What is a customised plate number? A way of 'showing' oneself. A way of telling people that I've arrived. Where a normal license plate costs somewhere between N1500 and N5000 (minus the bribes of course) a customised license plate goes for at least N50 000.

A friend of mine once railed against the concept of plate customisation on the grounds that the person in question would be a very easy target for assasins. My response to him was hey, that's their headache. If they want a customised plate, so be it. They can worry about the assasins later. Afterall as they say, more money more problems.

In my view a customised license plate gives an insight into the mindset of the owner of the vehicle, and if you tru to figure out what he wants the world to see about him, you then get to know a lot about where the man stands and what he is all about.

Yesterday night I went get U from her office. While I was waiting outside, this sleek black Mercedes Coupe pulled up and dropped someone. What caught my attention wasn't the car (it is a very fine car by the way), but the plate number. The curiosity in me made me walk up to the discharged person, and the following conversation ensued:

Me: Good evening.
Person: Good evening.
Me: Don't be offended, but I have a question to ask you.
Person: Shoot.
Me: Who is that that dropped you?
Person: I can't tell you that.
Me: Did you notice his plate number?
Person: No, what was it.
Me: ,
Person: So?
Me: Do you know what that means in Latin (Roman numerals actually)?
Person: No.
Me: ,
Person: Shit! I always guessed something was wrong with that man.
Me: So can you tell me who he is?
Person: No, I really can't. All I can tell you is that he is a senator in Abuja.
Me: Hmm, that's interesting.
Person: Na wa o.
Me: Thanks anyway, have a nice night.
Person: Yes, have a nice weekend. But I thought you wanted to price me.
Me: No, I'm married.
Person: That's a shame. You look like you need me.
Me: No not at all, nice meeting you anyway.
Person: You for still try sha.

That ended the conversation.

For those who are wondering, the plate number in question was in Roman script that is Roman numerals: DCLXVI.

Thats 666. Is this for real?

GOD Help us.

So this 666 of a thing is true?

:-x

"But I thought you wanted to price me" "You for still try now." hehe!

I can't see any "666" in Chxta's original post.

UPDATE Ok, now I get it.

hmmm, nawa ooo. there is nothing i wont see. 666 as plate number. ok ooo.

Wow, that is scary

Whats so scary about it, I think its cool , the mans got a sense of humour , we're too quick to judge .

sense of humour with the devil's number abi?

hunhun

666 is an evil number - there is no sense of humour at all in using it. Why play with the devil?

Its just a number J-girl, it may be stigmatised and it may strike fear into us but the truth is, its whats comes between 665 and 667.

btw 665 and 667 - it is 666 which is also designated as an evil number. Out of all the numbers that he could use why was it 666 that came to his mind? That is not just some random number, he meant something by it

Forget it that person is just Evil as in there are sooooo many other word or numbers he would have used y that one?

Joke on
666 ke!!!

@ chxta, Questions for you

Did you go there to buy market?

How come you sit around a waiting for someone in a red market?

Why does the girl think you really need to buy the product?

Abeg leave number plate and answer my questions?

adexxi (is the one i would like)

What if 666 is written in Chinese, Arabic or Hebrew. Can the Christian devil still claim the sign since they don't believe in the bible. Just wondering.

666 has significance. it depends on what you know

adeoba:

666 has significance. it depends on what you know

It's just the number after 665 and before 667. Easy and simple. No innuendos.

na wah o

do you count in binaries (0001111 etc)? try it. you'll nbegin to see things in another light entirelylly

i will also like ASO.com

kajad:

@ chxta, Questions for you

Did you go there to buy market?

How come you sit around a waiting for someone in a red market?

Why does the girl think you really need to buy the product?

Abeg leave number plate and answer my questions?

Read well my friend. I was waiting in front of my wife's office to pick her up and the guy dropped the female just there. There are no rules as to where you can drop off a pro, and besides, streets like Adeola Hopewell and Sanusi Fafunwa which are so respectable in the daytime are something else at night.

[size=12pt]Back to the core issue of Customised Number plates, someone around Ikj toots around in a jeep with the ID GOD. I was flagerwhelmed first time I saw it. should there not be a limit?  

Dats thecase.I ran into a ruffian in an sclass mercedez.Guess his numba?"godfirst", Amazing aint it

I'd like to get one that says LIZZY.

When i turned 16, i told my dad. Shiit was as expensive as Only god knows. I was like, abeg jo, I don't want anymore. BTW, my dad wasnt abt to waste that whole amount on some customized plate number.

I think it's tight if u can change it, maybe if u r going just for fun trip or something. But not like permanent. I mean it's tacky sometimes.

Chxta, u for try small now. hanhan, u just stopped the poor girl and got all up in her grill without passing her some.

Im just kidding oo. I know u r married.

Doesn't make him the Anti Christ does it, ?

Well I actually know the senator with that plate. His Rolls Royce actually just has the numbers "666" and nothing else. clue: He's from Imo state and Chxta can't stand him.

@ Naija Flyer: Soooo, who's this famous Senator?

Arthur Nzeribe!

Are you saying I was within a few feet from that bastard and I didn't shoot him? O my God. You've just spoilt my week!