attractive woman for president

Lil Kim: Ride or die

**BREAKING NEWS *** Lil Kim seen in Bel Air, Maryland, two summers ago *** BREAKING *** Rapper is much less rich than previously estimated *** MUST CREDIT PAT, BOYFRIEND OF NANCY *** BREAKING ***

When plates go bad

Vanity plates at their best are witty, clever and clear.

Vanity plates at their worst are offensive and rude, according to these pages, dredged up through public information requests and archived for your viewing pleasure at The Smoking Gun. Lists of banned plates, complaints and more.

Here's another link to a few defenses. The motor vehicle operator at page 16 is wise to start with a compliment for former NY Gov. George Pataki. But I'm not sure how I feel about his argument overall.

Open up

and


Along the New Jersey Turnpike? Maybe so.

More choice finds from my travels along the bedeviled I-95 corridor this turkey-consuming weekend, coming up.

Stumpers

Seen in White Marsh parking lots ...





Don't quite get these ... welcoming any and all assistance.

She's no Sandra Clark

You might remember her from the 80s sitcom 227 ... or you might not. But look for


on the streets of Baltimore. Spotted on Mount Royal Avenue.

A little Huey Lewis action (updated)

seen in The Sun's rear parking lot! Midnight Sun is my witness!

It's


on a boxy Honda Element.

Vanity plates, I am happy to be Stuck with You.

Hello, strranger: RRR

Justine sent this from her iPhone (JEALOUS), and the following e-mail conversation ensued.

Me: 'Reading, 'riting, 'rithmatic?
Justine: I was thinking more like he's a tiger in bed.
Me: Or that's the noise the engine makes?
Justine: Or maybe his name is Roland Roger Ridickerous IV.

One will never know.

I brought a CALQL8R for SHW & TEL

The unsurprising news (can we call it "news"?) that Virginia has the most vanity plates was announced last week. (Story tip courtesy of Erin. Thanks!) 1 in 10 drivers there has a personalized plate. Guess why? Because they're so damn cheap there! Let's consider all variables when doing such studies next time.

A road trip through Virginia this weekend, from Maryland to South Carolina, netted a few gems, but none were actually in Virginia. Go figure.

On the way to a football game came NFL BOYS.

In Columbia, I passed by SHW & TEL, which I particularly enjoyed, and AUSCFAN parked illegally directly outside the door of a bar. So appropriate.

And after eight hours of driving home, half a block from my apartment, I passed CALQL8R. Very cute indeed.

if found, please return to

OBX27959

seen on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike, near the IKEA.

Way too much lovin', and She Be Flo

Steve put up a few more observed plates in his Flickr stream, including D8 ME (no, thanks), HUG EVR1, (again, I'll pass) and [Heart]4U ALL (is there something in the water?!).

But I like this one best. Steve says: "Taken outside of a diner full of white-hairs in Bakersfield, CA."


It's so forceful! Yes, YOU BE FLO! You tell 'em! Ow-OW!

a medical theme

from my I-95 trip from Charm City to NYC:

XRAY 2 --- does this guy have an MRI in his other car?

and

REAL DR

Personally, I'd rather see a board certification or something. 

DRGNSLR! Reargh!

Homegirl Whiskeymarie, who lives in the Midwest, sent along this plate.


D&D knows no geographical boundaries.

some clarity but even more confusion

Allied to what?

and

1 4MUBA.

Any insight on the latter would be appreciated. Thank you and good night.

Plates from L.A,, and that damn Y chromosome

This Flickr photo set from my blogging friend Steve includes off-beat bumper stickers ("Tree-hugging dirt-worshipper" on a Prius), funny-lookin' cars (a Lincoln Navigator covered in spray-painted hearts) and a handful of very excellent license plates, all spotted since he moved out to L.A. from the Midwest.

Only in L.A.:



Why L.A., and not D.C., we shall never know:



But this is the one he e-mailed me about, and it's the one I seem to be stuck on. Anyone?