As I matured, this null hypothesis was somewhat challenged when I put together a table trying to quantify the probably of seeing a state plate in Washington, based of course on distance and the number of cars in each state.
Recently I have started another high-risk hobby. No, not mountaineering, but something far more dangerous. Trying to take photos of license plates while driving! Danger Will Robinson! I absolutely love to contribute to Insanity Plates, rooting out all the tools with their dumb plates.
I do want to be clear that as much fun as spotting shiny pieces of metal as I have, it will never take place of documenting the habits of Deloitte Walking Man, whom I spotted again this week!
DWM likes to read the paper at the Scaleybark Library In addition to Insanity Plates, as of April 1, 2009 (Day 0) I have a new project. And that is to snap photos (they don't have to be vanity plates) of license plates from each state. I am curious to see how long it takes me to get 40 of the 51 plates. Another piece of motivation here is that I'm currently reading a very interesting travel piece of fiction titled The English Major. Not exactly Travels with Charley, the protagonist is a 60-year old teacher-turned-farmer who after getting dumped by wife travels around the country, throwing out jigsaw puzzle-sized representations of the states as he passes over each state border. I figure my endeavor need not be so injurious to my environs.
Unfortunately some of these plates I get one shot and they are blurry. Here is what I have so far.
License Plate #1 of 51 - North Carolina - 4/1/09
It's no joke. When I walked out the door on April Fool's Day I most certainly first saw and documented a North Carolina. I live there. Duh.
What better plate to associate with North Carolina than GODIZGD! I did submit this to Insanity Plates (IP), but they must have declined for fear of alienating the church-going demographic of their readers. South Boulevard, Northbound, Charlotte, NC
License Plate #2 of 51 - Florida - 4/1/09
This plate still appears to be the crown jewel of Insanity Plates. Extreme Tool!
Dude, you do NOT kick butt. The real sad part is that a car similar to this killed a Winthrop professor, her daughter, and another kid just weeks later. Two jackasses were racing down Highway 49 near the Lake Wylie bridge. South Boulevard, south of Woodlawn, Southbound, Charlotte, NC
License Plate #3 of 51 - South Carolina - 4/13/09
My intention is to replace blurry plates with better quality shots as they come available. On our way to the mountains.
License Plate #4 of 51 - New York - 4/13/09
My intention is to replace blurry plates with better quality shots as they come available. On our way to the mountains.
On our way to the mountains
License Plate #5 of 51 - Tennessee - 4/13/09
On our way to the mountains
License Plate #6 of 51 - Kentucky- 4/13/09
On our way to the mountains
License Plate #7 of 51 - Georgia- 4/13/09
On our way to the mountains
License Plate #8 of 51 - Massachusetts- 4/20/09
Northbound on South Blvd at East Blvd, Charlotte, NC
License Plate #9 of 51 - Nevada- 4/22/09
This beauty was good enough to make Insanity Plates. Mainly because it was so lame and unimaginative. On Morehead St heading towards Providence Rd. Charlotte, NC
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