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Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

However, for $15 on Amazon and eBay, some Trekkies have been easily replacing their real plates with the same novelty plates — and getting away with it.

Im sorry, but that's just too funny.
I feel for the lady, but I'm laughing too

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] jordanlund 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was going to say "that doesn't make sense because it's not just 'plate' on a ticket it's 'plate+state'", but that DEFINITELY looks like a New York plate...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Ohio dropped its front plate requirement a few years ago, and stopped issuing a second plate. People put all kinds of novelty plates on the front now, and a lot of them look like actual plates.