# 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:** 185
**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:** [September 17, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3681 "2026-09-17T20:30:11Z")
A car with death memorabilia stickers all over the back…war, famine, skulls…and the entirely appropriate license plate **MORTIS** ---
**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:** [September 18, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3682 "2026-09-18T00:15:46Z")
**WILCO** in the parking garage at work ---
**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:** [September 18, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3683 "2026-09-18T00:18:06Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > WILCO Surely on a car owned by Roger, yes? ---
**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:** [September 18, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3684 "2026-09-18T00:19:21Z")
I don’t have any co-workers named Roger but I thought the same thing. 🤣 Haven’t seen this car before either. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3685 "2026-09-18T00:20:38Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > **WILCO** in the parking garage at work It would have been worth tons of bonus points if it’d been in the parking garage in these buildings: [![](https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1849366436_16.jpg) ](https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1849366436_16.jpg) ---
**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:** [September 18, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3686 "2026-09-18T00:21:04Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Surely on a car owned by Roger, yes? Or, a fan of the band. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Topologist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/topologist/32/3208_2.png) [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3687 "2026-09-18T00:26:22Z")
On a white SUV, **PORT MOM**. This is straightforward to locals: There’s a North Shore village on Long Island by the name of Port Washington, but commonly known simply as “Port.” (Another village, Port Jefferson, further out on the island has to make do with “Port Jeff.”) Likely the mother of a kid or kids who go to the Port schools. On a huge SUV that didn’t want to play nice at a high speed merge and nearly ran me off the road: **4HOGWASH**. Well, that’s a nice version of what I thought of their driving ability, but what they were really going for is obscure to me. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3688 "2026-09-18T03:03:08Z")
**TIME 418** Toking a bit early? **DSNY WDW** Oddly enough no frames, decals, or any other paraphernalia about The Mouse. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2026, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3689 "2026-09-18T03:40:15Z")
**UA ZEUS** on something like a Subaru Forrester or something. There were some sort of decals on the vehicle that might have explained it, I’m pretty sure they contained the word “Zeus” as well, but I couldn’t read them while driving. **TRUBLUE** on some forgettable sedan with a CA “whale tail” plate. A reference to blue whales, perhaps? Or fans of JetBlue’s frequent flyer program? ---
**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:** [September 18, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3690 "2026-09-18T03:45:27Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > **TRUBLUE** on some forgettable sedan with a CA “whale tail” plate. A reference to blue whales, perhaps? Or fans of JetBlue’s frequent flyer program? Might also be a Dodgers fan, as blue (a shade named “Dodger blue”) is one of their primary uniform colors, and several fan sites use “Blue” in their names. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3691 "2026-09-18T06:36:12Z")
A Ford F-150 pickup with **AZTCFRE**. I’m guessing Aztec Fire and an SDSU fan. **HTWILLZ** A lawyer? Someone named William? And then I got it… the car was a tiny blue Toyota coupe. Slightly funny spelling, but Hot Wheels. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3692 "2026-09-18T14:17:03Z")
MAO I hope that’s their name, and not their politics. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3693 "2026-09-18T15:07:46Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > I hope that’s their name, and not their politics. Maybe they have cats ---
**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:** [September 18, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3694 "2026-09-18T16:06:53Z")
I know one person w the Mao surname. Google says there’s about 2.5 million Maos in China. Here? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3695 "2026-09-18T19:57:30Z")
DGDAWG ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3696 "2026-09-19T15:48:20Z")
A white Chevy Silverado pickup: **ACE HI** (Which brought to mind Travis McGee’s _The Busted Flush_.) ---
**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:** [September 19, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3697 "2026-09-19T16:28:59Z")
**EEYON** on a RAV4. I have no idea what that means. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3698 "2026-09-20T17:09:15Z")
A couple of good ones today. **GLDNGRLS** and **IM WIRED**. Those I can make sense of but I also saw **GL19N20** in a parking lot and I’ve got no clue on that one. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3699 "2026-09-20T17:37:35Z")
Now that I’m back in-country for awhile I’m seeing plates again. - **BAFERD⎵B** on a FL standard plate on a BMX X6 luxo-crossover. I don’t be bafer’d, but I do be baffled. 😁 - **DEFENS** on a FL standard plate on a Range Rover. Plays defense in a pro sport? Is a successful defense attorney? - **BETSI⎵J** on a FL standard plate on a generic crossover. Hi Betsy! - **TDEED** on a FL 5-character Florida college booster plate on a nice shiny pickup truck. Presumably the driver played football for the college and is quite proud of his scoring. - **COTT2BG** on a FL standard plate on a Lexus sedan. I have no idea. I’m sure I got it right; I saw it while walking through a parking lot and took my time to write it down. - **CP⎵⎵⎵29** on a FL standard plate on a Volvo crossover. The 29th unimaginitive person w initials CP? Initials CP & got the plate for their 29th birthday? ---
**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:** [September 20, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3700 "2026-09-20T19:05:38Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > - **DEFENS** on a FL standard plate on a Range Rover. Plays defense in a pro sport? Is a successful defense attorney? It’s a close copy ( **D-FENS** ) of a vanity plate in [_Falling Down_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling_Down), a 1993 film with Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall. The former is a laid-off defense worker who snaps and goes on a murderous rampage while the latter is a detective on his last day before retirement trying to stop him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=184) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=186)