Principia Discordia

Principia Discordia => Apple Talk => Topic started by: Dimocritus on November 18, 2009, 11:29:23 PM

Title: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Dimocritus on November 18, 2009, 11:29:23 PM
That license plates have some sort of "water-mark" on them (at least Mass. and RI. plates)? From a distance and in the right light, you can see a double-helix-like mark down the middle of the plate, and up close there is a circle with the state abbreviation and some numbers and what-not. I suppose it's not really a big deal or anything, I was just wondering how long they've been doing it, because I've never noticed it before.
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Suu on November 18, 2009, 11:32:05 PM
I've seen it. I think most states have it, but it's one of those things you don't notice unless you're staring at a license plate bored in traffic and go, "Hey, check that out!"

Florida plates have little wangs all around, or at least the old ones did.
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: rygD on November 18, 2009, 11:41:17 PM
I saw it.  Thought it was literally a watermark on in-laws' car from rain dripping down there.  That was a MA plate.  NC has them also.
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: rygD on November 18, 2009, 11:47:53 PM
http://multimedia.mmm.com/mws/mediawebserver.dyn?yyyyyygeqJMySazyLazyyyxEE37YYYYX-
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Iason Ouabache on November 19, 2009, 01:50:17 AM
Ok, good. It's not just me. Indiana truck plates have those and when I saw them I kept thinking that everyone had a broken wire from their plate lights hanging down.
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: -Kel- on November 21, 2009, 10:13:52 PM
Utah's new plates has the helix as well.

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-OKzWm1zsFA/Shx-Zi1LFBI/AAAAAAAAAI8/35og3qza6V8/s400/DSC05817.JPG)

Can't see it in that pic. but hey....CUPCAKES!!!!
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Jasper on November 21, 2009, 11:46:28 PM
Cupcaks.  Because fuck vowels.
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Bruno on November 21, 2009, 11:50:17 PM
Tennessee liscense plates have a similar helical spiral, but, in the context of the picture on the plate, they're supposed to be smoke rising from some kind of fire.
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Dimocritus on November 22, 2009, 12:27:21 AM
Quote from: Felix on November 21, 2009, 11:46:28 PM
Cpcks.  Because fuck vowels.
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Jasper on November 22, 2009, 03:18:49 AM
Now I want to get an anti-vanity plate.  Self-deprecating.

AZZKISR, or perhaps IMATOOL.
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Freeky on November 22, 2009, 03:22:21 AM
Quote from: Felix on November 22, 2009, 03:18:49 AM
Now I want to get an anti-vanity plate.  Self-deprecating.

AZZKISR, or perhaps IMATOOL.

MASHEEP, that would be mine.
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Jasper on November 22, 2009, 03:26:48 AM
I saw a license plate two weeks ago that was just a little heart symbol.  Apparently you can do that these days.
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Freeky on November 22, 2009, 03:29:25 AM
...For just their liscence plate?
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Jasper on November 22, 2009, 03:30:50 AM
Yeah, that was the whole thing.  Just a little heart symbol.

And I've seen 5-pointed stars too.

Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Freeky on November 22, 2009, 03:36:50 AM
How can cops look up whether they have tickets or anything? How can that be legal?
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Jasper on November 22, 2009, 04:16:30 AM
Un...sure...

Maybe they have to call dispatch for assistance.
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Freeky on November 22, 2009, 04:34:30 AM
I thought they might type it in or something. :/

Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Jasper on November 22, 2009, 04:49:58 AM
How? Do their keypads have hearts and stars and rainbows, clovers and balloons now?
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Freeky on November 22, 2009, 04:51:36 AM
That's why I found it hard to believe that it was just a heart.
Title: Re: Has anyone noticed?
Post by: Triple Zero on November 22, 2009, 06:30:40 PM
Quote from: Felix on November 22, 2009, 03:30:50 AM
Yeah, that was the whole thing.  Just a little heart symbol.

And I've seen 5-pointed stars too.



ah the wonders of unicode :)