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Old 03-04-2008, 08:34 PM   #1 (permalink)
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New vanity plate...

OK, all the obvious favourites were gone, and being restricted to six characters in New York I was scratching my head a little. As the Isle of Man is such an iconic place for motorcycling (and as I also have such fond memories of the Manx GP), it seemed appropriate. It's one of those that if you get it, you get it... if you don't... oh well.

So the Thrux now has a small identity crisis, but she doesn't mind



... oh, and before the UK guys tell me I could have afforded multi-upgrades for the price of a vanity plate... it only cost $25. Sorry guys, mega thousands for a vanity plate is a UK thing
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So the Thrux now has a small identity crisis, but she doesn't mind.[/quote]

What's that, she now thinks she's a Norton 500 single?
Or that she's a stumpy tailed cat?
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Old 03-04-2008, 10:16 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I had a Manx cat named Norton a long time ago.
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Old 03-04-2008, 11:05 PM   #4 (permalink)
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What's that, she now thinks she's a Norton 500 single?
Or that she's a stumpy tailed cat?
Since I severely bobbed the rear mudguard (sorry... fender) with a Dremel when I put on the Lucas style rear light, I guess she's a stumpy-tailed cat
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Will definitely leave many scratching their head as you pass them

$25 - that's a bargin - I think they are something like $60 in MD
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Perhaps it think it's a Triton that lost it's other half
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Sweet. And like they say, "if I had to explain it, you wouldn't understand."
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For some reason I immediately thought of "Mannix" that TV detective show from the 70s with the great theme song. Da da da da da da da da daaaaaa...
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I had a Manx cat named Norton a long time ago.


When I grow up I want to have a cat named "five".

Disclaimer: ignore the wanna-be joke if you're not into IT.
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