# 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:** 187
**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 27, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3721 "2026-09-27T14:28:54Z")
I hope they have another car and plate that says **F1SHEZ** 😁. Ideally on a fishing booster plate if AZ has one. Sadly, they do not: **[AZ MVD - Specialty Plates](https://azmvdnow.gov/plates)**. Wildlife conservation is as close as AZ gets. I wryly note that their rather pretty conservation plate is decorated with pictures of nine kinds of wildlife. Every one of which is routinely killed for sport. “Conserve it so we can kill it” is such a quintessentially 'Murrican idea. Or is that “Conserve it _by_ killing it”? 🤦‍♂️ 🤪 ---
**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 27, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3722 "2026-09-27T16:11:39Z")
The bougie grocery store parking lot is usually good for a plate or two. Nothing too exciting today, just **ELLE** on some sort of SUV. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3723 "2026-09-27T23:00:08Z")
GREYT. And DR H2O ---
**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 28, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3724 "2026-09-28T00:03:39Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I hope they have another car and plate that says **F1SHEZ** 😁. And a third, **L0AVEZ**. ---
**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 28, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3725 "2026-09-28T16:04:14Z")
**R2 BOBS** on a Silvarado. “Are two Bobs”? I could see that as a reference to the two Bobs in _Office Space_. I guess it could also be read as a retort, like “Are too, Bobs!” **MS MNION** on a Subaru or similar. “Ms. Minion”, I presume. I guess she either considers her self to be a minion, or she’s just a fan of those movies. I did note it could also be parsed as “Ms. Minnesota Ion”, which sounds like the nerdiest beauty queen ever. ---
**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 28, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3726 "2026-09-28T17:48:40Z")
But she’s positive. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3727 "2026-09-28T18:02:08Z")
Someone parked next to me at the gym today… [![](https://i.postimg.cc/hjPhVytr/IMG-5022.jpg) ](https://i.postimg.cc/hjPhVytr/IMG-5022.jpg) ---
**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 28, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3728 "2026-09-28T19:17:58Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Someone parked next to me at the gym today That is hilarious! Wonder if they parked there on purpose? ---
**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:** [September 28, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3729 "2026-09-28T19:32:17Z")
I suspect so. I’ll have to keep an eye out for them, and introduce myself. ---
**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 28, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3730 "2026-09-28T20:21:26Z")
That’s great! if you two have overlapping schedules at the gym even better. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3731 "2026-09-29T02:11:11Z")
On a Lucid Gravity\*: **FLNAPPL**. Fallen Apple? A fan of Sir Isaac? Dunno. \*New one to me. I had to go look up the make and the model. ---
**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 29, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3732 "2026-09-29T03:37:22Z")
**CRZTREK** on a Subaru Crosstrek. Real creative. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3733 "2026-09-29T13:35:34Z")
At the latest reunion I was really **STOAKED** for the **FAM-FOTO**. It came out OK, and then someone add a **PICASSO** filter which unfortunately did some weird and to our mother, which is why we teased her calling her **HAIR␣MOM**. This was despite the Italian visitor saying **K␣BELLA**. All was well though once we put on some **MUS1CA** 1 and danced the night away. Some people really think that **5ZENUF** 2 when it comes to the jokes I try to make, but **IAMWIAM** 3 and can’t help trying a few more. `//i\\` ---
**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 29, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3734 "2026-09-29T16:09:28Z")
**LVABECH** on a Honda CRV. “Lava beach.” There was also a frame that read “Aloha Santa Cruz,” so I assume the driver is a Hawaiian who now lives in California. ---
**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 29, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3735 "2026-09-29T16:25:34Z")
Maybe. But I’d bet a nickel that’s “Love a beach”. I had an interesting brush w Hawaii just yesterday. What are the odds? I found a muddy Jeep Wrangler parked a couple spaces from my car. With Texas plates reading **MR.SHARK**. Unseen by me the owner was fiddling with stuff on the other side of his car. And was made curious by my curiosity about his car. He looked to be about college age, maybe a bit older. Anyhow, I said that was an interesting plate; not too many sharks in Texas. To which he said his family lived in Texas, he grew up there, and he had just graduated from Hawaii Pacific University. Whose mascot / sports teams name was the Sharks. So his Dad got him the shark-worded Texas plate as a silly grad gift. Which I said was a pretty neat idea & thoughtful gift. And why is he in SoFL talking with me? He’s just prepping to continue his education at the university here near me. And near where we were parked. Then we yakked about cars and my custom plate and whatever for awhile. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3736 "2026-09-30T12:42:48Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > not too many sharks in Texas. Really? You should come surf fishing with me sometime 🙂 ---
**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 30, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3737 "2026-09-30T14:01:04Z")
Shows what I know about coastal Texas. Most of my experience w Texas was well inland. Where land sharks are common, but you can usually recognize them by their hats and beers in hand. 🦈 🍺 😁 ---
**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 30, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3738 "2026-09-30T16:20:07Z")
**GURLZ** on some crossover that looked to be heading to the school near my house, probably to drop off their girls. **1NOTRY** on a Tesla. At first I read it as “One notary” and assumed the driver was a licensed notary. But it could also be parsed as “no try”, possibly a reference to the Star Wars quote “Do or do not, there is no try.” There was a third one I spotted this morning, but now I don’t remember it well enough to post it. ---
**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 30, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3739 "2026-09-30T23:22:12Z")
**4RUNNRZ** on a… wait for it… Toyota 4Runner ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3740 "2026-10-01T00:19:26Z")
A black Chevy Camaro: **TWINN2**. The second born of the pair? A BMW sedan with: **LIMELGT**. And a black SUV with: **CHFBLSR**. I don’t know how the censors read that, but for me, I’m thinking: Chief Bullshitter. 😮 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=186) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=188)