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DEL.ICIO.USBecause chickens are just as attractive on car tags as gators
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Just got word that fans of the University of South Carolina have become the latest out-of-state alumni group approved by the state Department of Motor Vehicles for prestige car tags.
Give that today is Confederate Memorial Day, and state offices are closed, there’s little chance of getting confirmation.
But the source was Michael Wilkie, police chief for the city of Acworth, who has been point man for the Gamecock tag effort. So consider the information pretty firm.
The Atlanta Gamecock Club is planning for a May 13 kickoff to sell the necessary 1,000 plates, starring Steve Spurrier, the coach that Bulldogs most love to hate.
H.B. 1165, a bill backed by state Rep. Barry Fleming and Senate President pro tem Eric Johnson, threatened to curtail out-of-state alumni tags.
The measure provoked a storm of criticism from alumni groups, particularly graduates of the University of Florida, and died a quiet death in the Legislature this spring.
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By General Grant
April 28, 2008 7:50 PM | Link to this
South Carolina is North Carolina’s ugly sister