In Oklahoma, a licensed automobile driver may order a single metal license tag for their cars with up to seven personalized letters or numbers for an annual fee of $22.00 in addition to the fee of their regular tag. In Texas, the cost is $40.00 extra.
Several years ago when I was in the oil and gas business, my car tag read:
Since that time I have been honoring my late grandfathers each year with their last names:
To honor my distant cousin Robert Talkington and others who survived or were killed in the explosion of the Civil War Steamship SULTANA I purchased the tag:
I now live in McKinney, TEXAS, but my heart is still in OKLAHOMA, so my 2002 front and back tags said:
In reference to my AGGIE schoolin' at Silo Tech in Still Water, Oklahoma, my 2003 Texas tags said: (The Texas AGGIES own all of the "GG's" tags, so I had to use "99's" for the "GG's" and "O" for Oklahoma. Do I need to draw you a PICTURE?)
My tags for 2004 read:
My new tags for 2005-2006 PROUDLY says:
GDSGIFT......................................................................God's gift
PRAY4IT.........................................................................Pray for it
NB4ST..........................................................................Nebraska forester
DIGITS.........................................................................Hand doctor
D-ELIM....................................................................................Fighter pilot
F4PILOT......................................................................................F-4 pilot
GO2HEVN.......................................................................................Go to heaven
CNTA4IT..................................................................................Can not afford it
W84ME.............................................................................Wait for me
RUSQTSI.........................................................................Are you a cute as I?
IAML8..........................................................................I am late
GO4THNX.........................................................................Go forth and multipy
2l82W8...............................................................................Too late to wait
4GIVME...............................................................................Forgive me
UREBELU............................................................................You REBEL you
IBSWIFT........................................................................I be swift
GHLAND........................................................................Goat Hill Land Company
XSCAPE.......................................................................Escape
FLOSBOY............................................................................Dentist
IMBUBBA............................................................................I am Bubba
IHAVEIT......................................................................I have it
REDMANN.........................................................................Native American
MAINMAN............................................................................Main Man
POP2B........................................................................Expectant father
RUTABU............................................................................Are you tabu?
TULSAN......................................................................From Tulsa, Oklahoma
NADARKO......................................................................From Anadarko, Oklahoma
DR2B.............................................................................Medical student
URPOKEY.......................................................................You are pokey
BUZSOL.............................................................................Buzz saw
RUVICE.......................................................................Are you vice?
SHALICO.....................................................................Louis L'amour character
HOOTER.......................................................................As in the hamburger store
ICUCNME........................................................................I see you seeing me
NOW8ING...............................................................................No waiting
IW84NO1.....................................................................I wait for no one
MVNONBY...........................................................................Moving on by
TAKMYB8.........................................................................Take my bait
NVR2L8.........................................................................And you are too late
2L82W8.......................................................................Too late to wait
PRPLPSN...................................................................Purple passion
NUTS4OU...............................................................Nuts for Oklahoma University
DAYSVUE..............................................................I've been here before
TONITE....................................................................Tonight?
HOTJAVA....................................................................Java programmer
OKIEONE.....................................................................Okie number one
4ZNUF....................................................................Four children is enough
JENZBOY..............................................................Jenny's boyfriend
REDEAL....................................................................Real deal
BAKDR.....................................................................Bank executive
HITMAN.....................................................................Hit man
FUNGIRL.....................................................................Fun girl
BNFRONT.................................................................Being in front
DRBOB........................................................................Doctor Robert
TOMKAT...................................................................Tom cat
2BIG4ME......................................................................Too big for me
IDOSHOW..........................................................................Actor
MFALCON.......................................................................Mellinium Falcon
LIZARDC............................................................................???
FEMT........................................................................Half empty
P-51C...............................................................World War II pilot
HERBLZR........................................................................Her Blazer
GRAMA.....................................................................Grandmother
NUFSED................................................................................Enough said
GST4KIX..................................................................Just for kicks
NO1BIRD...............................................................Air National Guard pilot
XNAVY.....................................................................Ex-Navy veteran
SMSRT..................................................................Senior Master Sergeant
IGOT2GO.......................................................................I've got to go
RSCENV2..........................................................................???
CRISTI.......................................................................Christie
50SMTG.....................................................................1950 Mustang
WASHIS.................................................................Divorced automobile
JOKOOL....................................................................Joe Cool
XCUSEME...................................................................Excuse me
QUIZME....................................................................Quiz me
MDONNA...........................................................................Madonna
VANGOGH............................................................Artist in a van (Moore, OK winner of Parade Magazine Tag Contest)
O2BNENG.................................................................Oh to be an engineer
OSUFAN.....,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.........Oklahoma State University fan
NLIKFLN..............................................................In like Flynn
GETBENT....................................................................Get bent
IVIDEOU..........................................................I video for Oklahoma University
IKNO..............................................................................I can't know
NVRAGIN.....................................................................Never again
MANDO...............................................................................Man do
SN2BMD............................................................Soon to be a doctor
BASSPLR.....................................................................Bass player
RU2CIOS........................................................Are you, too? So I see (backwards)
SYOBWOC................................................................Cowboys (backwards)
TAXMAN....................................................................Tax Accountant
OKIE4X4...............................................................Oklahoma 4x4 truck
NANACAR...................................................................Car belongs to Nana
LUNGMAN..................................................................Admirer of BEAUTIFUL women
OOSSSUU.....................................................Oklahoma State University
U4IA.................................................................Are you for Iowa University?
TIZME............................................................................It is me
IMPASTO......................................................................Style of painting
4BINGO......................................................................Bingo lover
AUDIGR.........................................................................Gold digger
KOOLGUY...........................................................................Cool guy
NDEARNG............................................................................Endearing
IM29RU2.............................................................I am 29, are you too?
TONKA2........................................................................Big Tonka truck
ALLWET..............................................................................Swimmer
NOTMAN..........................................................................Not a man
LAKRAT1.................................................................Number one lake rat
MADISGT.........................................................Mad That I'm Only a Sergeant
PAPRBOY................................................................Newspaper deliveryman
RDHOTGP..........................................................................Red Hot G.P.
MY6T6..........................................................................My 1966 car
BOWINKL.........................................................................Bowinkle
PRAZNHM........................................................................Praising Him
SMOOTH.................................................................................Smooth
PROSKI.......................................................................Professional skier
LUVALAB.........................................................................Loves a Lab dog
UCAB2..........................................................................You can be too
DOGDR...............................................................................Veterinarian
SUBPAR.......................................................................Good golfer
ISELLOK........................................................................Good salesman
WOLF.................................................................................Wolf
7TH TX......................................................................7th Texas Cavalry
SUNONME........................................................................Sun is on me
ALMOST..............................................................................Almost
ADORHIM...........................................................................Adore Him
SOFBALL.......................................................................Softball player
HUNTER..................................................................Animal killer
REDNECK.....................................................................Red neck person
HICK.........................................................................Country person
RUGER............................................................................A Rug Seller
SNIPPER............................................................................Barber
AVATR.............................................................................Pilot
HAWK................................................................................Pilot
FLYHI..............................................................................Pilot
C130R....................................................Oklahoma Air National Guard pilot
TEETH.............................................................................Dentist
IOWE...........................................................................I owe money
AIRMED....................................................................Medical Airman
RETD...........................................................................Retired
BIRD...........................................................Oklahoma Air National Guard Colonel
FISHN............................................................................Fisherman
QUIK1.............................................................................Quick one
CRUTN..........................................................................???
MUDNYI.......................................................................Mud in your eye
WEDUNIT.............................................................................We done it
BLYING..........................................................................Be lying
GRANNY.................................................................Proud Grandmother
IFIXDK............................................................................Dentist
NAMUSMC.................................................................Viet Nam Marine veteran
WTRSKI..............................................................Another Water Skier
PB4UGO.....................................................................Car rule before long trip
GO4THNX...................................................................Go for the hunks
REDD4LV.......................................................................Ready for Love
PRFECT1.......................................................................Perfect One
ALLECAT........................................................................Alley Cat
KIDSRN..............................................................Kid's Registered Nurse
124HALF......................................................................Wonderful Half
ALSUM72.........................................................................Awesome 1972 Auto
KMUNIK8..........................................................................Communicate
MACUSER................................................................One Who Uses a Mac Computer
GODWRKS................................................................................God Works
AFPILOT.....................................................................Air Force Pilot
REDMN.................................................................Native American Redman
IDREAM...........................................................................I dream
BFLYING..........................................................................I be flying
NAVWIFE....................................................................Navigator's wife
XNAVY.........................................................................Ex-Navy
FLYHI..........................................................................Fly high
NTHAWK1...............................................................Night Hawk Number One
UFOBLVR........................................................................Believes in UFO's
AREA51............................................................Secret Air Force Area near Las Vegas,NV.
LAFERN.........................................................................My name is Fern
CADRMN....................................................................California dreaming
XOKKEU......................................................................?????
HISIDEA........................................................................His idea
WE1IT....................................................................Mary Kay car: we won it
XPENSV.........................................................................Expensive car
JUSTAVG.........................................................................Just average
TRAC...........................................................................My name's Tracy
IGOWILD.............................................................................I go wild
2QWK4U........................................................................Too quick for you
WNAPLY..........................................................................Want to play?
JU4SHO.......................................................................Just for show
PERADOX............................................................................Paradox
ATCHOO...............................................................................Allergist
SKYKING.....................................................................Al King in Washington
AMNOTR2........................................................................Am not....Are too
SOKRMOM.............................................................................Soccer mom
K9KAR..............................................................................dog car
MI3SUNZ...................................................................My three sons
SOT AFTR.............................................................................Sought after
ANMLDOC.........................................................................Veterinarian
INAHURRY.....................................................................In a hurry
2FAST4U......................................................................Too fast for you
STR8NUP.....................................................................Straighten up
SHONUFF............................................................................Sure enough
C5XLR8S.......................................................Fifth generation Corvette accelerates
BGDRMR..........................................................................Big dreamer
BIODVRCT......................................................................Biodiversity
LEDZEP......................................................................Led Zepplin fan
SEW4FUN........................................................................Sew for fun
SEATEA...................................................................Craig T's initials
KARLADY..........................................................................Car lady
BEHAPPY.........................................................................Be happy
JOSBIRD.....................................................................Joe's thunderbird
OPLEEZZ.....................................................................Oh Please!!!
NYTMARE..........................................................................Nightmare
EYE4LAW................................................................An eye for the law
PLAYTHG.......................................................................Play thing
RU4SURF.................................................................Are you ready to surf
NSUL8R......................................................................Oregon insulater
ILETUBY............................................................................I let you by
URBUSTD....................................................................Unmarked police car
CUGATOR....................................................................See you later alligator
IMARUNR......................................................................I'm a runner
LETSRUN.......................................................................Let's run
JUSDUET......................................................................Just Do It
PROZAC.............................................................A husband's RELIEF
PAZAREV..........................................................His father is a Reverend
2THDOC.................................................................................Dentist
BIGRED..............................................................Nebraska football fan
BURP...................................................................A gastroenterologist doctor
BELLX1.............................................................General Chuck Yeager
2INLOVE........................................................................Two in love
CYITE2C....................................................Iowa State mascot CY, sight to see
CUL8RI1.................................................................See you later, I won
H20UUP2......................................................................What are you up to?
TI3VOM....................................................................(mirrorized) Move it
10SNEO..........................................................................Tennis, anyone?
SEWBIZ...............................................................One who sews for a living
IMGRJS.......................................................................I'm gorgeous
SAYUCAN........................................................................Say that you can
LTSRDO.........................................................................Let's rodeo
GULFVET...........................................................Veteran of Desert Storm
UAMAZME.......................................................................You amaze me
UAMUZME........................................................................You amuze me
EZRIDER..........................................................................Easy rider
UBNPASD....................................................................You've been passed
HER83Z.................................................................Girl's Camaro convertible
IOGPA........................................................................I owe Grandpa
N2DEBT..........................................................................Into debt
IH8BMPS.....................................................................Low rider hates bumps
ITFIGRS...........................................................................It figures
ROWDAYO...........................................................................Isuzu Rodeo
SEEADS..........................................................................See a dentist
O2BNENG.......................................................................Oh, to be in England
MOOVOVR.............................................................................Move over
SPOTTY..............................................................................On a Jaguar
LUVUBYBY.......................................................................Love you baby
RINGSOF..........................................................................Saturn auto
HILBILY..................................................................Arkansas hillbilly
AIRMD...............................................................Okla Air National Guard doctor
ISUE4U..............................................................................I sue for you
NE14T.............................................................................Anyone for tea
2ND DOC.............................................................................Dentist
XVC............................................................................Ex-vietnamese
PDLJPR................................................................................Puddle jumper
KPASA.......................................................................Girl Spanish teacher in New Jersey (She says it means WHAT'S HAPPENING?...or WHAT'S GOING ON?)
FANCIE1............................................................................Fancy one
NKYDNKY............................................................Black Alfa SPIDER (inky dinky spider....)
SNAAB.........................................................................A saab
OIMMI........................................................................Oh I am am I
SUR..............................................................................Yes you are
BRUSHEM...........................................................................Dentist
TAILSPN..........................................................................Aeronautical type
LODEMUP.......................................................................Load up those kids
BIRDFDR...............................................................................Okie Bird Feederman
2 DA MOON..................................................OLD Jackie Gleason expression
.............................................on a very cute YOUNG chick's car in Oklahoma.
XPNSIV 1............................................................Expensive one
IB6UB9........................maybe something for the younger people, not us OLD folks
BRUIZED...............................................on a 1983 black & blue Ford Ranger
Hrt2Hrt........................................maybe a member of the Famous Oklahoma Hart family
PANACEA.........................................a pharmacist
WYR BNDR......................................................orthodontist
2THMOVR............................................orthodontist
MEDIC8U..............................................a pharmacist
NXT LVL............................................the next level of professional sports
Now that you finished reading this long list....here comes a little reward for you!! Leon Poon of Maryland has an INTERESTING and BEAUTIFUL web page of Vanity Plates. Go check it out by clicking HERE..
Dennis R. Cowhey of Illinois had written a BEAUTIFUL 221-page book full of Vanity License Plates called, "What Does That Mean?"You can visit his web site by clicking HERE.
Send Dennis a short story about your tag and you may be in his second book. His email address:
dcowhey@ci-inc.com
Here's another interesting site. C.J. Kirk (also known as the FREEBIRD) has 400 unusal vanity plates from New Hampshire displayed. Check it out by clicking HERE..
(Maybe this simple idea will keep all of those big BAD automatic web-spiders from crawling in here during the night to steal my email address and use it for unwanted SPAM mailings.)
Since many of you arrived at this web page from an outside link, maybe you would like to have an INTERESTING ADVENTURE and start at the home page of this site.