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A "creative license" challenge
Message #1 Posted by Michael Meyer on 3 Mar 2003, 7:13 p.m.

Hi. I've seen lots of specific programming challenges here, but I thought this would also be fun....

Of course, to share my pride in my HP hobby, I'm thinking of getting a personalized car license plate, here in Nebraska, USA.

I'm allowed 8 characters, 7 alpha-numeric and one space.

My ideas so far:

RPN PGMR

HP RPN

RPN LVR (lover)

I thought that just "RPN" would be confused for someone's initials. Any other suggestions?

      
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #2 Posted by Mark on 3 Mar 2003, 7:45 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Michael Meyer

1) HP FREAK

2) RPN CALC

3) EBAY SUX

4) XEQ RPN

5) GTO RPN

      
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #3 Posted by Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil) on 3 Mar 2003, 8:53 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Michael Meyer

1) MORE RPN

2) I-DO RPN

3) RPN NOW

4) RPN DOES

5) HP HACKS

6) HP SHRNK (that's for you only, Doc!)

      
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #4 Posted by Mike - Kansas USA on 3 Mar 2003, 9:34 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Michael Meyer

1. NOTI (can be construed with multiple meanings)

2. NOT TI

3. VIN HP

4. NO CARLY

5. ENTER

6. HP 4EVER

            
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #5 Posted by Mike - Kansas USA on 3 Mar 2003, 11:11 p.m.,
in response to message #4 by Mike - Kansas USA

Forgot a good one -

NO EQUAL

      
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #6 Posted by Paul Brogger on 3 Mar 2003, 10:55 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Michael Meyer

1) ENTGTEQ

2) HALF NUT

3) VOYAGER

4) PIONEER

5) WUD STCK

6) LAST X

7) RCL PLUS

8) ROLL DN

9) XYZT

10) SWAP XY

Collecting is quirky -- displaying is eccentric -- but a calculatorized plate is over the top! ;^)

            
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #7 Posted by Michael Meyer on 3 Mar 2003, 11:20 p.m.,
in response to message #6 by Paul Brogger

GREAT!!!

I don't know why, but I really like, "LAST X". Very "inside" expression! "RPN CALC" is great also! I like them all!

I did think of:

RPN RULZ

RPN 4EVR

RPN 4ME

etc. "NO EQUAL" is TOO good.... really TOO "inside"

Great fun.

This is tough.... which to choose? I even do have the perfect plate for a psychiatrist. (A colleague uses PSYCHE)

How about: " HMMM ". Great, huh?!

                  
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #8 Posted by Wayne Brown on 4 Mar 2003, 8:16 a.m.,
in response to message #7 by Michael Meyer

I've thought about getting this one, which would be meaningful for HP-41 synthetic programming fans:

EG0BEEP

(Too bad license plates are uppercase-only, because it really should be eG0BEEP to be authentic.)

                  
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #9 Posted by Les Bell [Sydney] on 4 Mar 2003, 8:04 p.m.,
in response to message #7 by Michael Meyer

Heh. Reminds me of the one I was told of a few days ago - a Volkswagen Beetle, with a plate that reads "FEATURE".

A buddy of mine is *convinced* the owner must work for Microsoft.

Best,

--- Les [http://www.lesbell.com.au]

                        
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #10 Posted by Michael Meyer on 4 Mar 2003, 9:30 p.m.,
in response to message #9 by Les Bell [Sydney]

They're all so good...

The more I think about it, the more I like Luiz's:

I DO RPN

WAIT! Another!

RTN2RPN

More of a request, I'd say..... I like it.

I want more!

Michael

                              
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #11 Posted by Michael Meyer on 4 Mar 2003, 9:34 p.m.,
in response to message #10 by Michael Meyer

My wife really likes that last one, too!

                                    
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #12 Posted by Michael F. Coyle on 5 Mar 2003, 1:28 p.m.,
in response to message #11 by Michael Meyer

When you do get your plates, make sure to post a picture!

                                          
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #13 Posted by Michael Meyer on 5 Mar 2003, 11:35 p.m.,
in response to message #12 by Michael F. Coyle

I will!

I think I'll get the one I thought of last, though I'm sure I wouldn't have thought of it without seeing all the great suggestions. I like "RTN2RPN" as it encompasses so much: the love of HP calcs, the use of a key-programmable command that is still easily read by people who don't know this lingo (I've shown it to people, who could read it without confusion, even if they don't know what it means... some others have too many other meanings. "LAST X" could refer to too many other things, etc.), and best of all, the nostalgic aspect of my collecting. "Return to..." has that nice aspect of nostalgia.

I'll wait a bit longer, in case anyone else has some others. They are all so good, it's hard to choose....

                                                
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #14 Posted by Katie on 6 Mar 2003, 12:28 a.m.,
in response to message #13 by Michael Meyer

I like RTN2RPN too, but maybe you can work something of your profession in along with HP calculators by using MEM. Some suggestions:

CLR MEM

RCLI MEM

RND MEM

CMPLXMEM (oops, too big)

I think what you really need is one of those 007 Aston Martin DB5 revolving license plates so you don't have to pick just one.

                                                      
Re: Making choices . . .
Message #15 Posted by Paul Brogger on 6 Mar 2003, 9:22 a.m.,
in response to message #14 by Katie

Nice idea, Katie!

Or, how 'bout a different Sports Car for each day of the week?

Or a color LCD license plate? Maybe one could mount a laptop on the bumper and run a slide show . . .

{8^)

                                                            
Re: Making choices . . .
Message #16 Posted by Michael Meyer on 6 Mar 2003, 10:20 p.m.,
in response to message #15 by Paul Brogger

Paul,

I've always wanted to mount a display in the back window of my car to display various messages.

But then my car would need to be bulletproof.

Michael

                                                      
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #17 Posted by Meyer Michael on 6 Mar 2003, 10:15 p.m.,
in response to message #14 by Katie

Katie,

You wouldn't happen to have an extra Aston Martin DB5? I'll trade you an HP-67. Or even an HP-19C. I'll even throw in a box of TI's: I love the story of Tom Drewski using TI's as "packing material" for an HP calc!

"LAST X" could mean, "Last time", etc.

I think one of the most common complaints I hear is that people "can't remember" things well. (We're learning that stress increases cortisol, which is toxic to the hippocampus, which impairs short term memory in addition to lowering immunity, etc.)

How about: "MEM LOST"?

                                                      
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #18 Posted by Michael Meyer on 6 Mar 2003, 10:18 p.m.,
in response to message #14 by Katie

BTW,

They say that memory is the second thing to go. (I can't remember the first).

;]

                  
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #19 Posted by Michael F. Coyle on 5 Mar 2003, 1:27 p.m.,
in response to message #7 by Michael Meyer

LAST X is my favorite so far. I like XYZT too, for some reason.

I think NO EQUAL is a little too obscure -- even a fellow HP fan might think you're talking about something else altogether.

Your DMV probably has rules against derogatory or obscene messages, so EBAY SUX is probably out.

For the psychiatrist, how about their favorite phrase: YRTMISUP.

                        
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #20 Posted by Michael Meyer on 6 Mar 2003, 10:09 p.m.,
in response to message #19 by Michael F. Coyle

I like that. My biggest problem daily without exception: I don't like kicking people out when "time is up" if there's still important things to talk about.

So, I almost always run late. It's a new version of the old Murphy's Law:

"The time needed is almost always more than the time allotted."

And, Murphy was an optimist.

                              
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #21 Posted by John Nelson on 9 Mar 2003, 9:20 p.m.,
in response to message #20 by Michael Meyer

How about: RPN 4EVR

                                    
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #22 Posted by Michael Meyer on 9 Mar 2003, 11:53 p.m.,
in response to message #21 by John Nelson

John,

I did think of that and it's in one of my previous posts. Funny you mention it, though, as I've been considering it more.

Michael

                                          
Re: A "creative license" challenge
Message #23 Posted by John Nelson on 11 Mar 2003, 9:56 p.m.,
in response to message #22 by Michael Meyer

Sorry, Mike - I looked through these quickly, but I didn't see it - I must have missed it. I was surprised that no one had thought of it. Now I know why -- THEY DID! :-)


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