no 666 for 9/11

[zultr]

Massachusetts 9/11 auctions low-number plates
By Associated Press, 6/10/2004 12:15

BOSTON (AP) The Massachusetts 9/11 Fund is auctioning off its remaining “United We Stand” specialty license plates with coveted three-digit numbers. Low-numbered plates have long been a symbol of prestige for Massachusetts drivers, often so cherished the numbers are passed down through generations.

The Registry of Motor Vehicles previously raised more than $850,000, and the 270 plates that were not sold went up for auction this week. Of the plates given to the charity, a few were not put up for auction: 11, 175, 77 and 93 the flight numbers from the planes used by terrorists and the numbers 911 and 666.

I'm still scratching my head.

 

[Nigel]

Wasn't there an atheist in Fla who wanted "atheist" on his license plate, but the state wouldn't give in? Sounds similar...

 

[zultr]

I thought of the movement to change route 666 in the southwest as well. But why stop there? If 666 is somehow inappropriate for the 9/11 plates (numbered through 999), is 69 ok? 13? How about 544 since it adds up to 13? How about the floors that were hit on the WTC? The number of passengers on each plane? The ages of the hijackers?

 

[Ladewig]

But not selling this number will mean there is less money for the charity. Won't someone think of the children?