My kids and I have a vocabulary license plate game – try to make the shortest dictionary word possible containing the letters on a given license plate, in order (for example, ‘MVL’ can make ‘reMoVaL’). It’s surprising how many combinations of 3-4 letter groups this is possible with.
We started with making the shortest word, then went on to longest, preferably with all the tag letters interior and not adjacent. (Some creativity tends to creep in here.) And, my daughter started letter/number combinations: 4MN=foreman, etc. One of my favorites was my 12 year old niece’s UUU=UnVacUUmed.
The little town in SC where I lived for 20+ years charged $150 for a speeding ticket, $200 if you didn’t want it reported to the state (and your insurance company).Isn’t that extortion?
My dad used to play Cribbage with license plates. He would see how many points he could make out of the numbers. And if an A, J, Q or K showed up he used that, too.
My husband and I just settled down again after a couple of years on the road in an RV. We played the 50 state (plus 1 for Washington DC) license plate game, too. Last year we had all but North Dakota and so far this year we have only 8 left, mostly New England. Living in Las Vegas, I have no doubt that we’ll pick those up in November and December. We still get a kick out of it and we’re both in our late 60’s.
The officer approached the little old lady driving the brown sedan and asked if she knew how fast she’d been going.
“Oh, yes, officer, I always go right at the posted speed limit, no more, no less. So I was doing exactly 22.”
“Ma’m, that’s not the speed limit, that’s the highway number. The speed limit here is 65. And, by the way, what’s wrong with all your passengers? They’re just sitting there quivering.”
“I honestly don’t know, officer, they’ve been like that ever since we got off Route 129.”
I never heard of playing golf with license plate numbers. We raced for the alphabet using signs (license plates were legal, but at 100+ MPH differential speed, the oncoming ones just weren’t possible… and the ones going our way didn’t have many letters. The Quaker State Oil signs were the best: QRSTU all on one sign.
And neither of my parents ever got a ticket while I was on board. Things were probably a bit different that long ago… and we lived in the SW where it wasn’t really feasible to go at merely the speed limit if you wanted to get there; and the cops let it be that way.
http://www.gocomics.com/frazz/2019/08/25My own personal license plate game is to make a word out of the sequence of letters on a license plate and then give myself points according to the numerals on the plate. If I can make a 1-syllable word, then my score is the greatest numeral. A 2-syllable word gets me the second-greatest digit, and so forth. A reasonable and logical phrase is OK, too, if a word isn’t happening. The rules are pretty lax, because, as far as I know, I’m the only one in the world playing this game. Whatever keeps me awake goes.
And though I’ve never to my knowledge sped up to keep the game moving along, I plead guilty to adjusting my speed to give myself just a little more time when I’m pretty sure I’ve got a good word on the tip of my tongue.
We only found all 50 states once on a trip. Hawaii and Alaska are hard to find, even in Florida.
If you are in the military, you can declare a state you were stationed in as your home state and then they mail you license plates if you are living elsewhere, so Hawaii is not impossible, just very rare.
sandpiper over 4 years ago
Looks like Dad was trying to increase the number of possible answers for the kids but forgot to add the numbers on the signs.
mddshubby2005 over 4 years ago
My kids and I have a vocabulary license plate game – try to make the shortest dictionary word possible containing the letters on a given license plate, in order (for example, ‘MVL’ can make ‘reMoVaL’). It’s surprising how many combinations of 3-4 letter groups this is possible with.
whahoppened over 4 years ago
Used to try to recite the alphabet, in order, with letters found on roadside billboards.
Charles Spencer Premium Member over 4 years ago
Okay, how do you play golf with license plate numbers?
atajayhawk over 4 years ago
We started with making the shortest word, then went on to longest, preferably with all the tag letters interior and not adjacent. (Some creativity tends to creep in here.) And, my daughter started letter/number combinations: 4MN=foreman, etc. One of my favorites was my 12 year old niece’s UUU=UnVacUUmed.
Bill The Nuke over 4 years ago
The little town in SC where I lived for 20+ years charged $150 for a speeding ticket, $200 if you didn’t want it reported to the state (and your insurance company).Isn’t that extortion?
matzam Premium Member over 4 years ago
actually if you go the speed limit you’ll see plenty of plates passing you left & right
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe over 4 years ago
The Ontario government is having problems with immigrants getting personalized plates with offensive expressions.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/punjabi-licence-plates-brampton-1.4972445
Jan C over 4 years ago
My dad used to play Cribbage with license plates. He would see how many points he could make out of the numbers. And if an A, J, Q or K showed up he used that, too.
My husband and I just settled down again after a couple of years on the road in an RV. We played the 50 state (plus 1 for Washington DC) license plate game, too. Last year we had all but North Dakota and so far this year we have only 8 left, mostly New England. Living in Las Vegas, I have no doubt that we’ll pick those up in November and December. We still get a kick out of it and we’re both in our late 60’s.
El Cobbo Grande over 4 years ago
Hahaha
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 4 years ago
Speaking of speeding …
The officer approached the little old lady driving the brown sedan and asked if she knew how fast she’d been going.
“Oh, yes, officer, I always go right at the posted speed limit, no more, no less. So I was doing exactly 22.”
“Ma’m, that’s not the speed limit, that’s the highway number. The speed limit here is 65. And, by the way, what’s wrong with all your passengers? They’re just sitting there quivering.”
“I honestly don’t know, officer, they’ve been like that ever since we got off Route 129.”
asrialfeeple over 4 years ago
Maybe his dad was inspired to get home fast.
Concretionist over 4 years ago
I never heard of playing golf with license plate numbers. We raced for the alphabet using signs (license plates were legal, but at 100+ MPH differential speed, the oncoming ones just weren’t possible… and the ones going our way didn’t have many letters. The Quaker State Oil signs were the best: QRSTU all on one sign.
And neither of my parents ever got a ticket while I was on board. Things were probably a bit different that long ago… and we lived in the SW where it wasn’t really feasible to go at merely the speed limit if you wanted to get there; and the cops let it be that way.
Stephen Gilberg over 4 years ago
Funny to read this right after a long car ride. There were no kids with us, but we played some verbal games from my later childhood.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
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http://www.gocomics.com/frazz/2019/08/25My own personal license plate game is to make a word out of the sequence of letters on a license plate and then give myself points according to the numerals on the plate. If I can make a 1-syllable word, then my score is the greatest numeral. A 2-syllable word gets me the second-greatest digit, and so forth. A reasonable and logical phrase is OK, too, if a word isn’t happening. The rules are pretty lax, because, as far as I know, I’m the only one in the world playing this game. Whatever keeps me awake goes.
And though I’ve never to my knowledge sped up to keep the game moving along, I plead guilty to adjusting my speed to give myself just a little more time when I’m pretty sure I’ve got a good word on the tip of my tongue.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
I’d just read.
DM2860 over 4 years ago
We only found all 50 states once on a trip. Hawaii and Alaska are hard to find, even in Florida.
If you are in the military, you can declare a state you were stationed in as your home state and then they mail you license plates if you are living elsewhere, so Hawaii is not impossible, just very rare.