Jul. 6th, 2009
Clever... Very Clever
Jul. 6th, 2009 02:58 pm(This will, I think, mostly appeal to ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
osewalrus, but I hope it will appeal to others as well.)
On Friday, I went out to our local grocery store, and while I was waiting to cross the street, I was passed by a car with MA license plate HCL HVL. It took me a minute, but I figured it out: "hacol havel" (הכל הבל) from Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) chapter 1 verse 2. So, cute plate. But no clue why someone might have it as their license plate.
This morning, while talking tolcmlc, I figured it out: it's a vanity plate. And the most common translation of that verse is:
osewalrus, but I hope it will appeal to others as well.)On Friday, I went out to our local grocery store, and while I was waiting to cross the street, I was passed by a car with MA license plate HCL HVL. It took me a minute, but I figured it out: "hacol havel" (הכל הבל) from Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) chapter 1 verse 2. So, cute plate. But no clue why someone might have it as their license plate.
This morning, while talking to
lcmlc, I figured it out: it's a vanity plate. And the most common translation of that verse is:Vanity of vanities, said Koheleth; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
