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Warpy

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5. Neat, but it might not mean what you think it does.

Sat Apr 7, 2012, 05:57 PM

Apr 2012

There was a guy back in Mass. with the vanity tag "ALPACA." Fiber artists were ecstatic, thinking someone was farming them locally and that we'd get a local source for fiber.

It turned out his name was Al Parker and he just wanted everybody to know who owned the car.

(This makes sense if you know the Mass. accent)

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License plate on the car in front of me... [View all] one_voice Apr 2012 OP

How about "STRPSCH" dogknob Apr 2012 #1

good point. one_voice Apr 2012 #3

Yep. woo me with science Apr 2012 #32

not so fast tooeyeten Apr 2012 #52

Is it ironic it's on a Ford Crown Vic w/the Police Interceptor package? flvegan Apr 2012 #2

You can tell from the picture? ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #11

That little bar to the right of the left blinker cyglet Apr 2012 #13

I wish I knew... one_voice Apr 2012 #15

It does have the seal of US Customs bluevoter4life Apr 2012 #37

Yes, as a former taxi driver we saw a lot of these at auction. FogerRox Apr 2012 #29

Great cars. secondvariety Apr 2012 #14

Huh?! LAGC Apr 2012 #16

I said pretty good secondvariety Apr 2012 #18

My four door truck gets better mileage than that. AtheistCrusader Apr 2012 #20

Does your four door truck have 200,000 secondvariety Apr 2012 #31

Like I said, if it's what you've got, it's what you've got. AtheistCrusader Apr 2012 #40

Sorry, didn't mean to offend. LAGC Apr 2012 #21

No offense taken secondvariety Apr 2012 #28

Hiway can be 22-23, and the engines run for 500k miles. FogerRox Apr 2012 #30

Wow, 500K is pretty impressive. LAGC Apr 2012 #34

Thats why fleet services love the car, same engine as in the Lincoln Town Car, Limo service loves FogerRox Apr 2012 #36

For what they are, I guess you could say they're relatively good Thegonagle Apr 2012 #26

It's got a cop motor guitar man Apr 2012 #39

Heh progressoid Apr 2012 #45

yeah was kinda noticing that... n/t PatrynXX Apr 2012 #42

...sort of like Don Henley's "Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac"? n/t. Ken Burch Apr 2012 #46

I did not think the vehicle quite "fit" either....nt MADem Apr 2012 #47

GWBTR8R annabanana Apr 2012 #4

also a good one. barbtries Apr 2012 #23

Neat, but it might not mean what you think it does. Warpy Apr 2012 #5

I get it. Now excuse me while I get some chowdah. 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2012 #19

Um, my ex is farming alpaca up in Massachusetts tavalon Apr 2012 #44

Alpaca pahhked his caaah in Haahvid Yaahd! MADem Apr 2012 #48

Terrific,I love it. I see one around town virgogal Apr 2012 #6

That could be a cop car, too--the guy is a bit of a nark-y kind of cop!! nt MADem Apr 2012 #49

I remember the Boston cop who had "Whitey" as his plate..... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2012 #7

Maybe it was a "poke in the nose" to Whitey Bulger. virgogal Apr 2012 #8

Maybe it WAS Whitey Bulger?!? slampoet Apr 2012 #9

That too !! (Good one) virgogal Apr 2012 #12

If you were a blond boychild, you had a good chance of being called Whitey. MADem Apr 2012 #50

It would be hilarious if it was pure coincidence MrBig Apr 2012 #10

That made me smile Marrah_G Apr 2012 #17

i could not love that more barbtries Apr 2012 #22

Too bad there can only be one. Tanelorn Apr 2012 #24

In each state. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #25

Cues Highlander theme... freshwest Apr 2012 #27

Heeeere we are Maynar Apr 2012 #38

But there are variations.... MADem Apr 2012 #51

Love it. woo me with science Apr 2012 #33

love the plate. someone is displaying their awesomeness. roguevalley Apr 2012 #35

I want one. nt Zorra Apr 2012 #41

Too bad we can only get fifty! Zax2me Apr 2012 #43