17 Slogans That Belong On Canberra's Number Plates

    "Canberra: the boring place to be."

    Jenna Guillaume
    by Jenna Guillaume

    Editor-at-Large, BuzzFeed Australia

    The ACT government has asked residents to vote on a new number plate slogan, with options ranging from "GREEN AND CLEAN" to "CBR - AUSTRALIA'S COOL CAPITAL".

    Alice Workman @workmanalice

    The ACT are doing a public vote for its new number plate slogan. "Australia's Cool Capital" is surely the worst.

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    Apparently, these are the ~best~ 10 slogans from 1875 submissions made by Canberrans.

    Naturally, people on the internet decided they could do better...

    1. "CBR: we love roundabouts"

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    By @workmanalice

    2. "Much colder than you'd expect"

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    By @StephenJ_Hall

    3. "Canberra: the boring place to be"

    yoursay.act.gov.au / BuzzFeed

    By @gabs_wilson1234

    4. "Canberra: Australia's nicest country town"

    yoursay.act.gov.au / BuzzFeed

    By @Rob_Stott

    5. "Capitaly McCapitalface"

    yoursay.act.gov.au / BuzzFeed

    By @trib

    6. "CBR: between Melbourne and Sydney"

    yoursay.act.gov.au / BuzzFeed

    By @sydneytom

    7. "Drive slowly: roos on road"

    yoursay.act.gov.au / BuzzFeed

    By @LucyHunterB

    8. "CBR: when politicians aren't in town it has some nice people"

    yoursay.act.gov.au / BuzzFeed

    By @wolfcat

    9. "CBR: we haven't relocated to Armidale yet"

    yoursay.act.gov.au / BuzzFeed

    By @ki_sekiya

    10. "CBR: politician daycare"

    yoursay.act.gov.au / BuzzFeed

    By @Taco_Lad

    11. "Canberra: how the fuck did I end up here"

    yoursay.act.gov.au / BuzzFeed

    By @0xdeadbabe

    12. "Canberra: we have an international airport now"

    yoursay.act.gov.au / BuzzFeed

    By @jmodoh

    13. "Canberra: school excursion central"

    yoursay.act.gov.au / BuzzFeed

    By @ryan_1890

    14. "Canberra: get off our lawn"

    yoursay.act.gov.au / BuzzFeed

    By @sirdansmith

    15. "Canberra: the members' entrance"

    yoursay.act.gov.au / BuzzFeed

    By @annabelcrabb

    16. "CBR: Gateway to Queanbeyan"

    yoursay.act.gov.au / BuzzFeed

    By @CLewczak

    17. "Canberra: a totally valid city"

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    By @glengyron

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