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Smiley wins.


License plate designs abound. Sometimes you can't tell what state they're from. And they even have their own beauty pageant. The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, or ALPCA, is the largest such organization in the United States. Founded in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, in 1954, its members now come from 50 U.S.  recently announced their best license plate awards. And the winner is: Kentucky's "smiley See emoticon.

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 face" license. A state senator Noun 1. state senator - a member of a state senate
senator - a member of a senate
 this year promoted a bill to make the state sell a $1 decal to cover the smiley face; it failed. (Seems like not everyone is in love with smiley face.) Maine's special-issue lobster plate came in second, with Texas' "God Bless America" coming in a close third. The 513 association members who voted based their votes on attractiveness, how well the plate promotes a state and legibility leg·i·ble  
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1. Possible to read or decipher: legible handwriting.

2. Plainly discernible; apparent: legible weaknesses in character and disposition.
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Title Annotation:Stateline
Publication:State Legislatures
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Oct 1, 2004
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