Monday, March 22, 2010

Word Play - License Plate Semiotics

License Plate Quiz



Custom license plates (sometimes called vanity plates) often make use of a combination of letters and numbers to convey a message semiotically.



What do you think this license plate says?





Please click on the comment button to submit your answer.


For more fun with license plates, be sure to check out Vanity Plates: Creepiness in 8 Characters or Less.

7 comments:

Kat said...

Piano Tuner

Anonymous said...

Piano tuner

Laura Payne said...

Good job Kat and J. Andersen. I got it pretty quickly too, though when I met the owners of the car they told me that not many people do.

Virtual Linguist said...

Sorry. I couldn't get it. Perhaps that's because in my accent (British) we say 'tyuner'[tju:nər] with a 'y' sound inserted, so the number 2 didn't help me.

Laura Payne said...

Virtual Linguist - Thank /ju/ for trying.

nouhad said...

Pino Tuner? as in a filipino tuner (car)?

Carol Covin said...

Piano tuner. Although I was also turning over Pino Tuner, like a vintner.
Very cute. I bet that the owners loved that you got it.

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