Dis Hoe Don't Tread On Me

          Virginia makes it really easy and cheap to get custom tags. It costs about ten dollars for custom tags here, so many people have them. I always thought they were kind of lame, so I’ve never had them until recently. When they give you the paperwork for them, they offer three choices to pick from in case your pick is taken or not allowed. I chose to pick one versus three and if it weren’t available I would have just gotten regular tags. I chose to get the navy tag which is yellow, with a snake in the middle and at the bottom it says “Don’t Tread on Me”. The custom tag I chose is “DIS HOE”, and if you read it all together it says “Dis Hoe Don’t Tread On Me”. To me, this is appropriate for many reasons that I won’t go into here, but the funniest part is that I drive a Chevy Tahoe. Surprisingly, they allowed it and sent me the tags right away.

          Now that I have the tags I hear a lot of compliments. Especially from those that read it all out together or those that have or respect the Tahoe. The worst part is the people trying to run into the back of my truck taking pictures of my tags. Others will chase me down just to tell me they like it. Some just look inside, see the wife and two kids inside and just ride on confused! I guess a lot of people have posted the pictures online, because it’s been seen by many that tell me they’ve seen it and laughed. It’s surprising to me that they even allowed that as an option, and even more surprising that no one has had a negative comment on them yet. Every time I see a cop car behind me I assume he is going to pull me over and tell me I need to change it or at least be jealous or upset about it enough to pull me over for something stupid.

          I’ve had the tag for five months now and I’ve enjoyed them so far. I imagine when I grow up and get a real job that it won’t be appropriate to show up with. They does bring a certain bias with them, but they offer plenty of comedic relief for now as well. I’m going to ride them out until they expire or until it becomes an issue for one reason or another. Once I’m done with them, I’m sure they will make a nice wall piece in my man cave. If you’re ever driving around and see a tag you like, just laugh a little, wave, and ride on. Don’t try to stalk them or take pictures! Put the phone down and drive!