Ohio and Indiana both adopted very similar pastoral scenes with similar Disney Junior color animation schemes, one a covered bridge and the other a wheat field, at one point. That's annoying when the town you live in is bisected by the state line.
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Running license plate thread
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Driftwood
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I don't "collect" plates, but I do have a version of every one I've been issued dating back to 1987. I have an outdoor shower, and I have them hanging on it.
I've never gotten one of the specialty plates because they are $35 a year on top of what you already pay. If you read the fine print, the state keeps $20, and $15 goes to whatever cause you are supposed to be supporting.
Two years ago we got new ones. You had a choice of one that said "In God We Trust" and one that didn't. They were identical otherwise. I waited in line to get the plate. The lady had one laying on her desk. "Do you want In God We Trust?" "I don't care. Whatever that one is you have is fine." "But this one doesn't say In God We Trust." "That's fine. I don't care. I just want to get out of here." "I can go in the back and get you one that says In God We Trust." "Lady, I don't care if it says it or not. Whatever that one you have in front of you is fine. I need to go." Then she started talking to the other people in the room. "He doesn't want In God We Trust. I can't believe anybody doesn't want In God We Trust." Now I'm mad. I don't recall exactly what I said to her, but there was no way in hell I was accepting In God We Trust even if she 10 of them in her hand.
I've never gotten one of the specialty plates because they are $35 a year on top of what you already pay. If you read the fine print, the state keeps $20, and $15 goes to whatever cause you are supposed to be supporting.
Two years ago we got new ones. You had a choice of one that said "In God We Trust" and one that didn't. They were identical otherwise. I waited in line to get the plate. The lady had one laying on her desk. "Do you want In God We Trust?" "I don't care. Whatever that one is you have is fine." "But this one doesn't say In God We Trust." "That's fine. I don't care. I just want to get out of here." "I can go in the back and get you one that says In God We Trust." "Lady, I don't care if it says it or not. Whatever that one you have in front of you is fine. I need to go." Then she started talking to the other people in the room. "He doesn't want In God We Trust. I can't believe anybody doesn't want In God We Trust." Now I'm mad. I don't recall exactly what I said to her, but there was no way in hell I was accepting In God We Trust even if she 10 of them in her hand.
dixiehack
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So many darn Yankees moved to Tennessee that the state finally gave up and switched the tags to Michigan's.
And Alabama still has the Heart of Dixie emblem (required by state law). What they do now is shrink it down and pray that you don't notice.
And Alabama still has the Heart of Dixie emblem (required by state law). What they do now is shrink it down and pray that you don't notice.
ChrisLong
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I got a vanity plate for my new '78 Camaro (I used to play serious darts and it refers to a phrase from that activity). The plates were blue back then. I still have it, having pashed it from car to car that I've owned. My current car is the fifth to have this license plate. There aren't many cars around California that still have blue license plates. Makes it easy when dealing with a busy valet parking lot. I just tell them it's the one with the blue license plate.
Driftwood
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But, but... that one doesn't say In God We Trust.
dixiehack
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I've seen some Tennessee folks get paranoid that they might be inviting extra police scrutiny in small towns if they don't have it on there. (The letters and numbers are reversed on the GBA tags, making it easy to spot if you know to look for it.) Sharia Baptists ride again.
Spartan Squad
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It's clearly time for the states to ketchup with their plate game
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We play a 12-month license plate game every year...from whenever we go on vacation in July until whenever we leave for vacation the following July, We have never seen Wyoming. So thanks for the big tease here, @micropolitan guy!!! 
It's the only one we're missing right now. I showed the pic to my wife and asked if it counts. She said no. Speaking of my wife...she scolds me every time I pick up my phone while driving, but she made sure to pick up her phone while driving to take a picture of Hawaii a few weeks ago.
I add an extra layer to the game by trying to identify the state's capital. I did a states project in elementary school, which remains on the short list of the most useful things I ever did in school. What's cooler than random state capitals? I like shouting "JEFFERSON CITY!!!" when we see Missouri and "CARSON CITY!!!!" when we see Nevada. The only ones I've missed this year are West Virginia (why would I say Wheeling?) and Oregon (I said Eugene and wanted extra credit for not saying Portland, but my aforementioned wife wanted nothing to do with that). I've tripped up on St. Paul and Santa Fe in the past and remember those now b/c the former is where the Twins' AAA affiliate plays and the latter is usually the car we're driving on trips.
It's the only one we're missing right now. I showed the pic to my wife and asked if it counts. She said no. Speaking of my wife...she scolds me every time I pick up my phone while driving, but she made sure to pick up her phone while driving to take a picture of Hawaii a few weeks ago.I add an extra layer to the game by trying to identify the state's capital. I did a states project in elementary school, which remains on the short list of the most useful things I ever did in school. What's cooler than random state capitals? I like shouting "JEFFERSON CITY!!!" when we see Missouri and "CARSON CITY!!!!" when we see Nevada. The only ones I've missed this year are West Virginia (why would I say Wheeling?) and Oregon (I said Eugene and wanted extra credit for not saying Portland, but my aforementioned wife wanted nothing to do with that). I've tripped up on St. Paul and Santa Fe in the past and remember those now b/c the former is where the Twins' AAA affiliate plays and the latter is usually the car we're driving on trips.
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"Well, bless your heart, ma'am. In that case, make mine
the 'Allahu Akbar!' plate. Now hurry the fork up, wouldja?"
