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Forwarded to me by a family member today…original attribution for license plate: Bob Nelson.
A recent graduate of The Ohio State University moved to Dearborn, Michigan when she landed a great job with a company located there. After becoming a citizen of Michigan, she felt almost as if she had betrayed her Ohio background and ancestry. She had an apartment with a Michigan address, and she winced whenever she looked at her Michigan driver’s license. When it came time to register her vehicle she had an idea. She’d get personalized plates and make things right.
The personalized license plate for her car arrived, and she beamed as she installed them. She was so proud she sent an instant message to her father right away. He too was a proud Ohio State alumnus.
‘Daddy,’ she typed. ‘I’m so excited! I got new, personalized plates for my Mini today. They’re Universityof Michigan plates!’
‘WHAT?’ he replied. ‘You have to be joking!’
‘Nope, I’m totally serious. Let me send you the image.’ Her father couldn’t stop laughing after he viewed the picture of her car.
Update 12/27/2007: Well, we now have an update on the REAL story around this plate due to an email I received from Bob Nelson last night.
FICTION – The photo of the steel blue Mini Cooper with the (M)ORONS plate in front is done very well, but is a fake. I know, because I created that particular piece of artwork. I had to convert pieces of real letters and numbers (from a sample once shown on the Department of State website) to form letters that I didn’t have. The result was a nice, though fabricated, plate. Look closely at the R and the N… they look good, but they’re merely bits and pieces of other letters/numbers. Even the S is slightly distorted. Compare them to the REAL plates shown below. Someone took my fabricated artwork and skillfully plugged it into the Mini Cooper picture. I was proud of my handiwork, but never expected it to make the internet circuit.
FACT #1 – The (M)ORONS plate really does exist, and is owned by SPAR10 PL8S member Patrick Maguire. There is also a (M)ORONZ plate. I own that one. Here is what the REAL plates look like…
FACT #2 – Someone in California will make you a plastic plate for the front of your vehicle that looks just like the fake one above. I’ve seen it… and from a distance, it looks terrific! But on closer inspection, you realize it is heavy plastic, not embossed aluminum. I will try to get the name of this person who makes it, and post the contact information here.
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Nice! Ohio State and the parents trained her the correct way.
except in michigan you only get one plate and it goes on the BACK of the car…backasswards buckeyes
Ya need TWO plates Pokerstar, you must be one of those scUM grads…
I heard Ohio state lost a couple idiots recently. Only one plate is required on a Michigan vehicle. The plate pictured above isn’t even an official Michigan license plate. No tags in the corners.
Apparently the defensive line play of the Buckeyes was so effective it bludgeoned what little sense of humor that existed in Michigan fans into oblivion.
It’s a joke, get a clue.
Don’t be so dismissive, you humorless Wolverine fans….
http://services1.sos.state.mi.us/plates/papstep2.asp?plateType=UNIVERSITY&plateID=uofm&hndCap=false&t1=o&t2=r&t3=o&t4=n&t5=s&pcPlt=PPI;M0r0ns&manPlate=0r0ns&vtype=&ptrn=9A9AA
Is it a joke or are we dumb for being “scUM grads”? Can you OSU fans at least agree on which idiotic attack you’re going to use and get back to us?
Actually that is an East Lansing residents plate. Drives around here everyday.
Funny,
No registration sticker.
Plates are in the back only, in Michigan.
The plate refers to the driver.
Two problems…
1) She made a contribution to the University of Michigan.
2) The license plate is maize and blue.
As a Michigander Im not offended by this at all. If these Morons from Ohio want to proclaim what they are thats fine with me
I’m a little suprised an Ohio State grad could afford a Mini Cooper… burger-flipping jobs usually don’t pay that much. Did she go to Michigan for grad school or something?
THIS IS NOT A JOKE! I live in Michigan and I saw this car driving on the highway, about two weeks ago. I got the link to this from Deadspin. When you order a vanity plate from the state, they give you two and you are required to put tags on the back. As a Michigan State Alum, I love it.
I would think driving arond with plates like that could be very dangerous. Not very classy nor smart but then again not surprising seeing she’s an alum of an obnoxious university that insists on having a stupid “The” in front of it. I do like your football uniforms though…
Remember, Michigan fans, OSU may have had your number lately, but there’s another team that seems to have had theirs…
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v454/cowperc/ufowns.jpg
This Buckeye is so devious!
How could this person be so bitter towards a university!
My God! She hates Michigan sooooo much that she paid EXTRA MONEY THAT GOES TOWARD THE UNIVERSITY to get a license plate that advertises (albeit negatively, but wtf) said university.
And I live in Novi. So take it from a resident of the Mitten: We need one plate. It goes on the back. With tags. This is either a decent fake picture or a decent example of what an idiot does with a car.
I hate Ohio State people so much.
Ok first of all, as another reader has posted they give you two vanity plates and the one in the back has the registration in the corner. You aren’t required to put both plates on your car, but you can if you’d like.
Secondly, I was born and raised in michigan, and before you say shit like I wasn’t smart enough to get into michigan, know that I was easily accepted into their honors program, which is something I would bet most of you cannot say. I chose to go to OSU over michigan. If you want to ask why, read all the comments from the rest of the michigan fans. You all have sticks stuck so far up you know where you can’t take a joke. I laugh at the Ufowns one, lighten up people!
FL Gator, best comment of the string. Well played. Turnabout is fair play!
I wish I was in M to see that!!!
Who cares who is right and who is wrong! The fact is that there are a lot of Us “asshole” Buckeye fans that are getting a good laugh at you Rodent fans expense, oh yeah say goodbye to Lloyd for me we will really miss him.
Oh yeah before one of you morons says something stupid like “A Wolverine is really a mammal” Save your breath I know, remember some of us do have a sense of humor!
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Very nice plate. I think I have seen that driving down Olentangy River Rd on a Saturday.
Frankly, I’m just surprised that there are more than 14 literate Buckeyes out there.