# 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:** 28
**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:** [July 18, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/541 "2024-07-18T20:53:41Z")
I guess they’re a fan… of the city? [![](https://i.imgur.com/JpyArA8.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/JpyArA8.jpeg) ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/542 "2024-07-19T15:01:47Z")
It appears they even left their heart there. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/543 "2024-07-19T15:19:40Z")
A Porsche Boxster with plates, **BIKSTR**. [![](https://i.imgur.com/vlkcWzl.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/vlkcWzl.jpeg) It made sense from the back. It’s pretty clever. [![](https://i.imgur.com/6MLVcLO.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/6MLVcLO.jpeg) ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/544 "2024-07-19T23:08:49Z")
**SRN BELL** on a Toyota something-or-other. Southern Belle? I’m nowhere near the south. Couldn’t see the driver. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/545 "2024-07-19T23:34:23Z")
On an Acura TL owned by a librarian: **BK PUSHR.** And with the frame, **LIBRARIANS ROCK; I’D RATHER BE READING.** [![](https://i.imgur.com/7kg6Qn2.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/7kg6Qn2.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/B24LbD4.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/B24LbD4.jpeg) ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/546 "2024-07-19T23:38:14Z")
And, on a beautiful blue Corvette C8: **LURKZ**. [![](https://i.imgur.com/a27aCzk.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/a27aCzk.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/fQb8iyK.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/fQb8iyK.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/547 "2024-07-20T02:47:00Z")
That’s not a good car for lurking. Too conspicuous. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/548 "2024-07-20T06:22:11Z")
Saw both of these last weekend: [![](https://i.imgur.com/HgezUOb.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/HgezUOb.jpg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/WnqMFcE.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/WnqMFcE.jpg) This one was from 2020: [![](https://i.imgur.com/ZcDFdoz.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/ZcDFdoz.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:** [July 20, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/549 "2024-07-20T08:10:20Z")
A 2020 celebratory plate! ---
**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:** [July 20, 2024, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/550 "2024-07-20T08:13:52Z")
The only thing missing is a DePaul University sticker: **BLU DMN.** [![](https://i.imgur.com/OZE5Zdp.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/OZE5Zdp.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/ljoFxnU.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/ljoFxnU.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/eV3lUfD.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/eV3lUfD.jpeg) ---
**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:** [July 20, 2024, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/551 "2024-07-20T08:19:38Z")
One of these belongs to my brother. The other does not. **JST WAIT** , and **DNT WAIT**. [![](https://i.imgur.com/0tTohwq.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/0tTohwq.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/Bfi8VKM.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Bfi8VKM.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/RGYyNVB.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/RGYyNVB.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/Dl0gQUe.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Dl0gQUe.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/M2yukoo.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/M2yukoo.jpeg) ---
**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:** [July 20, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/552 "2024-07-20T12:06:15Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > JST WAIT Me trying to work that out. J, S, Twa…that can’t be right. (The license plate frame hides obscure the bottom of the I and, at a glance, it looks like a different word) ---
**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:** [July 20, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/553 "2024-07-20T13:36:03Z")
And then there’s **UNCL BOB** , and **NANC NME**. [![](https://i.imgur.com/JK7QPzT.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/JK7QPzT.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/kqSknkA.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/kqSknkA.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/mCpBd8D.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/mCpBd8D.jpeg) ---
**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:** [July 20, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/554 "2024-07-20T14:35:10Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > Saw both of these last weekend: > > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://i.imgur.com/HgezUOb.jpg) I wonder if their other car is **DUMBER**? ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/555 "2024-07-20T17:58:43Z")
Here’s one I saw a long time ago on a rather nice car **PROOF** Lawyer? Distillery owner? Proof that he made it when no one said he would? ---
**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:** [July 20, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/556 "2024-07-20T22:10:01Z")
**INTHEOS** — this Audi owner has faith. [![](https://i.imgur.com/8FGXAee.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/8FGXAee.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/fRCtHk4.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/fRCtHk4.jpeg) ---
**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:** [July 21, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/557 "2024-07-21T00:32:59Z")
Maybe. It being Silicon Valley maybe they work IN THE OS. IOW, a serious dev guru. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2024, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/558 "2024-07-21T03:48:19Z")
Saw on an Audi Q5 : **TAXED1** Maybe they work for the IRS. And its one of two vehicles they own. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/559 "2024-07-21T05:11:15Z")
Oh yeah. Maybe. IN THE OS. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/560 "2024-07-21T12:57:24Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > Saw on an Audi Q5 : **TAXED1** > > Maybe they work for the IRS. I knew a guy who _used_ to work for them. His license plate was XIRS. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=29)