It's just a car, Kitdy, just a car. My favorite Canadian plate is the unique bear cutout of the NWT.
NY and California are both yellow on blue. The old yellow on black Cali plates used those colors for visibilty. I agree that simple is better, always liked European plates for that reason.
That was hysterical! Humourless Drift boy gave exactly the reaction one would expect, being too thick to know he was being punk'd. And yeah, the "obvious" tags may seem lame but believe it or not, people do ask what kind of cars our BMWs and Porsche 356 are. More often than not.
C'mon clutch, let's see your vanity tag.