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You'll like Tacoma
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Posted by Cole Cosgrove @ 01:01:49 am
For his story today, reporter Ian Demsky has been sifting through a state database of thousands of personalized license plates to find some of the best in Pierce County. Here's Ian's list of some of the better ones.
It's hard to top a Puyallup driver's plates on a '73 Chevrolet that simply state PIMPALA.
Although I'd say this one in Florida might win.
I was trying to imagine some Tacoma-centric plates, such as TACTOWN or EXIT133 or BAARSMA (all three are still available). GOTGRIT was already taken.
As good as those are, I'm thinking the most Tacomatastic license plate would be if the state allowed Dale Chihuly an extra letter so he could forever drive around in style as GLASSMAN.
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Makes me feel like a proud papa to see The Soyota, the official truck of ThriceAllAmerican, on the list.
(No hrefs...grumble...)
More here:
http://www.thriceallamerican.com/articles/248/my-truck-made-the-paper
(No hrefs...grumble...)
More here:
http://www.thriceallamerican.com/articles/248/my-truck-made-the-paper
Niki - Very much illegal and honestly, a strange pet peeve of mine. You certainly aren't alone, though.
From the DOL's website - http://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistration/moving.html
From the DOL's website - http://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistration/moving.html
Moving? Get WA plates
When you move to Washington State, you have 30 days and register your vehicle. Once you do so, you will be issued Washington State license plates.
LEET, silver 1998 Buick Park Avenue, Gig Harbor
would be more L33T if it was spelled with numbers rather than letters.
Funniest one I have seen was a White VW Rabbit with license plate IML8IML8 (forget which state the plates were from, pretty sure WA is limited to 7 characters)
would be more L33T if it was spelled with numbers rather than letters.
Funniest one I have seen was a White VW Rabbit with license plate IML8IML8 (forget which state the plates were from, pretty sure WA is limited to 7 characters)
kalvyn, most people don't know what Linux is spelled out, much less abbreviated or worse still, the think it's that stuff that you spray in the back of pickup trucks to keep it from getting all scratched up.
I once saw what must have been a short network admin in a BMW who had "TCP IMP".
I laughed and laughed. My wife just blinked at me, so I cried a little bit.
I once saw what must have been a short network admin in a BMW who had "TCP IMP".
I laughed and laughed. My wife just blinked at me, so I cried a little bit.
CHIHULY is available. as is GRITCTY. And TCOMA. And TRIBNET. GENTRY is. NIKI uses an invalid combination of letters and numbers. SAVVY isn't (That's O.K. - it's an inside joke anyway.) FREITAS is up for grabs. I wonder if there's such a think as plate-squatting. I know someone who paid someone for their "STOKED" plate back in the 80's.
Kalvyn – reporter Ian told me that he had LNXGEEK on his list, but it was trimmed during editing because they didn't think enough people would understand it. It was too geeky even for the Nerdy category.
A few other Tacoma plates still available: HILLTOP, PROCTOR, STADIUM, MCKINLY and 6TH AVE.
And apparently DRUNK is available, if you dare.
A few other Tacoma plates still available: HILLTOP, PROCTOR, STADIUM, MCKINLY and 6TH AVE.
And apparently DRUNK is available, if you dare.
New her on the blog but I had to post my plates from my 2002 Avalanche: 2WRDS4U. I'm not going to say what the 2 words are but you have to watch (or re-watch) "Midnight Run" with Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin; there is a hilarious scene on a bus where De Niro gives us his version of "two words for you..."
BTW, Cole, loved the link to the Florida plates!!
BTW, Cole, loved the link to the Florida plates!!
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