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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 11:38 AM
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No worries, Buckinfitch. There are still plenty of Vietnam vets (and era vets) around who'll get it. And not because of some movie. Also anyone you knows French where it is beaucoup. The French colonized Indochina (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) in the late 1800s and fought to hold it until the 1950s. And many french words worked their way into the local language.

Wow... I was not aware of that, that's BO KU 2
 
Old Jan 22, 2012 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by NickD
No worries, Buckinfitch. There are still plenty of Vietnam vets (and era vets) around who'll get it. And not because of some movie. Also anyone you knows French where it is beaucoup. The French colonized Indochina (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) in the late 1800s and fought to hold it until the 1950s. And many french words worked their way into the local language.

Yup. The name of the popular Vietnamese noodle soup called Pho (pronounced "fuh") is derived from pot-au-feu, a french beef stew/soup.
 
Old Jan 22, 2012 | 12:40 PM
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Wow, must be really boring in michigan this winter if you are getting excited by a lic plate
 
Old Jan 22, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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Hell, that's half the fun of it. I used to have one on my bike that said GLEEPT. I've got to see about getting that one again.

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My wife likes that show too. What is the PT for though?
 
Old Jan 22, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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Hell, that's half the fun of it. I used to have one on my bike that said GLEEPT. I've got to see about getting that one again.

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My personalized $90 plate is "ZLE-961". It's Lithuanian.

I'm fascinated and laugh uncontrollably every time I walk around the back
of the bike. Sometimes I need oxygen to snap out of it....
 

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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 08:52 PM
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I got it right away. This summer every time I see a candy root beer Road King I'll be checking the plate to see if its you......

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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by TaterSaladonaRoadking
Wow, must be really boring in michigan this winter if you are getting excited by a lic plate

prolly not near as boring as at that beach house on the moon ??
 
Old Jan 22, 2012 | 09:28 PM
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It's available in Ohio
 
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Haha thats a great plate. You will provide many a motorists with a good laugh on the road.
 
Old Jan 23, 2012 | 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Blackline Rolling
Haha thats a great plate. You will provide many a motorists with a good laugh on the road.
Even some LEO's ... maybe???
 



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