Bonfire of the Vanities

It's an amusing distraction here that so many folks have custom plates on their cars. Well, actually, it's probably a dangerous diversion since between the cup of coffee in one hand, a cell phone in another, and half your active brain cells trying to understand why any idiot would spend good money on something as erudite as 'BOBSTOY' it's a wonder you don't see people lose control of their cars skid off the road on a regular basis.

Seriously, 90% of the plates are about as witty as the annoying boss from Office Space, whose Porsche plates read 'MYPRCHE'. Another 9% are indecipherable. Leaving the 1% genuinely witty creation. I'll let you know when I find it.

Just the other day I drove past a beat-up coupe with 'PWR F LUV' plates. I would have figured Huey Lewis for a truck, but times are tough.