Fannish License Plate?

[sraun]

So, on my way to work this morning I was behind a silver VW Jetta with a vanity plate that read "SCRITH".

Anyone know who the Larry Niven fan is?

Comments

[michaellee.livejournal.com]

Yup. She was one of his liasons at CONvergence last year as well....

[sraun]

Anyone I'd be likely to know? Refresher: I'm long-time Minn-StF and Minicon, wasn't very active on the last five years of the Big Minicons. I've got some connections to the Ships clubs, through my wife, who was a member of the Behr'ak for many years, and Ralph Krantz, who is (I think) still hanging out with the Dr. Who and Xenaversity people upon occasion.

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

lexinatrix

[adina-atl.livejournal.com]

I don't know who SCRITH is, but someone who has "B5 FAN" in Michigan.

[sraun]

I know the people who have YMMV and MPLS73 here in Minneapolis. gerisullivan had 7MPLS3 for a long time before she move Out East. I think I know of another couple of fannish plates, but can't remember who / what they are off-hand.

[adina-atl.livejournal.com]

MPLS73 I don't get. Explain?

[sraun]

MPLS73 and 7MPLS3 are from the same base - Minneapolis in '73, Minn-StF's on-going hoax world-con bid / excuse to throw parties.

[gomeza.livejournal.com]

Man, that would be one indestructible VW. If only. ^_^

[sraun]

Yeah. {blissful sigh}

[lexinatrix.livejournal.com]

That was the general idea. The Jetta's survived a couple accidents handily, so I consider the name a successful ward against destruction.

[lexinatrix.livejournal.com]

michaellee tipped me off you spotted my car. SCRITH is my silver Jetta.

[gomeza.livejournal.com]

Have you all seen the alleged VW commercial about the suicide bomber? I say "alleged" because I'm not convinced that it's a real commercial, but it does speak to the VW-made-from-scrith concept:

http://www.arctander.net/tempfiles/GermanEngineeringArabTechnology.wmv

[sraun]

Yeah, I have - it's a beaut!