OT: I think I might have made a mistake ...
So last week I posted about getting a personalized license plate here in Columbus. Everyone warned me ... but I didn't listen. Got the plates today, put them on, and went to the car wash and grocery store ... in the 30 mins out and about, I was honked at 3 times, told by the car wash attendant that he would have to charge me extra, and then had someone follow me in his car long enough to take a photo of the back plate with his cell phone. I did survive though ... so far.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:12 PM ^
Could you maybe resize the pic?
Even if you can't I love your dedication.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:17 PM ^
Till your car get's keyed
August 28th, 2010 at 5:21 PM ^
His biggest mistake was moving to Columbus.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:37 PM ^
hopefully he has great insurance and an even more understanding claims agent. I applaud his courage though.
August 28th, 2010 at 7:11 PM ^
Yeah. The honking and comments would get annoying but they would be nothing compared to getting your car keyed or worse.
I have a friend who grew up in Columbus but she got her Master's and her Doctorate from UM. Last time she went home to visit her mom, her car was keyed on both sides because she had a UM licence plate. The car was parked in front of her mom's house for one hour, on the very block she grew up on before it was eventually keyed.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:18 PM ^
August 28th, 2010 at 5:19 PM ^
They're just jealous you drive such a nasty whip.
But yeah, your car is going to get fucked.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:19 PM ^
That's quite a risk, especially for that car.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:22 PM ^
If something happens to that car, I'll cry. That's my dream car you're rocking there buddy.
I applaud the size of your testicles though.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:39 PM ^
Frankly, it's a wonder he can get in the car.
August 28th, 2010 at 10:02 PM ^
I had a Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel in mind when I wrote that, but South Park works.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:26 PM ^
Sweet car, and I do love the license plate, but I'd be surprised if there isn't a brick thrown through your window within the next month or two.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:27 PM ^
Next question...
August 28th, 2010 at 5:54 PM ^
well post a picture of you're license plate. Inquiring minds want to see.
August 28th, 2010 at 6:31 PM ^
You're not going to be surprised; your curiosity will be satisfied, knowing I have one of these, which did not exist in days of yore...
August 28th, 2010 at 6:42 PM ^
nice plate, but mild in comparison to the location of the OP.
August 28th, 2010 at 6:51 PM ^
I've had my car in Columbus many times. I do a lot of backing into parking places, and very little parking on the street. Although I can say, that I parked next to Eddie George's bar, left my car there, and it went unharmed. You never know. My car's been parked on State Street in Madison, too. And lived to tell about it.
August 28th, 2010 at 7:34 PM ^
Seeing as you can't park or drive on State in Madison, I'm more impressed that it didn't get towed.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:29 PM ^
should of gone with tacopnts
August 28th, 2010 at 5:37 PM ^
True Story: I was on my way to school one day when I saw the car ahead of me (a pretty nice and pristine looking saturn) had UM Alumni plate covers, and being driven by a guy looking to be in his mid twenties. About an mile or two later an old man in this beat up old Toyota Camry (89'?) pulls into the lane next to the Saturn, and sure enough they have a bumper sticker which reads
"Ohio State Alumni"... I wish I had had a camera.
August 28th, 2010 at 6:33 PM ^
Must've been a Flint grad.
Ba-zing!
August 28th, 2010 at 7:02 PM ^
Even a UM (Ann Arbor) Alum in his mid-20's needs time to earn those dolla'-dolla' bills in order to get out of his small Saturn Ion he's had since his junior year of high school...
August 28th, 2010 at 8:26 PM ^
Engineering FTW.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:34 PM ^
That car, that plate along with the unemployment rate for day laborers in Ohio.....ok , let me say this,not gonna end well.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:35 PM ^
I have a friend who has a U of M license plate and lives in Cleveland. She was in Columbus for a few hours one day and her tires were slashed.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:52 PM ^
sounds about right for cleveland area. Not the best part of a bad state.
Edit: What i meant by bad, is the fans act on emotions rather then logic.
August 28th, 2010 at 6:34 PM ^
Uhh it happened in Colmbus...
August 28th, 2010 at 6:52 PM ^
yeah, thanks for locking me out of editing it. It was a mistake, meant to type Columbus. Sorta like how you mispelled it in this post. We are all human and are bound to mess up from time to time.
August 28th, 2010 at 6:53 PM ^
*misspelled
August 28th, 2010 at 7:15 PM ^
It did not register the 2nd S. I can see you are a lost cause, you win.
August 28th, 2010 at 8:27 PM ^
I'm just messing with you, dude.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:57 PM ^
That is the difference between OSU fans and Michigan fans. Michigan fans don't vandalize the cars of OSU fans, but OSU fans do vandalize the cars of Michigan fans. It's been that way for as long as I can remember. That is because Michigan fans only "hate" OSU in the way one would "hate" a villian in a movie, where OSU fans honestly and personally hate everything about Michigan.
August 28th, 2010 at 6:06 PM ^
Yup, i could not have said it better.
August 28th, 2010 at 7:03 PM ^
For that matter, that's pretty much the difference between OSU fans and every other Big Ten fanbase. I don't think Spartan fans or anyone else would go that far.
August 28th, 2010 at 10:08 PM ^
We only light our own stuff on fire.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:58 PM ^
Driving an X6 in Columbus? They already knew you were Michigan Alumni.
August 28th, 2010 at 6:04 PM ^
HHW....I see what you did there...clever.
August 28th, 2010 at 6:02 PM ^
after reading this:
and then had someone follow me in his car long enough to take a photo of the back plate with his cell phone.
i would of had a sick feeling in my stomach. You have been marked.
August 28th, 2010 at 6:03 PM ^
Dude
You have one of the biggest sacks in the MgoBlogosphere.
Nicely done
August 28th, 2010 at 6:07 PM ^
Seconded...
August 28th, 2010 at 6:08 PM ^
August 28th, 2010 at 6:12 PM ^
IUandUofM is the mgoblog alpha male of the day.
August 28th, 2010 at 6:35 PM ^
Dude, you have cojones, I have much respect for the way you roll! A thousand points to you, sir! Oh, and you should make the photo your avatar :)
August 28th, 2010 at 6:39 PM ^
My only hope is that my balls will one day be as big as yours. Even if your car is keyed as a result of them, it was worth it.
August 28th, 2010 at 7:08 PM ^
That takes a lot of courage with that beautiful car. I just passed through Oh., stayed in Cambridge,about 30 miles east of Hell. With all of the locals, I took my winged helmut off the car for fear of getting the tires slashed. They actually sell "Go Bucks" playing cards at the Bob Evans restaurant. The sickness has spread well out beyond the epicenter. Good luck with that car!!
August 28th, 2010 at 6:53 PM ^
...to make a mistake.
August 28th, 2010 at 7:34 PM ^
Darwin was right - driving that car with those plates in Columbus suggests that maybe a few basic courses were missed during your time at Michigan.
Like Survival 101