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Vanity Pl8s

Don't people understand the concept of vanity license plates? Putting random numbers and letters on a license plate, the meaning of which is known only to you and your god, is a waste of money and a hazard on the road. There are people who try to figure out the secret meaning of the license plate while they are driving, and their driving is worse than when they are on a cell phone.

But even more annoying than non-sensical vanity plates are vanity plates that are not true. Let me give you an example. I was driving to court in a neighboring county this morning. And if you know anything about lawyers, know this: As well-intentioned as they are in trying to get to court on time, they rarely leave early enough from their point of origin to make it on time unless they break numerous traffic laws.

I was motoring on the interstate highway at a moderate rate of speed (Moderate = in excess of the speed limit, but not recklessly so). By the way, it is a common misconception that the interstate highway system was created for a military purpose, that is, the speedy transport of troops and material around the country.

The interstate highway system was created by lawyers (back in the day, nearly all of the people in Congress were lawyers) for lawyers.

While you may disagree with me on that observation, and you would, of course, be wrong, I was taking full advantage of the interstate highway system, meaning that I was traveling in the high-speed lane, when I came upon a slower-moving vehicle, a big ass black Lexus. It would have helped me positively identify the make of the car if there was a vanity plate on the car that said "BIG LEX" or some stupid phrase about the make of the car, but there wasn't. Doesn't the factory-installed nameplate on the back of the car or SUV or SUT or crossover vehicle or pick-up truck or van tell us the make? Why do you need that on the license plate?

I pulled up on this guy's Lexus rear end. His vanity license plate was not true: L8 4 CRT. I assume that translates to "late for court," but he obviously wasn't; otherwise, he would have been hauling ass.

And it is just something like this that gives lawyers a bad reputation, a reputation for being dishonest.

**The time for entering The Annual Spring Contest With Prizes is waning. You don't know what you are missing.

Posted by Bill at March 20, 2007 01:41 PM