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH Posts: 1,007 Thanks: 264 Thanked 830 Times in 347 Posts	Personally, I think it's hilarious! I was just trying to keep my post clean and the humor tongue-in-cheek. Maybe it IS a tall person named Johnson....

11-07-2013, 04:31 PM	#29
RLW Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alton Bay on the mountain by a lake Posts: 2,023 Thanks: 563 Thanked 444 Times in 311 Posts	I noticed the plate with C-F-I and that was my neighbors plate in MA and it stood for Certified Flight Instructor. __________________ There is nothing better than living on Alton Mountain & our grand kids visits.

11-07-2013, 06:34 PM	#30
IslandRadio Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mirror Lake - Full time resident Posts: 398 Thanks: 70 Thanked 156 Times in 61 Posts	Howie Carr did a segment on this very item this afternoon on his program. Apparently, the plate for someone who wanted to say they love tofu was rejected. LVTOFU. Really. There are numerous Internet domain names, which, if read in a "certain" way spell things or make sayings that might be considered "offensive" to someone.

11-08-2013, 03:53 PM	#32
Gatto Nero Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Isola Gatto Nero Posts: 697 Thanks: 162 Thanked 263 Times in 81 Posts	I saw this on a bike at bike week this year. FCKFF I asked him how he got by with it, because I know know that you have to explain what it refers to, and he said he had his grandmother apply for him. __________________ La vita è buona su Isola Gatto Nero

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