Must be convertible humor

I frequently remember this little story from my Baylor freshman roommate's mother who also had a convertible the same time I did. I have owned 2 convertibles in my auto history, both were Chrysler LeBaron's. I owned the old school square sardine tin-can prototype, and then upgraded to the more rounded bubble-type style in the early 90's. But Kristen's mother had a Daimler-Chrysler model that cost 3 times more than mine did. So here's the story as told to me:

Pat used to live in Oakbrook, IL and one fine sunny day she and her youngest son ventured out into the CITY (Chicago). She's idling at a stop light when a young man in a Chrysler model (similar to mine) pulled up at the light beside them. He's got several of his friends in the car with him.

He comments on Pat's vanity plate "MOMSCAR" and makes a scathing comment, and vrooms off, only to be stopped at the next red light. Pat pulls up to him, and comments on his vanity plate, "SHRPNS". Pat asks him, "So what does your vanity plate stand for? SHORT PENIS?"

Needless to say, her youngest son wilts from mortification and tries to melt into oblivion so that no one can see him actually riding in a car with his MOTHER who has just uttered the word "penis".

The upstart is left dumbfounded, and his friends are laughing uproariously. Pat zooms off into the CITY, and leaves him behind in her very expensive Daimler-Chrysler dust.

It seems that the vanity plate stands for SHARPNESS.


I still fall out when I remember this story.