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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Thursday Thirteen #28 ~ WI Vanity Plates Edition 1

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Thirteen Actual Wisconsin Vanity Plates


The question has been asked, have I seen all of these myself. The answer is yes, I am actually collecting them, and have enough for a series of TT posts.

1.... 10 LB EYE
2.... 6MUDBLD
3.... WDBNICE
4.... CHSCAKE
5.... J FAST
6.... SKI SYCO
7.... HOUTSIE
8.... SWETANG
9.... BLRMKRS
10.... MAK A DYF
11.... GUSSIE 1
12.... SULTAN
13.... HV2FSH

Some seem pretty obvious, some are definitely curious, like number 1. I have many more, so join for future editions of Wisconsin Vanity plates.

Next week's Thursday Thirteen Topic: A Humorous look on why my children may not reach adulthood. Remember folks, it's just a joke! or is it?

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Signing off,
Sassy Mama Bear

~ Penelope Anne

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70 Visited the Universe:

Sue said...

I'm not a skier, but I kinda like #6 ;)

Happy TT, and hope you have a goodly rest of the week :)

Matt-Man said...

Is Number in reference to a 10 pound walleye? Cheers Sassy!!

the teach said...

I like "Mak a Dif" Penelope. Glad you liked my post about the Pope's visit! :)

forgetfulone said...

Cheesecake!!!!!!!!! I like that one. Great TT! And of course, I'm going to visit you at the cafe!

kellyo75 said...

These are great-well, the ones I can figure out at 6 am!!

~TAMY 3 Sides of Crazy~ said...

I'll keep my eyes open to see them.

Odat said...

I just don't understand why people do that.
Peace

Vixen said...

I was going to say exactly what Matt-man said. I hope that is what #1 refers to, because I just don't like the idea of someone out there with a 10 eyeball. Even if WI is way over there!

secret agent mama said...

I want one: TAKEPIC lol

She Became a Butterfly said...

off topic, there's a character in the musical "Bye Bye Birdie" named Penelope Ann/Anne.

she
http://www.shebecameabutterfly.net

Di said...

Mine is "NEER MRS"

Sadie said...

*lol* I love vanity plates!! Although I do have to say that #1 definitely confuses me...

And thanks for pointing out my status as a featured blogger and visiting my blog!!

MamaArcher said...

that is such a creative idea for your list. Have a great day!

On a limb with Claudia said...

Gosh... those are real plates? Wow. People are so creative - and odd. Yep, that's my thought for the moment! ;)

Happy TT!

B Boys Mom said...

Loved you TT. On a couple I had to stop and think to figure it out. Look forward to your next week TT. I have a 18 year old who I wonder if he will make it to 20!!!

Kitchen Scrapbook said...

Well, I'm from WI, but none of those are my license plates. LOL
Happy TT! :)

Ornery's Wife said...

WDBNICE is my favorite. Ornery has a plate on his truck ONERY (because I had a blond moment at the tag agent and forgot how to spell it) and mine is SCRAPPR. Mine is on the front, though, because I got tired of paying extra for it! Fun TT, thanks for stopping by Miller Manor!
TM

Colleen said...

I LOVE THIS! (OK, I'm biased, given I live in WI and all...)

I used to see a car all the time with the following plate and it took me FOREVER to figure out what it said. It was on a silver car. Was I just slow?

HIHOAG

:O) Check the table of elements for help with this one!

Toni said...

Great list. 1 is very interesting. Thanks for stopping by my place.

I can't wait to see your list next week sounds great!

Kat's Krackerbox said...

I love me some CHSCAKE!!! Great list!

Kayla said...

I had to pop over when I saw your username. Cute list. There are some wyld1s out there, aren't there?

Amanda said...

very interesting

Karina said...

Great list! You know, I'm a firm believer that if you're going to go to the trouble of getting a vanity plate, it should make some semblance of sense, you know? ;-)

maggie's mind said...

Nice! Those were fun. Mine would be:

CO4433RFN (too many letters?)

Happy TT!

Jenny said...

Those are great!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog.

Happy TT!

Heather J. said...

what a great idea for TT, I have a vanity plate....but it's not all that orginal.
PJSWIFE

FRIGGA said...

Oh boy! I love little puzzles!

2. 6 mud bloods (harry potter reference?)
3. wouldn't it be nice (beach boys rock!)
4. Cheesecake
6. Psychotic skiier? haha
7. House Tie
8. Sweating
9. Boiler Marks (maybe an abused child?) 8-\
10. Make a difference
13. Have to fish

I don't know if I was supposed to guess what the driver is saying - but I can't stop myself ;-0 Happy TT :-)

Christine said...

Pass me a slice of cheesecake!!

Those are great!

Happy TT!

Patrice said...

Those are great! I wonder if people ever regret what they put on the vanity plate...

jenn said...

Those are good. Some I still can't figure out.

Laura said...

Vanity plates fascinate me...and now we live in the state with the most vanity plates per capita...alas, mine is not one of them!

Can't wait to see next week's!!

e-Mom said...

Very fun! Did you spot all of them yourself? My husband always notices plates too.

e-Mom @ Splash*

Sandy C. said...

Some of those are very clever! I love the CHSCAKE :)

Cindy Swanson said...

Great list! We have an amazing amount of vanity plates here in Illinois...my mom is always surprised by it when she visits, because apparently not that many Texans have them. (And we think Texans are proud! :))

Celticlibrarian said...

I love vanity plates. Sometimes the license plate frame provides context. Sometimes it's such an in-joke that you can puzzle about them for hours.

Happy TT!

Lisa said...

I love vanity plates...

happy TT

BusyDad said...

I hate that I cannot get my mind off figuring out vanity plates when I see them on the road. I'm amazed I haven't gotten into any fender benders because of it because I will sit there and stare at one until I figure it out.

Julia Smith said...

'SKI SYCO' - my favorite! I've popped over here from Sandy Carlson's blog. I love your header.

Meju said...

I love the topic! #13 is tops! Fishing is not a choice!

kelly said...

I love vanity plates.

I used to go on trips with my grandpa, and guess what they said. And then we would make up funny sayings for the regular ones.

Like:

GSB-5555

Grandpa smells bad. Was lots of fun. ;-)

The Gal Herself said...

I wonder if #4 is about dessert, or a photo of a scantily clad girl? Thanks for sharing, and thanks for visiting my TT.

Lilibeth said...

I like the sweettang one. If I had a vanity plate it would probably be: "oblivious" cause that's the way I drive. Let's just say that I admiring the scenery way way too much.

LadyBugCrossing said...

What a great idea!
It seems everyone around here - except me - has a vanity plate. I'll have to see if I can find 13.
Thanks for dropping by!
LBC

Zenmomma said...

I have a vanity plate on my car, what else? ZEN MOM.

danica said...

I used to love reading vanity plates with my dad! We'd have a contest to see who could figure them out first. Sometimes I even won!

mominmentalmotion said...

Great list!

Jane said...

Some I got and some I didn't! Very interesting list.
Thanks for coming by my T13 today!

Chelle Y. said...

I can never read these.

I like IM2BZ2P! :)

Jodi said...

Interesting list! I like cheesecake one. Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great Thursday!

TeaMouse said...

Sometimes they are totally reaching and I can't even guess what they mean.

cajunvegan said...

Mmm...cheesecake. Now I'm hungry.

#10 is my fave, but that's why I'm an educator.

Thanks for stopping by my Do a Little Dance edition. I hope you'll be back.

Baba's Blog .. Babies Are Special said...

Hi Penelope, thanks for your visit to my place today..I would enjoy your list if I could make heads or tails out of them.LOL....I am looking forward to your next TT....Have a good day.

Lucy said...

Hi sassy! thanks for visiting me! I've always LOVED trying to de-code license plates! Some of these I just couldn't get.. yeah, What the heck does #1 mean? I liked the idea of vanity plates when I was younger, but now I don't think I need to spend the extra bucks! haha great TT.

SandyCarlson said...

Thanks for the fun. I sure needed that today.

Hazel Nut said...

I love trying to figure them out - good list.

CC said...

I love license plate designs and messages!

DoubleDeckerBusGuy said...

0FFMYBUT was one that slipped through into our plates here in Ontario... but was removed when it was deemed... get ready for this... TO PROMOTE DRINKING which is a no-no on personalized plates.

I saw it and thought "4 TAILGTRS" but apparently, someone in the Ministry of Transport thought it was too close to "Drunk Off My Butt" for jazz.

Fun province I live in sometimes...

Susan Helene Gottfried said...

I used to wonder what I'd put on my vanity plate, and now I've got one that supports the zoo and I'm happy with it.

Tasina said...

I once saw one that read "LUV2CNG" Change? Cling? Cringe? What could they mean?

lisa marie said...

I don't think I've seen any of them around. :) And I think I'll stay away from eye guy.

Aren't you sick of the rain?!

Michelle B said...

Vanity plates can be so crazy! I'll have to start paying more attention to those here in Arizona. Maybe someday I'll have enough that I find interesting to make a TT:-)

Nap Warden said...

I am a skier...love #6!

verabear said...

Nice list. Thanks for visiting my TT too :)

suchsimplepleasures said...

i've seen some super obnoxious ones where i live.
fun tt!
thanks for visiting mine!

savvyprchick said...

Those are hilarious!

Thanks for visiting my TT!

jennifer said...

I like # 10!

Cute idea for a TT.

Jennifer

Jennifer said...

wow. those are cool. i always love to read other peoples plates and try to figure them out. lol

have a good weekend.
Jenn

Farrah said...

Creative TT! I like #1 best. LOL! It's neat how you give a little preview of next week's TT.

I am a big fan of fantasy, fairies and such, too! I change the look of my blog about once a month. One of these days I'll probably do a fantasy look!

Thanks for stopping by my blog! I hope your moving goes well! :-)

storyteller said...

Thanks for your visit to my ‘Modified Meme of Fours’ TT this week at Small Reflections. I appreciate you leaving the link back here. What a cool idea for a T-13 list – but I’m totally stumped by #1 … love #s 4, 10, 13 … and will look forward to the next installment ;--) I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Hugs and blessings,

Mrs. Brownstone @ XBOX Wife said...

These are REALLY funny! This is a great TT idea!