# Custom Licence Plates — Seen in the Wild **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 11, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965 "2023-11-11T02:25:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 135
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2681 "2026-03-19T02:01:09Z")
**MR ROR** … ? Hmmmm? ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2682 "2026-03-19T02:15:56Z")
**I POPOV** on a Mustang convertible. “I pop off”? I guess that probably refers to the convertible top, but it kind of sounds like a dirty euphemism to me. **MM SAVRY** on a new VW Beetle. Looks like we’ve got a foodie here. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2683 "2026-03-19T03:03:38Z")
I’m still on the Stanford campus. **SSUP M8**. Whassup, mate? ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2684 "2026-03-19T03:59:43Z")
> [@icon](#): > > > [@WildaBeast](#): > > > > **HPPYHNT** on a Prius. Happy Hunting [Ground] is my guess, and I will guess the owner is probably Native American. > > I would not think of adding ground to that, happy hunting is a common enough phrase without the ground part. A lot of people like to hunt. If it was a pickup with an Easy Rider rifle rack, Hippy Hunt? > [@DesertDog](#): > > On a BMW i3: **EYE3** > > One of the easier ones to figure out. And today its brother, **EYE4** **PAVYS** Pavy’s, perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2685 "2026-03-19T05:03:11Z")
I’ve been watching a Netflix series called Lincoln Lawyer about a star defense attorney. He drives around in Lincolns, including a sweet Lincoln Continental convertible. I think it’s a 1963 but I’m not an expert on those cars. Regardless, it’s sweet. Its license plate is **NT GUILTY**. He has two other new Lincoln SUVs. Lincoln Navigators, I think. Their plates are **I WALKEM** , and **DISMISSD**. Pretty clever. _(Note that **DISMISSD** has too many letters, 8. California only has the capacity for 7, and these are California plates. The Dow is set in Los Angeles.)_ ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2686 "2026-03-19T12:15:42Z")
> [@icon](#): > > > [@WildaBeast](#): > > > > **HPPYHNT** on a Prius. Happy Hunting [Ground] is my guess, and I will guess the owner is probably Native American. > > I would not think of adding ground to that, happy hunting is a common enough phrase without the ground part. A lot of people like to hunt. Agree. And “happy hunting” applies to more than just harvesting wild animals. You can bargain hunt, pursue your preferred gender, etc. This is more of a stretch, but it might also mean “Hippy Haunt”, as in “this vehicle is inhabited by hippies”. Or “happy haunt”. Or … > [@DesertDog](#): > > **PAVYS** Pavy’s, perhaps? Which means what? Teh Googles do nothing much with “Pavy’s”. PA might be “Pa” as father, grandfather, etc. Or Pennslyvania. Still I’m not coming up with much good on this one. Congrats on sighting a real headscratcher. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2687 "2026-03-19T14:11:23Z")
Or perhaps simply, the guy’s name is Pavy. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2688 "2026-03-19T16:06:23Z")
Scored 4 in one parking lot. For whatever reason this lot always seems to have pretty rich ore. - **MOMMYME** on a FL standard plate on a Porsche SUV. I got a look at Mommy and she was hotter than her car. - **BETZ⎵⎵⎵** on a FL standard plate on a fairly new Corvette. Either the owner’s name, or a comment on his gambling luck. Which they’d probably describe as gambling skill. - **WETH-CT** on a FL standard plate on a Mercedes sedan. The CT is probably Connecticut. They’re from a town starting with “Weth”? Or maybe it’s “We th?ct”? Thact, thect, thickt, thuckt, ??? No real ideas. - **GR8WRTR** on a FL standard plate on a big SUV. The first part, “great”, was instantly obvious but the second part didn’t click for me immediately. Good bet it’s “writer”. I was stuck on “water” or “waiter” ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2689 "2026-03-19T16:59:32Z")
Only spotted one this morning: **LTBEAM** on a black Camry. “Light beam” I assume. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2690 "2026-03-19T17:07:05Z")
Spotted this morning on my daily walk. Parked side-by-side in the driveway: **MUFFIN**** EGGCRTN** Made me smile, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2691 "2026-03-19T17:52:32Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > **WETH-CT** on a FL standard plate on a Mercedes sedan. The CT is probably Connecticut. They’re from a town starting with “Weth”? Or maybe it’s “We th?ct”? Thact, thect, thickt, thuckt, ??? No real ideas. Likely Wethersfield CT. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2692 "2026-03-19T18:39:26Z")
**E5 THRPY** on a pickup truck with stickers saying E5 THERAPY, and USMC Sergeant stickers. A USMC Sergeant is an E-5 rank. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2693 "2026-03-19T19:37:57Z")
**GYM FUSS** Okay. ---
**Author:** ![motu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/motu/32/259_2.png) [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2694 "2026-03-19T22:35:48Z")
White Jeep 4x4 with White Sox (black) plate, KIWII, all "I"s no “ones”. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2695 "2026-03-19T22:41:07Z")
Got a 2-fer in one pic this afternoon, without even trying. This is as close as we came to the Virginia TACO NET car after I got my phone out. I wouldn’t have bothered reporting Delaware JLK JR on the left but it came for free. I couldn’t make out what any of those stickers were. [![](https://i.gyazo.com/5a72e407a765dc944367b61821bf6a83.jpg) ](https://i.gyazo.com/5a72e407a765dc944367b61821bf6a83.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2696 "2026-03-19T23:17:14Z")
3 more: **TYGRRE** — Tiger? **GBU** — owner’s initials? **C MRY4MK** — ? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2697 "2026-03-19T23:50:46Z")
**JAWANNI** — there’s lots of people here from India and Pakistan; maybe there’s a hidden meaning **2QT DOT** — maybe Dottie is really cute! But the car was parked and empty. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2698 "2026-03-19T23:55:14Z")
Three-fer today- **SNO FUN** in the parking garage as I got to work **ILVCHEEZ** in the parking garage as I was leaving **NCC 2402** on the road on the way home That last one is obviously a Star Trek reference but I don’t know to what. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2699 "2026-03-20T00:05:02Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > **NCC 2402** on the road on the way home > > That last one is obviously a Star Trek reference but I don’t know to what. I agree; NCC-#### is the format for the registry numbers of Starfleet ships. As far as I can tell, there’s no prominent ship in the Trek canon that was NCC-2402. That said, apparently local chapters of a Star Trek fan club (STARFLEET International) identify themselves with that sort of nomenclature, so it might be a reference to one of those chapters. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2700 "2026-03-20T00:07:30Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > **GBU** — owner’s initials? GBU is DoD-speak for guided bombs. Maybe they work for an aerospace outfit that makes guidance kits. See > **[Precision-guided munition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision-guided_munition)** > > A precision-guided munition (PGM), also called a smart weapon, smart munition, or smart bomb, is a type of weapon system that integrates advanced guidance and control systems, such as GPS, laser guidance, or infrared sensors, with various types of munitions, typically missiles or artillery shells, to allow for high-accuracy strikes against designated targets. PGMs are designed to precisely hit a predetermined target, typically with a margin of error (or circular error probable, CEP) that is Du... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=134) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=136)