Mia Kia

Did you know Virginia is the no. 1 state for personalized license plates? It took a few tries on the Department of Motor Vehicles website to create a letter combination that wasn't already in use. John came up with this one. I was perfectly happy with it, til he observed that it could also stand for "Missing in action" "Killed in action" Great.

[Kerri]

Cool catch

[Rick Schies]

A great idea.

[Not So Random Pics]

Cute! I think in Italian this would stand for "my Kia" :)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

You could go phonetic instead but you lose the lettering fun (MEA KIA). And yes, my first thought was in the military sense- sorry!

[Allison Williams]

@notsorandompics And if you will notice the auto emblem, tthat's what it is!

[Allison Williams]

@olivetreeann I'll have to keep my fingers crossed that not many are familiar with military acronyms.

[alia_801]

Fun numberplate - I thought it meant 'my Kia' too :)

[Allison Williams]

@alia_801 Good. That's the plan!

[Della]

I've always wanted a personalized plate but I have no idea what i would put!! I think this is awesome :)

[Geertje K.]

fun!

[Carole Imes]

Fun idea. My first thought was "My Kia" (in Italian Mia means mine) and didn't even think of Missing in Action.

[Phil Howcroft]

Allison, is this your new kia we saw a few weeks ago ? Clever use of words for your 'registration number' (we call them registration numbers in the UK, but you cannot choose your own number !!

[Phil Howcroft]

...forgot to add......clever use of words ...but then we expect that because you are a librarian !

[Allison Williams]

@phil_howcroft You can request a personalized license plate for an additional fee. The states make a good bit of money that way. Some people call them "vanity plates." Oh and the credit goes to my husband who is't a librarian but he is a great wordsmith. (including completing The NY Times Sunday crossword puzzle in ink!)

[Allison Williams]

@dmrams the car we traded in was a Chrysler PT Cruiser and the plate was "PT QTEE"!

[Lois P]

ha! nice one

[Ellen E]

my first thought was a Kia belonging to a girl named Mia. If the words had been reversed, I would have thought "my Kia". I don't think many people would think of the military translation.