Voting open as Barr announces ACT numberplate slogan shortlist

Well, we can’t keep Bush capital, because we are not that – I saw more big old trees & bush in Delhi than we have here.
Age friendly city is just untrue.
Feel the power of Canberra is likely to get your vehicle vandalised in some places in Australia, so I guess that rules that one out. Come to think of it, that (along with the amount of “Canberra bashing” that goes on) would rule out Heart of the Nation too.
What say you?

Channelling the Honda / CBR connection again, how about “you meet the nicest people on a tram”.

wildturkeycanoe said :

dungfungus said :

I thought the CBR model was a Honda one.

You are absolutely right, so sorry. My brain was still asleep even though the body was up.

Hey, no worries.

For the slogan, how about “Hop On A Honda”?

This was a famous slogan about the time trams were last popular in Australia so there is a strong link to Canberra today.

There. There. rommeldog56. You’ll be OK! Deep breaths.

dungfungus said :

I thought the CBR model was a Honda one.

You are absolutely right, so sorry. My brain was still asleep even though the body was up.

wildturkeycanoe said :

I’m guessing the CBR plates will be very popular with Kawasaki motorcycle owners in particular, but I don’t care for any of them.
For all seasons? What? get real, what does that even mean? You get four seasons everywhere in the world.
Brilliant Possibilities? Hardly. Possibilities are quashed by red tape and exuberant government fees. Look at the container village for instance. Even though I thought it looked ugly as the Skywhale, that was a great little eatery, but they are all going to have to relocate. How many will continue to operate? Will they just be shut down forever? Parliament lawns are being shut down thanks to paranoia, the lakes are going green, limiting their usability and all the wonderful possibilities for water sports. This slogan is hardly appropriate.
As for Ngunnawal Country, would that not be offensive to the Ngarigo, Nyamudy/Namadgi and any other tribes claiming parts of the A.C.T as their lands?
The Bush Capital is becoming less appropriate as the LDA keeps allowing developers to decimate the eucalyptus trees in the name of progress.
Cool Capital only applies in winter. Tomorrow’s top of 36 degrees is hardly indicative of snowflakes and fur-lined jackets.
Any plate chosen from the list above is simply going to be cringe worthy, no doubt selected not by public vote but through some internal government review process. I also wonder how much public funding went to this entire campaign, money that could have been spent on something beneficial to all Canberrans?

I thought the CBR model was a Honda one.

I’m guessing the CBR plates will be very popular with Kawasaki motorcycle owners in particular, but I don’t care for any of them.
For all seasons? What? get real, what does that even mean? You get four seasons everywhere in the world.
Brilliant Possibilities? Hardly. Possibilities are quashed by red tape and exuberant government fees. Look at the container village for instance. Even though I thought it looked ugly as the Skywhale, that was a great little eatery, but they are all going to have to relocate. How many will continue to operate? Will they just be shut down forever? Parliament lawns are being shut down thanks to paranoia, the lakes are going green, limiting their usability and all the wonderful possibilities for water sports. This slogan is hardly appropriate.
As for Ngunnawal Country, would that not be offensive to the Ngarigo, Nyamudy/Namadgi and any other tribes claiming parts of the A.C.T as their lands?
The Bush Capital is becoming less appropriate as the LDA keeps allowing developers to decimate the eucalyptus trees in the name of progress.
Cool Capital only applies in winter. Tomorrow’s top of 36 degrees is hardly indicative of snowflakes and fur-lined jackets.
Any plate chosen from the list above is simply going to be cringe worthy, no doubt selected not by public vote but through some internal government review process. I also wonder how much public funding went to this entire campaign, money that could have been spent on something beneficial to all Canberrans?

“From today until 2 February 2017, you can vote at…”

So it’s not just dubious Development Applications which get slipped through at this time of year.

What about – “CBR – FEEL THE RENEWABLE POWER” – nice retro,bipartisan feel…., or “CBR – CAPITAL OF IRONIC SLOGANS” ??

How much will they cost?

The “Euro-type” long ones cost over $300 but hey, the trendoids still buy them.

“Brilliant possibilities” sounds like sarcasm!