# 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:** 190
**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:** [October 13, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3781 "2026-10-13T18:39:29Z")
Yikes! Might be “Wife to two”; meaning the driver is part of a polyamorous grouping. That’d be fun too / two. 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3782 "2026-10-13T19:58:49Z")
DIZASTER ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3783 "2026-10-13T19:59:35Z")
Might have been missing that final E. I’m sure about the Z, though ---
**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:** [October 13, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3784 "2026-10-13T20:21:58Z")
On an Acura SUV: **NO NAM3S** ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3785 "2026-10-13T22:28:29Z")
**IROOF4U** on a pickup truck with ladders and tools in the back. There had once been company information on the tailgate, but most of the paint had peeled off. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3786 "2026-10-13T22:53:34Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > **TERWAY** … I have no idea what that means. Google AI says: “Terway is a self-developed Container Network Interface (CNI) plugin for Alibaba Cloud Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK).” But from the other results, it also appears to be a surname of Indian origin. So it’s probably one of those two. I think more likely the latter. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3787 "2026-10-13T23:47:06Z")
ARCGYKS Absolutely no clue. Although it was on a Kansas plate. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3788 "2026-10-14T00:30:54Z")
ArcGIS is the industry leading product in Geographic Information Systems. See **[GIS Software for Mapping and Spatial Analytics | Esri](https://www.esri.com/en-us/home)**. Maybe the driver works for them or works with their product but the **ARCGIS** plate was already was taken so they went with **ARCGYS**. Then tossed the **K** in there to make the **S** do double duty and keep it local. A stretch, but IMO not a nutty stretch. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3789 "2026-10-14T23:59:32Z")
**FAB LAN** on a Ford Flex. No clue on that one. **9ER FAN** with a big San Francisco 49ers sticker in the back window on some sort of SUV. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3790 "2026-10-15T00:40:23Z")
On a Yankees plate: **JOE DI** I didn’t get a view of the driver, but it’s unlikely they ever saw the great DiMaggio play, given that his last season was 1951. So, a follower of Yankee history and tradition. Or I suppose it’s possible the driver was Santiago the fisherman hoping to be worthy of the great DiMaggio who does all things perfectly. You never know. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3791 "2026-10-16T06:34:04Z")
MY PONY (It was a mustang( ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3792 "2026-10-16T11:29:04Z")
This morning I followed this one as I was driving to work: **BBOOP** Obviously a Betty Boop fan. Unless he/she likes shooting a BB gun at Alley Oop. (Would anyone get those allusions today?) ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3793 "2026-10-16T11:51:35Z")
Anyone who’s a geezer. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3794 "2026-10-16T16:15:41Z")
**MELEE 2** on some crossover. A fan of the video game _Super Smash Bros Melee_? **SHILICK** on a Ford Fusion. No idea what that one means. A strange spelling of Shylock? ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3795 "2026-10-16T16:27:54Z")
Last few days’ haul: - **H1BACHI** on a FL 7-character golf booster plate on a Ferrari. The meaning is obvious. The why is a headscratcher. Or maybe the meaning is H1B Achi, where his name is Achi, he came to the US on an H1B visa and done good, or ??? He was in his 30s. - **AD⎵⎵GUY** on another FL 7-character golf booster plate on a Audi crossover. - **4⎵STOT** on a FL standard plate on a Toyota 4Runner SUV. Guy looked like a 50ish middle manager. Some variation on a name? - **INSPIR3** on a FL standard plate on a generic car. Hard to say if the 3 represents an E or they simply picked the lowest available digit. - **TITAN⎵98** on a FL standard plate on a large Range Rover SUV. Graduating class of '98 from some college w the Titan team name? Wore jersey #98 playing for the NFL in Nashville? - **BAKU** on a FL standard plate on a workin’ kinda pickup truck with some stuff in the back. Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan, and maybe he’s from there. - **4BL⎵OOM** on a FL 7-character butterfly booster plate on a Lincoln crossover. Butterflies and flowers go together pretty well. - **IWAY** on a FL standard plate on a Tesla. Maybe “intelligent way”, maybe I = me = “my way”? - **4SUNN** on a FL 5-character surfing booster plate on a Mercedes coupe. - **SAMMY⎵B** on a FL standard plate on a generic car. Also saw one I’d posted before. I try to avoid repeats. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3796 "2026-10-17T16:51:54Z")
On a bright blue Camaro: **APADAM**. High school student? High school teacher? ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3797 "2026-10-17T17:05:34Z")
**4 C 🖤 ERS** on a Tesla Model Y. I assume “For sea lovers”, although there wasn’t anything particularly nautical about the car. I guess it could also be “4 sea lovers” as in a family of 4 who all love the ocean / beach. I also saw something like **ROMZOG** or **ROMEZOG** , but I don’t think that’s quite right. I can’t remember exactly what it was. It was on a Dodge Challenger with a loud exhaust. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3798 "2026-10-18T05:52:05Z")
A Subaru WRX with: **STOKWRX**. Apparently potent enough just as it comes from the factory. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3799 "2026-10-18T11:00:31Z")
Yesterday I saw a shiny newish oversized white diesel pickup with a factory lift kit, custom oversized wheels & tires, and a Missouri plate reading **MAGA48**. The driver was a 60-ish large heavy guy with a red baseball cap. I could not get an angle to see what it said, but I have my suspicions. What concerns me is he’s the 49th (at least) Missourian to think of getting a variation of **MAGA** on a personal plate. Or maybe, just maybe, he’s wanting trump to be the 48th president too. Here’s your sign! Moron. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3800 "2026-10-19T19:50:28Z")
**ROTTNEG** on a big black SUV. And on a little white hatchback: **PERLA12**. I’m not sure what was intended, but PERLA is medical shorthand for Pupils - Equal, Round, and responsive to Light and Accomodation. Probably something else. 🙄 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=189) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=191)