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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: TVC15 on February 15, 2008, 10:17:01 PM

Title: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: TVC15 on February 15, 2008, 10:17:01 PM
So we were on the way to Fry's to buy shit, and Prole points out that the truck in front of us has a license plate with the name of the EAGLE from Lord of the Rings on it.  We were going down the highway, so we were going kinda fast, and there was traffic, but I managed to get some clean shots.  I had to use digital zoom, which made things kinda grainy, but I cleaned it up.

(http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8193/nerdplatevn8.jpg)

Note that Prole was the only one who recognized the name on the plate, making him the King of the Nerds, aside from the person that actually requested the plate.

How does someone end up getting such an obscure character name as their license plate?  I mean, if I were going down my list of vanity plate choices, and I were so far down on the list that I was looking at the names of obscure LOTR characters, I'd probably give up and tell them to give me the usual alphabet soup.
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Mupepe on February 15, 2008, 10:17:56 PM
hahahahaha

fuck that, that guy is awesome
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: CurseoftheGods on February 15, 2008, 10:18:23 PM
That's insane.
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Mupepe on February 15, 2008, 10:19:37 PM
That's insanely awesome.
QFT

That guy is the nerd I wish to be.  Shameless!

He even drives an F-150 like me!
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Phoenix Dark on February 15, 2008, 10:20:40 PM
Why were you riding around with Prole in the first place  :o
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: TVC15 on February 15, 2008, 10:22:43 PM
Why were you riding around with Prole in the first place  :o

He was going out to buy one of these for his office, and I tagged along:

(http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/9063/picslingroomlh5.jpg)
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: CurseoftheGods on February 15, 2008, 10:24:26 PM
:o



Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 15, 2008, 10:28:13 PM
Wow, Prole is a supernerd. 

Nice pic, btw.  Was this taken with your new camera?
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Mupepe on February 15, 2008, 10:33:31 PM
I got the reference.  :(
I did.  But I'm a huge LOTR taco. 
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: TVC15 on February 15, 2008, 10:33:45 PM
Wow, Prole is a supernerd. 

Nice pic, btw.  Was this taken with your new camera?

No, that was with my Canon A710, which is like a higher end point and shoot with a lot of features.  That's at 24x zoom, by the way, which is why it's grainy.  We were on the highway, so I kinda just had to go with the first camera I could pull out of my coat.
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: max_cool on February 15, 2008, 10:44:10 PM
That god I didn't get the reference. I still might be cool some day
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: TVC15 on February 15, 2008, 10:51:47 PM
Gwaihir is the lord of the great eagles in LOTR.  Now you'll never be cool.

Why did you remember such a weird, minuscule detail?
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: ToxicAdam on February 15, 2008, 10:53:31 PM
God damn, I've read all the books at least 3 times and wouldn't have caught that.  :lol


Poor Prole, to have a mind that is cursed in such a way. It must be torturous for him.

Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 15, 2008, 10:56:12 PM
Is this Mrs Cohen?

(http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/2790990/2/istockphoto_2790990_nerd_girl.jpg)
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: TVC15 on February 15, 2008, 10:56:25 PM
God damn, I've read all the books at least 3 times and wouldn't have caught that.  :lol


Poor Prole, to have a mind that is cursed in such a way. It must be torturous for him.

It wasn't like he had to struggle to remember it either.  It was like it was natural. "Hey, that truck in front of us has the name of that eagle that helped Gandalf" or something like that.
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Fresh Prince on February 15, 2008, 11:07:15 PM
Gwaihir is the lord of the great eagles in LOTR.  Now you'll never be cool.
Sounds like the guy is a furry or some redneck patriot.
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Phoenix Dark on February 15, 2008, 11:23:12 PM
THE EAGLES ARE COMING THE EAGLES ARE COMING  :supergay

The eagles NEVER come to save anyone in George RR Martin's books :bow :'(
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 15, 2008, 11:51:56 PM
I'm I the only one a little scared that whiteman always had a camera with him?
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Phoenix Dark on February 15, 2008, 11:57:51 PM
I'm I the only one a little scared that whiteman always had a camera with him?

I bet he has millions of voyeuristic pictures of everyone he knows hidden in some secret room.
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 15, 2008, 11:59:36 PM
Prole and I suck at camera, someone has to be the camera guy
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: TVC15 on February 16, 2008, 12:03:03 AM
I'm I the only one a little scared that whiteman always had a camera with him?

I have a big coat.  I usually have my two point and shoots with me because they have different specialties.
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 16, 2008, 12:05:58 AM
He doesn't just have a camera, he has TWO and wears a big coat to conceal them!

What else does he hide inside this little universe inside his coat?
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 16, 2008, 12:11:13 AM
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/raincoater

raincoater

(slang) A fan of pornography who prefers movies with as much sex and as little plot or character development as possible.
(slang) A fan of pornography who prefers material featuring sex that is rough, degrading, or violent toward women.



http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=raincoater

raincoater
 
 (n) One with rather extreme sexual tastes. The origin is from dirty old
men who wear large trenchcoats with nothing underneath to adult theatres.
The idea is that they can discreetly play with themselves during the movie.
(adj) Something suitable for raincoaters.

Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: AdmiralViscen on February 16, 2008, 12:23:21 AM
I want a license plate that says cumfart.

:lol
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Eric P on February 16, 2008, 12:37:17 AM
i think the greatest license plate i'd ever seen was an EMT plate which said "CTRL-S"
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: bagofeyes on February 16, 2008, 12:46:29 AM
(http://www.daydreamersfancydress.co.uk/acatalog/flashinggrandad2.jpg)
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Van Cruncheon on February 16, 2008, 01:36:03 AM
how did this become a referendum on my geekhood :'(
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: tiesto on February 16, 2008, 01:50:02 AM
How about this license plate?

(http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2008/1/44jan23-virginia-agina-plate.jpg)
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on February 16, 2008, 04:35:00 AM
(http://www.kekkai.org/andrea/photos/07-08-01_01-bschlvs2.jpg)
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: cubicle47b on February 16, 2008, 12:33:20 PM
(http://www.kekkai.org/andrea/photos/07-08-01_01-bschlvs2.jpg)

Wow.  I think that's the new winner.
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 16, 2008, 01:01:47 PM
(http://www.kekkai.org/andrea/photos/07-08-01_01-bschlvs2.jpg)

 :lol
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: AdmiralViscen on February 16, 2008, 01:02:16 PM
That is fucking hilarious.
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Himu on February 16, 2008, 01:32:57 PM
i have read lotr and hobbit so many times and I didn't get this joke until the ULTRA COOL SEXY NERD genghis clued me in

that's badass
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 16, 2008, 06:02:03 PM
I've seen a red Honda Civic driving around Seattle with the license plate name ZEON. It's also got a big Principality of Zeon logo in the back window.
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: The Sceneman on February 16, 2008, 06:44:26 PM
(http://www.kekkai.org/andrea/photos/07-08-01_01-bschlvs2.jpg)

hahaha classic. Imagine meeting the idiot that got that plate
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: xnikki118x on February 17, 2008, 05:10:53 AM
I saw this a while ago while I was driving home from school. I HAD to take a picture of it.

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/xnikki118x/funny/irl/azkaban.jpg)



I saw this one on the way to the local mall to pick my brother up from work.

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/xnikki118x/funny/irl/mybabe.jpg)



I used to go to Applebee's for karaoke most Wednesday nights. The guy who did the karaoke had one of those big vans for his equipment. This is his license plate:

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/xnikki118x/funny/irl/funkee.jpg)
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: drozmight on February 17, 2008, 05:44:26 AM
Whoa...     How do you get a Washington license plate with a badass eagle on it?
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: ferrarimanf355 on February 17, 2008, 11:31:44 PM
(http://www.kekkai.org/andrea/photos/07-08-01_01-bschlvs2.jpg)
I don't get it. Now, let me own this thread...
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ab/Matt%27s_Bukkake_License_Plate.jpg)
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: Van Cruncheon on February 17, 2008, 11:56:54 PM
YOU WIN :bow
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: drew on February 17, 2008, 11:57:45 PM
 :lol

no way.
Title: Re: Today we saw an incredibly nerdy license plate
Post by: xnikki118x on February 18, 2008, 01:27:03 AM
That cannot be real!