sheeats Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Sweet fancy Jesus, this thing is ugly:http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/20...ense_plates.phpI guess I'll be purchasing a Texas Parks & Wildlife plate now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Yeah, not a fan of the brushstrokes in the upper left or the brushstroke-y font at the bottom...Here's the voting topic from last year:http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...showtopic=14824 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I wonder how much these things cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDeb Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Not only is it hideous now, it ain't gonna fade well, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Our license plates ain't been worth a damn since the prisoners stopped making them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Hey! Something I voted for actually won!Like I said previously, I wasn't fond of any of the designs and "New Texas" pissed me off with the way it just jumbled the buildings together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelguy_73 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I wonder how much these things cost? It's the new standard plate. It was supposed to have been out already, but slow auto sales have created a backlog in "old" plates. I wonder if the state wanted to make the plates either "love 'em or hate 'em" to boost speciatly plate sales? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Our license plates seem to have gone through a progression if increasing gayness. What was wrong with inexpensive, plain 80's plates? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Our license plates seem to have gone through a progression if increasing gayness. What was wrong with inexpensive, plain 80's plates?Gayness? I don't think any self respecting homo would have designed that license plate. It looks more like something a old rural conservative would have dreamed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Gayness? I don't think any self respecting homo would have designed that license plate. It looks more like something a old rural conservative would have dreamed up. That's what I was thinking. Gays have much better sense of style than that POS plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I kind of like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Not a thing wrong with putting the Davis Mountains on the license plate. I think this is an improvement over what we have now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Our license plates seem to have gone through a progression if increasing gayness. I don't what's gayer, the plates, or the fact that folks are actually whining over some frickin plates! If you don't like em', go to Louisiana or California, they've got nice bland plates there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I'd rather have one of these: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) Gayness? I don't think any self respecting homo would have designed that license plate. It looks more like something a old rural conservative would have dreamed up.OK, I'll pull out the dictionary....I see eight definitions and #2 applies adequately.gay /geɪ/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [gey] adjective, -er, -est, noun, adverb–adjective1. having or showing a merry, lively mood: gay spirits; gay music.2. bright or showy: gay colors; gay ornaments.3. given to or abounding in social or other pleasures: a gay social season.4. licentious; dissipated; wanton: The baron is a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies.5. homosexual.6. of, indicating, or supporting homosexual interests or issues: a gay organization.–noun7. a homosexual person, esp. a male.–adverb8. in a gay manner. Origin:1275–1325; 1950–55 for def. 5; ME gai < OF < Gmc; cf. OHG gāhi fast, suddenRelated forms:gayness, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Dictionary, Edited June 5, 2009 by TheNiche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I'd rather have one of these: City of Gotham? What counrty is that plate from? I Voted for the one with the skylines at the bottom. They were all ugly. Why does everything in Texas have to be the generic RED, WHITE, and BLUE? I know there our National colors, but can't we come up with something else? Same goes for Houston Sports Teams (except the Dynamo and the Hockey team). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 City of Gotham? What counrty is that plate from?I Voted for the one with the skylines at the bottom. They were all ugly. Why does everything in Texas have to be the generic RED, WHITE, and BLUE? I know there our National colors, but can't we come up with something else? Same goes for Houston Sports Teams (except the Dynamo and the Hockey team).Perhaps you need to adjust the color on your TV set. Almost none of the Houston teams are currently, or ever been red white and blue.AstrosOriginally the rainbow colors of red, yellow, orange and blue. Later, that failed experiment of navy blue and gold, now brickyard red, black and sand.RocketsOriginally red and yellow and basketball orange, they went to the pinstripes and cartoon rocket in the 90s, with red, metallic blue and bright blue. Currently, red, white and silver.DynamoOrangeTexansOnly the Texans have the US and Texas colors of red, white and blue. And, I very much agree that the colors, along with the name, are as unoriginal and boring as one could get. The uniforms look like a business suit. All they need is a tie to complete the ensemble. But, no one ever accused Bob McNair of being Mr. Excitement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 City of Gotham? What counrty is that plate from?I Voted for the one with the skylines at the bottom. They were all ugly. Why does everything in Texas have to be the generic RED, WHITE, and BLUE? I know there our National colors, but can't we come up with something else? Same goes for Houston Sports Teams (except the Dynamo and the Hockey team).You're thinking of METRO, aren't you?The new license plate looks profoundly ugly, and it is only that because of the pesky crayon art in the upper left. I don't think a gay can make a better license plate (ANYONE probably could) but we shouldn't be tossing around the word as a way to say something looks sucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 we shouldn't be tossing around the word as a way to say something looks sucky.Well, if we said it looked homo, it wouldn't sound right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Well, if we said it looked homo, it wouldn't sound right.It could work for "homogenized". Seriously, all the other states have goofy logos like this.The really bad thing about the license plate is the uneven SEVEN CHARACTERS! Ick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I actually like the bland California plates and the older white Louisiana plates. I guess I just have to see how these look in person. I agree with the placement of the 7 characters though. I don't know why they don't do XXXXXXX instead of XXX-XXXX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) Maybe to add variety, we should start adding the names of the counties in which the car is registered on the plates like Georgia does. It'll make it easier for crooked State Troopers to pull over out of towners on US 59 near Lufkin who will rather pay the fine rather than drive all the way back up there to show up in court against the trooper. Heck, while we're at it, let's abolish front plates too. I want to see some tacky, cheap, faded out Wal-Mart bought front plates with pictures of Tweety Bird on them around here.City of Gotham? What counrty is that plate from?Aww man, c'mon, don't tell me you don't know what that reference is from?! Edited June 5, 2009 by JLWM8609 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I actually like the bland California plates and the older white Louisiana plates. I guess I just have to see how these look in person. I agree with the placement of the 7 characters though. I don't know why they don't do XXXXXXX instead of XXX-XXXX.Everything you said I agree with. I like the California plates. And I was wondering the same thing about the XXX-XXXX.Aww man, c'mon, don't tell me you don't know what that reference is from?!Batman. But where did that come from. I looks like its real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 My dad was just in Texas and he was talking about how cool he thought the Texas license plates were (They've the lone star, a space shuttle, a cowboy, a cactus, and some other cool stuff). Why are they changing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Man Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I'd like to see a return to the 1960s design - white letters & numbers on a black background underneath the word TEXAS. No nonsense, and no wasted money on graphic designers or fancy printing processes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 They should have the Houston skyline only, the space shuttle and should be pink. Anything else sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 HOUSTON (KTRK) -- You'll soon notice something different on the roads. There's a new addition to Texas license plates. Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Leo Vasquez showed off the new license plates the county will start selling in about a week. *** They will also have a combination of seven letters and numbers to provide enough combinations for vehicles in Texas for 35 years. Abc13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Abc13That is the ugliest license plate I have seen out of all 50 States. What were they thinking? And it looks like they covered it in glitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Seems like they would've made the word "Texas" in a color other than white, or is that silver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) It's...uhhh...very sparkly. We need tiny, little, LED disco balls to hang from our license plate lights. Edited July 10, 2009 by Porchman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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