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ftg Rookie Author Tennessee Posts:32 Points:6,155 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2005 9:15:16 AM Ignore ftg Report Abuse For example, I heard a guy plays "poker" with the numbers on his odometer. When I was a kid, we played "the license plate game" so much that now it's a subconscious activity whenever I'm driving. It's where you add up all the numbers on the license plate in front of you (ex: 83F1XP = 12), then you add THOSE numbers together... until you get down to a single-digit number (ex: 1+2=3). Then, if that digit was actually on the license plate, then you score one point for the # of times that number appeared (ex: 1 point here). Then, it's the next person's turn to take the next license plate that passes... Keep a running tally of points scored, and you can kill some time on a long trip! [Edited by: ftg at 8/17/2005 10:16:28 AM EST]

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For example, I heard a guy plays "poker" with the numbers on his odometer.

When I was a kid, we played "the license plate game" so much that now it's a subconscious activity whenever I'm driving.

It's where you add up all the numbers on the license plate in front of you (ex: 83F1XP = 12), then you add THOSE numbers together... until you get down to a single-digit number (ex: 1+2=3). Then, if that digit was actually on the license plate, then you score one point for the # of times that number appeared (ex: 1 point here).

Then, it's the next person's turn to take the next license plate that passes... Keep a running tally of points scored, and you can kill some time on a long trip!

[Edited by: ftg at 8/17/2005 10:16:28 AM EST]

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Latrecia Rookie Author Atlanta Posts:60 Points:1,490 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2005 3:00:25 PM Ignore Latrecia Report Abuse none
shooshoobaby All-Star Author Detroit Posts:830 Points:40,465 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2005 3:15:29 AM Ignore shooshoobaby Report Abuse We play a modern version of "slug bug/no slug back" Focus/Poke-us Blazer/Gazer Equinox/Box Neon/Pee-on Viper/Sniper Wrangler/Strangler Just kidding on the last three! We make them up as we go along. lots of laughs
driftwood Champion Author Boston Posts:7,882 Points:1,594,445 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2005 9:18:47 AM Ignore driftwood Report Abuse trying to remember to Switch stations between traffic on the eights and traffic on the ones
twt Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:6,438 Points:478,625 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2005 9:06:07 AM Ignore twt Report Abuse I play, "Avoid all the idiots playing games while driving."
Xspecht Champion Author Idaho Posts:8,958 Points:1,256,850 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2005 9:03:45 AM Ignore Xspecht Report Abuse I play "Try not to get hit by the stupid people"
Cool Mike Champion Author Tucson Posts:1,234 Points:222,240 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2005 5:21:28 AM Ignore Cool Mike Report Abuse When people on crotch rockets pass me,I speed up and pass them back. Wait, actually that's some form of road rage....
Dale Jr. Champion Author Illinois Posts:10,235 Points:2,051,900 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2005 12:10:10 AM Ignore Dale Jr. Report Abuse Slug a Bug and Bruiser Cruiser (PT Cruiser)
luxuryrules Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:5,729 Points:123,160 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2005 11:09:43 PM Ignore luxuryrules Report Abuse Whenever I see a speed trailer that shows how fast you're going, I try to beat it!
zippylady Champion Author Toronto Posts:23,789 Points:1,596,910 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2005 11:07:48 PM Ignore zippylady Report Abuse Addendum....the nut behind the OTHER wheel...lol
zippylady Champion Author Toronto Posts:23,789 Points:1,596,910 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2005 11:07:11 PM Ignore zippylady Report Abuse As my father used to say...the most dangerous thing about driving is the nut behind the wheel..I watch the road while driving!!
ole_bubba Champion Author Greensboro Posts:8,944 Points:1,223,640 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2005 3:23:47 PM Ignore ole_bubba Report Abuse LQQK and Stay alive
kjm9 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:1,121 Points:411,845 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2005 2:47:29 PM Ignore kjm9 Report Abuse I play the "people watching" game when driving, keeping an eye out for idiot driver that look like they're about to do something stupid on the road. Occasionally I keep track of cell phone users I see by gender. There are usually more women than men, especially in the evening.
Dineh Champion Author California Posts:9,981 Points:2,152,060 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2005 11:48:23 AM Ignore Dineh Report Abuse License plate game
madkow70 Rookie Author Virginia Posts:80 Points:700 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 18, 2005 12:31:03 PM Ignore madkow70 Report Abuse i worry about the state of this country's economy. and the future outlook of the well being of civilization as whole....
Speert Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,029 Points:767,145 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 18, 2005 11:32:57 AM Ignore Speert Report Abuse Mincemeat, I never considered that a game but I guess it is. I do it quite often. I know that it should take me 11 minutes from when I enter The Great Swamp to when I pull into the office parking lot so I do calculations in my head against the car's clock. Same thing on longer trips or against what Yahoo Maps says it should take me.
gvan Champion Author Chicago Posts:13,213 Points:1,666,545 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Aug 18, 2005 10:12:54 AM Ignore gvan Report Abuse When I'm stopped in traffic I look for vanity plates.
mincemeat26 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:8,887 Points:1,811,630 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Aug 18, 2005 10:09:32 AM Ignore mincemeat26 Report Abuse I mentally compute average speed and percentage of trip completed. It keeps me aware of what's going on during long trips. At times I'll pick out a landmark up ahead and try to determine how far away it is, then use the odometer to see how accurate I was.
MamaLinda Veteran Author Tampa Posts:267 Points:4,950 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 18, 2005 9:39:29 AM Ignore MamaLinda Report Abuse When in back to back traffic and we're not moving I play the tag game. Make up a word for each letter and find a way to mix in the numbers the space in between is considered a wild spot. Anything goes. Ex: (ucc 32b) U-ugly C-cereal C-critters with 32 B-bugs. It does get challenging.
kobalt Veteran Author Toronto Posts:481 Points:127,410 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2005 10:55:14 AM Ignore kobalt Report Abuse None.
Speert Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,029 Points:767,145 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2005 10:26:31 AM Ignore Speert Report Abuse When I was a kid, in the days of cheap gas and distant relatives, my brother and I used to compete to see how many different out-of-state plates we could find during a trip. You could only count a state once, no matter how many times you saw plates from that state. Nowadays driving myself is just a task to be done. No time for games.
ARSpyder Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:2,919 Points:600,305 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2005 9:51:52 AM Ignore ARSpyder Report Abuse I'm sorry, I'm too busy driving to play games.