Texas A&M fan spends more than you probably make in a year on a license plate

Good times

September 12, 2013 at 7:47PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

This is one of the dumbest things we've ever heard Per ESPN.com:

One passionate Texas A&M fan can now be the first to display "12THMAN" on the front and back of his or her car -- even if they potentially cost more than the car itself.

The license plates sold for $115,000 on Thursday in an online auction -- a U.S. record for a vanity plate sold by a state, said Kim Miller Drummond, a spokesperson for MyPlates.com

A set of Texas license plates with the words "HOUSTON" on it sold for $25,000 in January. The world record, according to a 2008 Forbes report, is $14.2 million for a "1" license plate to a businessman in the United Arab Emirates.

Since November 2009, Texans have purchased more than 156,000 My Plates, putting more than $18.4M in the state's general revenue fund.

At least we're assuming it's an Aggies fan. We suppose it could be a one-toothed man. Then again, it could really be both.

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about the writer

Michael Rand

Columnist / Reporter

Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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