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Monday, December 13, 2010
Contest: Submit your wittiest Texas license plate and win
The top three funniest plates win the money to buy a one-year luxury license plate.
You've no doubt heard about the auction at the Cowboys Stadium on January 13, 2011, where 33 coveted license plates will be sold to the highest bidders. The auction will sell plates that say “COWBOYS,” “NASC4R,” and our personal favorite, "GIDDY UP," among others. The big party is at Cowboys Stadium, fittingly.
That got us thinking: We bet our PegNews readers could be pretty clever with these license plates. We're offering you the opportunity to create your own license plate and to submit it to us for entry into a contest. We will pick our three favorite license plates – the ones that make us laugh but are at least mildly “appropriate” – and those three winners will be given a one-year luxury license plate (or any one-year license plate of lesser value). See all the pricing here.
You've got until January 13 to submit your license plates to us. You can enter the contest as many times as you want. Don't take yourself too seriously; this is meant to be fun.
How to play:
To create your plate, go to MyPlates.com and pick any license plate.
Once you're in the “design” stage, click the color, theme, school affiliation, etc.
In the box to the right side of the page, type in what you want your plate to say. Press “enter” and it will appear in the box above.
If you're satisfied with your plate, right click the license plate image and click “view image.” If you're using a Mac, use Ctrl+Click and click “view image.”
The last step is to paste a .jpg of your photo into the comments section of this story, which is how you officially sign up to participate. Copy and paste this entire line of code into the comments:
Then paste the URL of your image into the place where it says LINK.
Sample code: 
](http://pegasusnews.com/media/img/photos/2010/12/13/thumbs/heart.jpg.728x520_q85.png)
The code you would use to post this photo in our comments section is: 
The wittiest folks will find endless opportunities. For instance, The T-plate can be used as if the T is the first letter in the word. (Save the more raunchy words for the comfort of your home computer.) This plate could use the Texas star as an “O.”
The system also allows folks to use the @ symbol, which turns into a heart.
The fine print: Winners don't necessarily have to purchase the license plate that helped them win the contest. You have until January 13 at 4 p.m. to post your plate. PegNews is not responsible for the time you waste at work fiddling on MyPlates.com.
Get platin'!
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Aaron Johnson, verified:
Hi check mine out!
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Aaron Johnson, verified:
Ooh, or this one...
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Jesus Valadez, verified:
Would work great with an Aston Martin
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Aaron Johnson, verified:
De herp
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NonNom
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Mike Orren, verified:
I'll set the floor for creativity:
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jsmackay6821, anonymous:
With love from Colorado :-)
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davidrallison, anonymous:
![license]http://myplates.com/Images/Plates/PLPC302?plateText=USOFTX
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Jason Rice, verified:
I'll see Mike's floor and lower it
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Scott Doyle, verified:
Define "appropriate".
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chapman4230, anonymous:
Pick a winner!
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texasfrightmareweekend, anonymous:
license
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UrbanLegend, anonymous:
I actually had this plate, but very few people got it. No wonder! It spells DEDHED upside down!
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Sarah Blaskovich, staff:
Ooh, good one, Laura.
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jtmbls, anonymous:
I don't get it...spratewl...spraywl...?
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Sarah Blaskovich, staff:
Super Bowl!
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Jason Rice, verified:
(Whew - Tumbles took the bullet for me.)
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Ahhha! That is good!
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Scott Doyle, verified:
Shameless piggy-backing:
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jadis23, anonymous:
Y'all may be setting the floor, but mine is...
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jadis23, anonymous:
And here's one that's perfect for someone that loves both the Huskers and Star Wars... =)
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jadis23, anonymous:
And another one for that person you know (as everyone should) that loves both the Sooners and Van Halen(/Van Hagar)...
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jadis23, anonymous:
For those U of H grads that have nothing more enlightening to say...
Ok, that was fun. =)
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jadis23, anonymous:
OKAY OKAY okay! You want more, well here you go...
Here's my small jab at propriety:
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jadis23, anonymous:
And the propriety turned off completely...? (Yet still a favorite exclamation of mine...)
Okay, so really, I do have to go do "more important stuff" now - thanks!
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jadis23, anonymous:
Sorry, I just noticed my last license plate number is somewhat amusing with another couple plate designs:
(I'm probably going to go to hell for that last one. But to hell or not, I'm definitely going now!)
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drenken, anonymous:
Go figger this one... ![license]http://myplates.com/Images/Plates/PLPC008?plateText=SFMRCU
A native Texan should be able to get it after a spell.
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drenken, anonymous:
Go figger this one. A native Texan should be able to get it after a spell.
Dang it! first post failed.
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drenken, anonymous:
Say it like you been there, even if you are from Um-ble.
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drenken, anonymous:
for the hunters...
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drenken, anonymous:
WALK, RUN, DONATE.
(My Momma really will be proud.)
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drenken, anonymous:
Richard Petty Driving Experience
9B = hex for 155 mph (my avg lap speed)
9B = final lap (you get 1 warmup, 8 laps x 2 sets)
9B = second month of 2009 (when I drove)
Seems almost as fast as DNTw NB on Friday evening.
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Sarah Blaskovich, staff:
Lovin' the license plates, guys! Keep 'em coming!
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jtmbls, anonymous:
And for us non-Natives...SFMRCU? Splain please.
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jadis23, anonymous:
SFMRCU = first letters of the 6 countries Texas has been part of, you know, "6 Flags Over Texas" and all that:
S = Spain, F = France, M = Mexico, R = Republic of Texas, C = Confederate States of America, U = United States of America
My 7th grade Texas history teacher would be very proud of me right now... =)
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Sarah Blaskovich, staff:
My 7th grade teacher could draw an outline of Texas almost perfectly, and in like 5 seconds. Someone would ask a question about where The Battle of So and So was, and she'd just pull out a piece of chalk, draw Texas, and then point to where it was in relation to where we were sitting. Pretty awesome, if you ask me.
That has nothing to do with the license plate thing, however.
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drenken, anonymous:
Excellent, jadis23..!
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jadis23, anonymous:
@Sarah: Sounds like your 7th grade teacher should've been an artist instead if she can draw something as complicated as an outline of TX in 5 secs. I can only draw the NW quarter of a TX outline semi-accurately. =)
@drenken: Thanks! I like your plate ideas - "YOOSTN" is my fave because I used to pronounce Houston like that when I was younger. I guess someone poked fun at me enough times that I finally started pronouncing the "H" in there.
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Sarah Blaskovich, staff:
catherinem and doomius, fabulous! Welcome to the contest.
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drenken, anonymous:
for the autsin-ites...
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drenken, anonymous:
could apply to this one, too.
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drenken, anonymous:
and when you get in front of the fast lane crusiers...
AKA 'left lane for passing only'.
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James Scott, verified:
LULAC's drawn up a petition to get Mayor Tom's license plate changed:
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It says MOVE in the rearview ahead of you http://www.myplates.com/Images/Plates...
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![license]http://myplates.com/Images/Plates/PLPC001?plateText=SLOPOK
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cdbecher, anonymous:
Let's try this again...
MOVE in the rearview ahead of you
this should say it all...
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drenken, anonymous:
old fart with tt on his plates
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ready to breathe fire...
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I feeeeeeeeeeel a neeeeeeeeeeeeeeed...
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Sarah Blaskovich, staff:
Contest is closed! I'll reveal the winners soon.
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Sarah Blaskovich, staff:
The winners have been formally announced. See their funny submissions here.
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What do you think?