Because his license plate is APRIST \u2014 short for apiarist, a fancy word for beekeeper.
\u201cLots of people don’t get it, because it’s not a very common word,\u201d said Clark, who keeps honeybees in the backyard of his Old Louisville home. \u201cEvery once in a while, somebody sees is and asks me about beekeeping and honey. But the whole point of a vanity plate is to create a word which is just like the real words but is itself a puzzle, so when you’re driving down the road, it’s \u2018Oh, yeah, I got it!’\u201d<\/p>\n
You see them everywhere, on passenger cars, pickups and SUVs \u2014 those deeply personal, sometimes-cavalier but often-encrypted messages on vehicle license plates. And perhaps you’ve wondered, who are those people so determined to use their number plates to tell us something about themselves.
Like Mary K. Fields Korfhage, who is known for producing Thunder Over Louisville TV coverage and the Kosair Charities commercial featuring Mitch McConnell and John Yarmuth. She advertises her passion for rescuing Dalmatians on her number plate, SPOTS.
\u201cI volunteer for Second Chance Dalmatian Rescue, mainly based in Ohio, and Dalmatian Rescue of West Virginia,\u201d Korfhage said in an e-mail exchange. \u201cI drive transport missions and help in promoting homes for needy dals, and work with Shamrock and Humane Society. I have had the \u2018SPOTS’ number plate for over 10 years.\u201d
Vanity, personalized or custom number plate \u2014 different from specialty tags for sports teams, hobbyist organizations, fraternal or charitable groups \u2014 consist of a letter and\/or number combination of the vehicle owner’s choosing that creates an evocative word or phrase number plate.<\/p>\n
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Because his license plate is APRIST \u2014 short for apiarist, a fancy word for beekeeper.\u201cLots of people don’t get it, because it’s not a very common word,\u201d said Clark, who keeps honeybees in the backyard of his Old Louisville home.<\/p>\n