License Plate Game

[2-4-tea]

recently I was on a road trip and I was playing a game with my kids with License plates I live in Maryland besides our basic license plate we have what I call 2 "vanity" plates one for the water wildlife and one for the farms what state do you live in and how many license plates does your state offer

[Scarlett]

In the Wildlife Conservation collection you can have a hummingbird, Ducks Unlimited, a duck, two different turkey pictures, a deer,or two different fish pictures. Then you have the "Our Heritage" tag with farm animals on it. There is an "I Care for Animals" tag, and a Nascar one. You can get specialized tags form any one of our 6 universities, and the different branches of the military, firefighters and law enforcement.
Man, I never realized Mississippi had such a choice for tags. I like my regular one with a magnolia on it :)

[dm383]

Very little in the way of choice here!! :(

Basic plates are white with Black lettering at the front, and yellow with Black lettering at the back!! You're allowed a (small) national or EU flag on the left end of the plate........ and that's about it!! Boring, or what?!?!?!

'course, you can get all kinds of "fonts", diferent types of backgrounds; problem is, if the cops have had a bad day, they'll pull you and give you a ticket!! Feckers!! :(

This is an example of what you are allowed..... bo-o-o-ring!!

DM

[dm383]

Might help if I actually ATTACHED it!!!


DOH!! ;)


DM

[Lilith]

Ours has gotten damn near ridiculous

http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/specialtytags/specialindex.html

[PantyFanatic]

Ohio isn’t cheap when it comes to making mountains from mole hills. We have 59 different types of special license plates.:rolleyes:

http://www.state.oh.us/odps/division/bmv/type_plt2.html

[Scarecrow]

Here are some of the catigories in Illinois and each catigorie has a variety of plates

AMATEUR RADIO
AMERICA REMEMBERS
ANTIQUE VEHICLE
COLLEGIATE
EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENTAL
FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL
HEARING IMPAIRED
ILLINOIS MICHIGAN CANAL
MAMMOGRAM
MASTER MASON
MILITARY
ORGAN DONOR
PARK DISTRICT YOUTH
PASSENGER
PEORIA WILDLIFE
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
PET FRIENDLY
POLICE MEMORIAL
PREVENT VIOLENCE
ROUTE 66
SPORTING SERIES

[Midnight Kiss]

Looks like Arkansas has about 10 other than the regular one and not counting the gov and business ones

[BlondeCurlGirl]

Wisconsin has...

The Basic with or without personalization
Amateur radio
Antique car
Celebrate Children
Rescue Squads
Collector
Disabled/Disabled Veteran
Ducks Unlimited
Endangered Resources
Freemason
**Green Bay Packers**
Hobbyist
Lao Veterans
Medal of Honor
Military
Sesquicentennial
University plates for each of our 13 campuses (I am getting one of these when my registration is up!)
US Veteran
Wisconsin National Guard

[Cheyanne]

These are the choices in Iowa.

http://www.dot.state.ia.us/mvd/ovs/plates/

[Lilith]

Do any of you play the game with cows and graveyards????

[2-4-tea]

I can honestly say no to the cows and graveyards lil explain that on to me

[Nice Guy]

http://www.odot.state.or.us/dmv/Vehicles/vehicles.htm#VehicleRegistrationPlates

Lots of plates for Oregon

[Lilith]

You pick a side of the car...left or right. You add up all the cows you pass by that are on your side (rough estimate) but each time a graveyard is on your side all your cows die and you have to start fresh. Good game for a long trip.

[dadaist]

Originally posted by Scarecrow
Here are some of the catigories in Illinois and each catigorie has a variety of plates

(snip)


Not to mention the temporary ones that are issued for a few months only.
The master list is at:

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/vehicles/license_plates.html

[dadaist]

Originally posted by BlondeCurlGirl
Wisconsin has...

(snip)


http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/vehicles/personal/special/index.htm

[dadaist]

Indiana's list:

http://www.in.gov/bmv/platesandtitles/plates/index.html

I think IL stole most of the ideas from Indiana ;)

[denny]

Cali:

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/online/elp/elp.htm

Its way too complicated now!

[Eros]

Well, West Virginia has a few...but it hasn't been updated...there's a new wildlife plate and NASCAR plates for about 12 different drivers and a plain NASCAR one.

http://www.wvdot.com/6_motorists/dmv/6g2b_personalplates.htm

[Eros]

Denny...I'd move to Cali just to get that 9-11 memorial plate, that is awesome!

[dicksbro]

Also in Illinois is one for the Wildlife Prairie Park west of Peoria; one for the Morton Pumpkin Festival; one for Veterans; one for Purple Heart winners; and one for the University of Illinois.

A friend of ours, who's also a police officer, said the cops hate these plates because it's hard to remember which are valid Illinois plates.

Maybe we ought to design a PIXIES PLATE. Valid in all states and countries; only the players change :D :D

[Grumble]

Info about Tasmanian plates.

http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/registration_information/gen_info6.html

[dicksbro]

Sorry, dadaist ... I missed seeing the Illinois site until after I'd posted my "Illinois additions" above.

[Oldfart]

Australia's Northern Territory has a number of personalised

plates.

Very cheap and every second car has a set.

[sad_sam]

If you want it I think you can get it on a plate here in Tennesse. Schools, Special Intrests, and the latest A Right To Life Plate.

[Irish]

N.H. has many,but my wife& my buddy have vanity plates.
My wife is a HUGE NASCAR fan.Hers is BOOGIDY!
My long time riding buddy,is nicknamed "Animal".His motorcycle
plate is ANML.
I,personaly,never liked vanity plates.It stems from my younger
"hell raising"days.I just thought that it would make you more
identifyable to the cops.
Now I don't care.It's nice to have the phone ring and awnser it not wondering what the cops want you for this time.
One of the benifits of NO alcohol.June15,2003 was 11yrs! Irish
P.S.One son-in law loves A.C.-D.C.His truck plate is Black n Black.

[dm383]

Congrats on 11 years, Irish!!

*Takes a BIG slurp of coffee in salute!!*

DM

[Irish]

dm383---Thanks!i'm not preaching that others should do it.I just
found that drinking for me was like smoking-All or nothing at all!
Smoking---Over two pks of Camels/day - 0/day over 30 yrs!
Drinking-0 over 11 yrs.
As long as I don't have to give up sex,I'm OK.If I have to give that up,I'll commit suicide.There wouldn't be anything to live for!
Irish

[Salacious]

The Land of 10,000 Lakes seems to have an abundance too...

Amateur (Ham) Radio Plates (http://www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/PlBrochure/amateurradio.htm)
...
Bus Plates (http://www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/PlBrochure/Bus.htm)

Citizen Band Radio Plates

Collector Plates (http://www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/PlBrochure/Collector.htm)

Collegiate Plates (http://www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/PlBrochure/CollegiatePlates.htm)

Critical Habitat Plates (http://www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/PlBrochure/CriticalHabitat.htm)

Dealer Plates

Disability Plates/Certificate

Military Plates

Moped Plates

Motorcycle Plates

Passenger Plates (http://www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/PlBrochure/passenger.htm)

Registration Permits
Personalized Plates (http://www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/PlBrochure/personalized.htm)

Recreational Plates

Registration Stickers

Specialty (Impounded) Plates (http://www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/PlBrochure/Impounded%20Plates.htm) Also known as "Whiskey Plates" (Not a good thing)

Support Our Troops Plates

Tax Exempt Plates

Trailer Plates

Truck Plates

Van Pool

Veteran Plates

Volunteer Ambulance Attendant Plates

Volunteer Firefighter Plates

[Lord Snow]

When I was on the road, we always went for different states, not the vanity plates. Problem with the vanity ones is there's generally at least ten different ones you can get and that's not including the basic plate with a custom number on it. It can get ridiculous. I wasn't any good at the game anyway. I generally slept most of the way.

[scotzoidman]

sad sam had it about right for Tennessee, probably a plate for every single special-interest group that crawls out of the woodwork.

Always confuses me when I see the college teams plates: A Tennessee plate supporting univ of Florida or Alabama just looks wrong...












& also looks like someone looking to get his ass kicked. :rolleyes2

[wyndhy]

You pick a side of the car...left or right. You add up all the cows you pass by that are on your side (rough estimate) but each time a graveyard is on your side all your cows die and you have to start fresh. Good game for a long trip.
roflmao. too morbid. i love it

whenever we passed a pasture my dad would say "quick! count their legs and divide by four!"


is it true that license plates are made by convicts?

[scotzoidman]

roflmao. too morbid. i love it

whenever we passed a pasture my dad would say "quick! count their legs and divide by four!"


is it true that license plates are made by convicts?
Used to be made by convicts here, but pretty sure that's not the case anymore. John Hiatt has a great song called "Tennessee Plates" that touches on the topic.

LOL I heard it as a joke, "How did you count how many cows there were so fast?"
"Counted the teats, & divided by four."

[Scarecrow]

In Illinois the plates are made by the developmently disabled. I heard on a news (Fox or MSNBC) that Illinois has issued more vanity plates than any other state, do not know how true that is.