Vanity Plates: Creepiness in 8 Characters or Less

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2010-07-05T07:54:00.001-05:00

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Bee Yourself

2010-07-02T05:08:00.009-05:00

LadyStyx sent in MIBGNU. She helps us out with this interpretation: Am I Buggin' You? On a yellow VW Beetle.

The answer is an unequivocal YES.

YOLK is from MooseNuggette. She writes: I thought this one was funny. Hope you like it…or hate it a lot!

I guess I would have to say I love to hate this one.

Taylor D. sent us BUZZZZY. Are 4 Zs really necessssary?

Constipated people don't give a crap

2010-07-01T05:49:00.000-05:00

AWWCRAP (Aww Crap!) is from Shaina. Aww crap is something one might say if their license plate for their Acura TL came back from the DMV with the phrase AWWCRAP on it.

Why ruin such a nice thing?

I don't even own a gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack.

2010-06-30T05:50:00.001-05:00

NICERAQ (nice rack) is from Jenny D.

For some reason I highly doubt this person is into coat racks, gun racks, bike racks, or antlers. The phrase "nice rack," as we all know, usually refers to boobies, which is not creepy at all, is it ladies?

When Dootie Calls

2010-06-29T05:00:00.000-05:00

DOOTIE was captured by the lovely Amanda W.

Besides the obvious interpretation of "poop," I was trying to think of other explanations for this plate, but I all the other ideas I came up with were crap. Heh.

Your vanity plate sucks

2010-06-28T05:33:00.001-05:00

BDA BNG1 (Bada Bing!) is from platty. Bada bing is a phrase often used to imitate the sound of a drum roll and cymbal crash after a joke. Isn't that also the name of the strip club in the HBO series, the Sopranos? Yep.

Your vanity plate sucks, ZZZINNG! (Plate snapped by Candice).

And so do your stock choices! BOOOYAH! (From TheWordWire).

I laughed so hard when I saw it.

2010-06-25T05:45:00.001-05:00

Very few plates are put into our actually funny category, and this one from Sarah fits the bill -- TWSS (That's what she said). She writes:

Ok, I'm a huge Office fan and this actually made me laugh. A good TWSS goes a long way!

Yeah, I'm pretty sure this guy pulled out in front of me the other day...

Is Never Classy

2010-06-24T05:43:00.000-05:00

TRASHY comes to us from Alison B. Trashy, as defined by Merriam-Webster means:

1 : being, resembling, or containing trash : of inferior quality
 2 : indecent

Or as defined by the Urban Dictionary:

A combination of the names Tracy and Ashley. Both Tracy and Ashley must be marginally slutty to go as "Trashy."

I think I'll stick with the Urban Dictionary definition for this one.

I prefer shoes with lights and velcro straps.

2010-06-23T05:15:00.003-05:00

Tom M. sent in VLCRO (Velcro). He writes:

I can understand the "Animal Lover" vanity plate, but pledging your undying devotion to hook & loop technology? WTF?

Jennifer D. can also contribute to this phenomenon of drivers' devotions to hooks and loops:

LadyStyx too:

Because how else am I going to fasten these shoes?!

Between the F and the H spot

2010-06-22T05:05:00.000-05:00

Matt sent us this plate from across the ocean, G 5POT. That 5 is supposed to represent an "S" which makes this "G SPOT." He writes:

In England, vanity plates (or as we call them, personalised number plates- I know, not quite as snappy) aren't very common and are usually pretty terrible. But for me, this one I saw during a visit to London just hit the spot.

Proof that it does exist, at least as a license plate.

Well, Virginia is for lovers.

2010-06-21T05:07:00.000-05:00

Had to share GLRY HOL (Glory Hole) with you from the FailBlog. I am guessing that this person doesn't know what that is slang for, do they? Or hell, they probably do.... This is Virginia we are talking about! Huzzah!!

Nothing left to lose

2010-06-18T05:19:00.000-05:00

Candice sent in PHREDUM. Yes, that is supposed to say "Freedom."

Maybe this driver was going for something like, "Free to be dumb?" Free to be dumb, as in, free to own an obnoxious yellow gas guzzling SUV with accompanying stupid vanity plate? I think that works better, don't you?

Well, now I am.

2010-06-17T05:18:00.003-05:00

Carm, the crazy cat lady, sent in R U NUMB (Are you numb?). She writes:

Belonging to a Dentist? Anesthesiologist? Bartender?

Drug dealer? Pink Floyd fan? All of the above? My eyes are going numb just looking at this vanity plate.

You probably think this license plate is about you, don't you?

2010-06-16T05:06:00.000-05:00

MS VAIN is from Andrew M.

Vain meaning: conceited: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool."

And now we know why she isn't a MRS.

This car looks slightly smaller in the cold.

2010-06-15T05:13:00.003-05:00

Courtney sent in ICE PNS, which I would guess to this driver means Ice Princess, but without an R in PNS, PNS just looks like penis. Courtney writes:

I was "lucky" enough to catch this on my way home the other day. All I could think, at first, was "Oh, brrrr! And I thought an annual exam was chilly!"

Sir? Looks like your nuclear core is overheating...

2010-06-14T05:55:00.005-05:00

MELTDWN is from Tim B. I'm guessing this person is either really into nuclear accidents, or throwing tantrums. I learned on wikipedia that a tantrum is officially:

... an emotional outburst that is typically characterized by stubbornness, crying, screaming, defiance, angry ranting and a resistance to attempts at pacification. A tantrum may be expressed in a tirade: a protracted, angry, or violent speech.

Or in this case is expressed by: a horrible vanity plate, a giant spoiler, and a Chevrolet logo that is making my eyes burn.

Hardly.

2010-06-11T05:48:00.002-05:00

D-PRIVED (Deprived) is from Karl M. He writes:

Notes: This car belonged to a very skinny accountant. Unfortunately, if he gets caught with the out of date registration, he will be deprived of (that is, fined) a substantial amount of dollars.

Deprived, according to the free dictionary, means: Lacking, especially of economic or social necessities.

So that missing "E" probably falls under "social necessity," eh?

Symptoms include "clinging" tendencies

2010-06-10T05:27:00.005-05:00

NRA FVR (NRA Fever) is from Jenna Lee A.

NRA, as in, The National Rifle Association. And fever, meaning a contagious usually transient enthusiasm.

Maybe you should see a doctor about that.

Honest Compensation Win

2010-06-09T05:06:00.000-05:00

This one comes to us from the FailBlog and I just had to share. This Corvette's vanity plate reads: 3 INCHES.

At least he's being honest. Either that, or he has a really funny wife.

Your sentence is a lifetime of ridicule.

2010-06-08T05:33:00.000-05:00

The VERDICT...

is in...UBGUILTY (You be guilty).

Charges include misuse of proper grammar, being unoriginal, and having excessive douche bag tendencies.

Photo credit goes to Karl M. (VERDICT) and Lorraine R. (UBGUILTY).

Throw it in reverse

2010-06-07T05:46:00.000-05:00

Lindsey sent in YX3Z Y3H. She writes: Another "winner" in the rearview mirror.

Let's throw this into our magical rear-view mirror machine, shall we?
Now it reads: HEY SEXY.

Sir, I assure you, this is not how you pick up woman. I really need to write that book... Chapter One: How Not to Attract a Mate.

Save the drama for your momma

2010-06-04T05:17:00.002-05:00

Sarah sent in ATTI2D (Attitude). Really? That 2 is going to make my head explode.

LadyStyx sent in ADITUDE. Speel it wit mee naw! A-D-I-T-U-D-E. Duh!

If I can think of one thing this world needs more of, it's drivers with attitude, poor spelling skills, and vanity plates.

Forbidden Fruit Mobile

2010-06-03T05:04:00.017-05:00

How do you make a Yukon worse than it already is? Um, here you go. (Click the picture to see this photo in it's full glory). YUKON 9 is from Lorraine R.

AHH MY EYES!

The trunk contains a smelly surprise!

2010-06-02T05:30:00.002-05:00

Carm (The Crazy Cat Lady) sent me this fantastic plate, BTFLBRWN, which I am pretty sure, to the owner, means "Beautiful Brown." Carm suggests: Beautiful beautiful brown eyes? Preference for brunettes? Attracted to UPS trucks?

So I emailed her back with my misinterpretation: Butt Full of Brown?

She quickly responded: In other words- full of shit??

BWHAHAHAHA!

GEEEt out of my way!

2010-06-01T05:26:00.004-05:00

Brian B. sent in MOVEEEET (Move it). Instead of using up your 8-character limit with those irritating extra Es, maybe you should have asked other drivers to move nicely, eh? MOVETPLZ?

I guess it is a vanity plate, and we should expect it to just be completely annoying.