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JordaanDMC-12 · #16 10-08-2010, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Skid Row Joe

I hesitate to want to willingly and publicly show my preferences for anything on my vehicle's license plates. Even if it were free of charge to make a selection. You never know who's going to take offense to Texas A&M University, aka THE University of Texas. Or, the university of Texas (tu) logo plates and key or burn your car. If I had to go with one of them, I'd choose the Texas Horned Toad. Ha!

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A&M?????? UT all the way!!!!!! (has to say this cause I'm in Austin, or else longhorn fans will find me!!!) LOL

panZZer · #17 10-08-2010, 05:42 PM

Yea I was thinkin the hornie toad plate.. well no.

Jim B. · #18 10-08-2010, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Skid Row Joe

If I had to go with one of them, I'd choose the Texas Horned Toad. Ha!

Oh boy, Ima get a pair of souvenir sample ones for my brother !!!

He is in CA. but breeds, boards and sells reptiles for a living!! Did you know, you can ship snakes on the Greyhound bus?

His first reptile pet was one of these. Around 1957 or so.

Yak · #19 10-08-2010, 07:53 PM

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Did you know, you can ship snakes on the Greyhound bus?

His first reptile pet was one of these. Around 1957 or so.

Didn't they make a movie about Snakes on a Bus...?

And I'm not a herpetologist, but even I know greyhounds aren't reptiles, not even '57 models.

Yak · #20 10-08-2010, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by JordaanDMC-12

Hey all,

I just had a quick question, is the space shuttle on the license plate space shuttle Columbia? I know Columbia broke apart over Texas in 2003, but the plates with the shuttle came out in 1999/2000 right? So it's not then, in that case? I'm just curious...

Since our now newly designed standard plate sucks so much, I'm going for a personalized Columbia memorial plate.

I'm a Science nut and I believe the fees go to a good cause and a small way to pay tribute to crew, it says:

From the $30 specialty plate fee, $22 goes to the Texas Aerospace Commission to make grants benefiting the Aviation and Space Foundation of Texas for the purposes of furthering aviation and space activities in Texas and providing Columbia Crew memorial scholarships to students.

If you're asking is the image shown that of the Columbia, then it's tough to say. It did explode over Texas and much of the debris landed in Texas. The old plates had a little silhouette of a generic shuttle, but that's because of NASA in Houston, I think.

I think they've gone WAAAAAAY overboard on the plates. Red Grapefruit? Cotton Bolls? Florida Gators?

https://rts.texasonline.state.tx.us/NASApp/txdotrts/SpecialPlateOrderServlet?grpid=60&pltid=96

I guess they'll put anything on a plate if it means an extra $30.

JordaanDMC-12 · #21 10-09-2010, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Yak

If you're asking is the image shown that of the Columbia, then it's tough to say. It did explode over Texas and much of the debris landed in Texas. The old plates had a little silhouette of a generic shuttle, but that's because of NASA in Houston, I think.

I think they've gone WAAAAAAY overboard on the plates. Red Grapefruit? Cotton Bolls? Florida Gators?

https://rts.texasonline.state.tx.us/NASApp/txdotrts/SpecialPlateOrderServlet?grpid=60&pltid=96

I guess they'll put anything on a plate if it means an extra $30.

That's why!!!!!!!! You just figured it out, it's because of mission control in Houston! It makes sense now! I didn't understand why there was a shuttle, thanks Yak!

Yeah there are way too many lame plate designs... Did you see the "smile Texas style"? Haha and the sad thing is I saw that on the road, I'd be so embarrassed to drive out of state with that thing, heck driving around town with it! I really do like the Columbia memorial plate, can't wait to get it! Just waiting for a move to a house in about a week so I can use the new address, can't wait to take off these new standards...

Joseph_Conrad · #22 10-09-2010, 03:55 AM

My girlfriend is in grad school in Austin, and we've also had the new Texas license plates are ugly conversation. Compared to everything else, I kinda like the red grapefruit! It's healthy. And, the Texas trees one is also pretty good; it has nice alliteration too.

mgburg · #23 10-09-2010, 05:02 AM

Texas is well steeped in Space Travel...

"Houston? We have a problem!"

Texas has always had, at least, a tracking station, right?

I believe the plate is not really paying homage to the Shuttle alone, but more to the space-industry, first and foremost.

t walgamuth · #24 10-09-2010, 05:34 AM

This may be the only thing I agree with Joe on.

The onlist decals I run are Indy Region SCCA decals on my Miata and Hoosier tire decals on the front and back windows, strategically located to not interfere with any vision.

Indiana has a bunch of specialty plates including a Ball State (my alma mater) one but they cost 45 extra and only half goes to the university, the rest is extra tax.

The only one I might run is the Purple Heart one, which is IMHO a classy design but of course I am not a vet. I hope they don't have to pay extra for those because they earned them the hard way.

Yak · #25 10-09-2010, 10:28 AM

http://www.myplates.com/Content/PressRelease/AuctionFootballFeverRelease08-23-10.pdf

August 23, 2010 (Austin/Dallas, TX) My Plates is adding an additional 22 new plate combinations to the previously announced 10 that bidders will now compete for at the first-ever Great Texas Plate Auction.
Add in the “Bidders Choice” that will allow one lucky Texan to make his or her own word or phrase, and 33 exciting plate combinations will be up for grabs.
To better support the newest plates, and allow for winning plate combinations to be placed on an even larger collection of designs, the Great Texas Plate Auction will
now be held January 13, 2011 at Dallas Cowboys Stadium. The Auction will offer 7-character license plate combinations – such as COWBOYS – for the first time ever in Texas, as well as some highly desirable 6-character combinations.

Eskimo · #26 10-09-2010, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JordaanDMC-12

I have to say though, if I ever moved to Flordia my immediate choice would be specialty plate... I'd hate having "myflorida.com" on a plate. Who voted for that? Or did they just change it for you guys?

I've always thought that the "myflorida.com" thing looked stupid. Is it too much to ask for, say, just "Florida" in that spot?

I'm not willing to pay an annual fee for a specialty plate to get rid of it, though.

The new standard Texas license plate? Ugh! What a disaster!

R Leo · #27 10-14-2010, 01:19 AM

None of my plates have that new stuff on 'em.

Mine just say:

FARM TRUCK

FARM TRAILER

Nuff said.

Skid Row Joe · #28 10-14-2010, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by R Leo

None of my plates have that new stuff on 'em.

Mine just say:

FARM TRUCK

FARM TRAILER

Nuff said.

Friends of mine that lived on 1+ acre in the Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas, Texas, had FARM TRUCK on their CTD Dodge 2500 pick up. There's advantages tax-wise to live in the country. They own rural property down toward Mexia.

Skid Row Joe · #29 10-14-2010, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim B.

Oh boy, Ima get a pair of souvenir sample ones for my brother !!!

I toldja there was a Horned Toad specialty Texas plate!

Where TCU (Texas Christian University) in Fort Worth, Texas came up with the; "Horned Frogs" mythical BS, only an Aggie would know. Har - har!

Betcha didn't know that the Horned Toads are gettin' scarcer 'n scarcer because of the Fire Ant. Seems the Fire Ant is eating all the large Red Ants, and the Red Ants are having to move farther west - 'cause the Fire Ants been eatin' 'em!

So, if ya wanna see Horned Toad, they're predominantly out toward Lubbock and points west, 'cause they feed on the Big Red Ants.

Skid Row Joe · #30 10-14-2010, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth

This may be the only thing I agree with Joe on.

The onlist decals I run are Indy Region SCCA decals on my Miata and Hoosier tire decals on the front and back windows, strategically located to not interfere with any vision.

Indiana has a bunch of specialty plates including a Ball State (my alma mater) one but they cost 45 extra and only half goes to the university, the rest is extra tax.

Besides - there's enough people that may take it upon themselves to stalk you.......they don't need personal/specialty plates to help them, is how I see it.