With apologies to our Michigan Mini owners, I received this email from an OSU alum. Since my Miami (O) is playing OSU today I thought others might enjoy this email and photo.

> Subject: Ohio State alumnus
> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 0:15:01 +0000
>
> I just had to share this one! - Karen
>
> Read the message before opening the pic
>
>
> A recent graduate of The Ohio State University
> moved to Dearborn,
> Michigan when she landed a great job with a company
> located there.
> After becoming a citizen of Michigan, she felt
> almost as if she had
> betrayed her Ohioan background and ancestry. She
> had an apartment with a
> Michigan address, and she winced whenever she
> looked at her Michigan
> driver's license. When it came time to register her
> vehicle she had an
> idea. She'd get personalized plates and make things
> right.
>
> The personalized license plate for her car arrived,
> and she beamed as
> she installed them. She was so proud she sent an
> instant message to her
> father right away. He too was a proud Ohio State
> alumnus.
>
> "Daddy," she typed. "I'm so excited! I got new,
> personalized plates for
> my Mini today. They're University of Michigan
> plates!"
>
> "WHAT?" he replied, "You have to be joking!"
>
> "Nope, I'm totally serious. Let me send you the
> image."
>
> Her father couldn't stop laughing after he viewed
> the picture of her
> car.
>


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ROTFLMAO

 

Ha ha urm....since I abhor football, this doesn't insult me...and I'm not one of those "School Pride" type of people.



John

 

Though I'm terribly confused - Michigan does not require you to put front plates on. Seems to be a hoax, or just a photoshop jobbie.

 

As a Buckeye, born and bred, I appreciate life's finer moments as when U. of MI is made the butt of a good joke. ROFLMAO.