# 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:** 16
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/301 "2024-04-07T01:14:08Z")
It’s TRUST NUMBER 1, ie, himself. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/302 "2024-04-07T01:15:55Z")
Maybe he was just celebrating his first cheat: Tryst #1 ---
**Author:** ![LilXMo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lilxmo/32/4225_2.png) [@LilXMo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilXMo)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/303 "2024-04-07T17:38:40Z")
A formal opening to one on my favorite Soap Box Topics! States should require bumper stickers for cars with vanity plates that explains how to pronounce it, or what it means, etc. My soap box started with some joker cutting me off in traffic with an obvious vanity plate that read like the alphabet song. After reading some of these posts I may need to modify my soap box requirements. I can see wanting to retain mystery with a vanity plate meaning, but if I’m tired, I don’t want to figure it out. Unfortunately I’m OCD and it’s hard to turn away from the challenge of trying to figure it out. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/304 "2024-04-07T18:10:29Z")
> [@LilXMo](#): > > Unfortunately I’m OCD and it’s hard to turn away from the challenge of trying to figure it out. Why don’t you try this one :evil grin: … > **[Nerd Sniping](https://xkcd.com/356/)** > > I first saw this problem on the Google Labs Aptitude Test. A professor and I filled a blackboard without getting anywhere. Have fun. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/305 "2024-04-07T18:18:10Z")
I saw GNA5H yesterday ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/306 "2024-04-08T00:21:59Z")
I had a twofer at a red light on a four lane street. Right in front of me was a Nissan Cube, light green, and with a tartan stripe the ran up the back and onto the roof (looked like Flower of Scotland). Its plate: WEECUBE and in the lane beside it, there was a low-slung, white Chevy sports car if some sort. Its plate: SRRYMOM There’s a story there. Blew your inheritance on a sports car? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/307 "2024-04-09T20:22:07Z")
While walking my dog recently, I saw a car with the vanity plate FAERIE parked on the street a few houses down from my building. I’m dying to know what the driver looks like, but I haven’t seen the vehicle since that afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/308 "2024-04-10T23:13:20Z")
I see that Maine’s stance on personalized plates has been mentioned upthread…I have seen the “TOESUKR” (complete with a variety of toe- and foot-themed stickers) while in the Brunswick/Topsham area, but I was driving at the time and couldn’t get a picture. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/309 "2024-04-13T19:02:05Z")
I happened to notice the Hookah Delivery van’s (non-custom) plate ends in 420. [![](https://i.imgur.com/3KwbFwW.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/3KwbFwW.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/310 "2024-04-20T19:55:58Z")
Driving on the freeway today I was following a black Jeep with a **DPNLVR** plate. Maybe the owner is a dermatologist. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/311 "2024-04-20T20:18:57Z")
Perhaps that’s a chewing tobacco aficionado. Or there’s someplace near where they live or like to vacation where “DPN” is a reasonable contraction of the place name. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/312 "2024-04-20T22:28:05Z")
This afternoon I saw **2DEC0R8**. Presumably an interior designer. The character between **C** and **R** is a zero, not an oh. I suppose somebody else beat them to the conventional spelling. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/313 "2024-04-20T22:54:40Z")
A lot of states simply don’t use the letters “I” and “O” for license plates. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/314 "2024-04-21T00:52:13Z")
Which makes sense, but Florida is not among those states. They also use both O & Q which isn’t good for fleeting recognition at a distance either. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/315 "2024-04-21T01:11:48Z")
I saw one today that read **HR DRAMA**. I’m guessing the person works in HR, but I guess they could also just create a lot a drama for the HR people at work. A few years ago I saw a Jeep with a license plate that read **LAX RULES** or something to that effect. At the time I joked that I wasn’t sure if the owner was a big fan of the Los Angeles International Airport, or if they were opposed to strictly enforcing rules. I later learned that LAX is slang for the sport lacrosse, so I assume that’s what it was actually about. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/316 "2024-04-24T19:43:55Z")
This morning: NCOLSLAW. A legal firm, Nichols Law? Advocacy for a new law named after a child, Nicole’s Law? A commentary on cabbage, No cole slaw? In cole slaw? I like the cole slaw alternatives best, but your mileage may vary. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/317 "2024-04-24T21:12:55Z")
I saw one the other day: U That’s it. But Y? ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/318 "2024-04-25T01:25:28Z")
Black Tesla with SPCEBAL1 Texas plate, but with the colors reversed: White letters on a black background. ---
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/319 "2024-04-25T11:07:22Z")
I was surprised to see that **E MUSK** \*wasn’t \* on a Tesla - it was one of those big Mercedes jeep things. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/320 "2024-04-26T00:06:13Z")
Just remembered a good one…waaaaay back in college, I saw a red Mazda Miata with a “TOMSERVO” plate. I tried to catch up to let the driver know I got the reference. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=17)