# 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:** 40
**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:** [October 21, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/781 "2024-10-21T20:56:40Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/j1PAS7W.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/j1PAS7W.jpeg) [![](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Biz-Markie-GettyImages-1261268382-1000x600.jpg) ](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Biz-Markie-GettyImages-1261268382-1000x600.jpg) ---
**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 21, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/782 "2024-10-21T21:04:42Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > In addition to being a toy that makes fart sounds, Had this **POOTR 1** Toyota been one of the little hopped-up sporty jobbies with the fart can exhaust that’d have been perfect. Sadly it wasn’t. This was an aging Yaris or similar. As to your Toyota SUV I bet something related to “Bismarck”. Either the city, the donut, or the 19th century politician. Or a guy whose name is Mark who goes by “Marky” and fancies himself a business wheeler-dealer. Or perhaps he’s engaged in some _murky_ business the details of which are better not investigated if ya knows what’s good for ya. Capish? 😉 ---
**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:** [October 21, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/783 "2024-10-21T22:14:00Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > As to your Toyota SUV I bet something related to “Bismarck”. Either the city, the donut, or the 19th century politician. Or a guy whose name is Mark who goes by “Marky” and fancies himself a business wheeler-dealer. or Biz Markie [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9aofoBrFNdg/maxresdefault.jpg "Biz Markie - Just A Friend (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aofoBrFNdg&t=38) ---
**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 21, 2024, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/784 "2024-10-21T23:29:52Z")
**MARIKAY** Could be someone’s name, or could be a Mary Kay salesperson… the car wasn’t a pink Cadillac though. It was a dark gray something or other, I didn’t get a good look. ---
**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 22, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/785 "2024-10-22T13:14:20Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > or Biz Markie Today I learned. Thank you. I thought the B&W still in your first post was just a stock shot of somebody very demonstratively expressing “I can’t figure this shit out!!” Little did I know that was a pic of the car’s namesake. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/786 "2024-10-22T14:01:05Z")
To be fair, your guesses may well be correct, but my brain went for the Biz Markie connection. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/787 "2024-10-22T14:47:20Z")
I’m in Indiana, and this morning I saw LVCATS on a car parked in a driveway. I was too far away to see if the plate was of the [PET FRIENDLY](https://petfriendlyservices.org/make-a-difference/pet-friendly-plate/) variety. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2024, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/788 "2024-10-23T05:33:30Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > I’m in Indiana, and this morning I saw LVCATS on a car parked in a driveway. I was too far away to see if the plate was of the [PET FRIENDLY](https://petfriendlyservices.org/make-a-difference/pet-friendly-plate/) variety They might be a fan of The Cure, as well. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mcUza_wWCfA/maxresdefault.jpg "The Cure - The Lovecats") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcUza_wWCfA) ---
**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 23, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/789 "2024-10-23T13:35:35Z")
Yesterday I saw **4DA B1RD** on a generic family van. So probably a variation on the expression “for the birds”. Or maybe some flavor of Birdie is the owner’s name or nickname. What made me laugh was the plate background was the special one supporting sea turtle conservation. In FL sea turtles (and manatees) are the local flavor of charismatic megafauna for schoolkids and nature lovers to go gaga over. Anyhow, the most likely outcome by far for any sea turtle hatchling is to be eaten by a bird during its 50-100 foot race from its beach nest to the sea. Perhaps the van owner has the same morbid sense of humor I do? One can hope. 😁 ---
**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:** [October 23, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/790 "2024-10-23T17:54:39Z")
R SOX on a Brewers plate [![](https://i.imgur.com/3JfDLWC.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/3JfDLWC.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/791 "2024-10-23T21:11:08Z")
In July, I saw LAST on a black White Sox plate. Not sure if it has another meaning, but I was wondering why someone would go in on a Sox plate and then customize it that way. Or maybe it was a Cubs fan. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/792 "2024-10-23T22:12:57Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Not sure if it has another meaning, but I was wondering why someone would go in on a Sox plate and then customize it that way. Or maybe it was a Cubs fan. I’ve not ever seen this plate in the wild myself, but apparently there’s at least one Bears fan in Wisconsin who had a similar (and clever) idea: [![](https://dressedtoat.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/bearspackerslicenseplate.jpg?w=723) ](https://dressedtoat.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/bearspackerslicenseplate.jpg?w=723) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/793 "2024-10-23T22:24:18Z")
Here’s the one I saw (a little soft from being shot through a windshield and being a tight crop.) [![](https://www.peterpawinski.com/sox.jpg) ](https://www.peterpawinski.com/sox.jpg) ---
**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 23, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/794 "2024-10-23T23:34:06Z")
On the topic of hostile sports fan’s plates I posted this gem back near the top of the thread: > [@LSLGuy](#): > > While I was putting that pic up where you could see it I also found a pic of a different plate I’d already posted: **[Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1agNsJFWRsOpvwrW6VoZIqLqW_94kfcNN/view)**. > > - License Plate Frame: “New York Islanders” > - License Plate: " **RNG5 5UK** ---
**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:** [October 26, 2024, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/795 "2024-10-26T05:39:09Z")
Seen today on an F-350: **OVRSIZE** ---
**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 30, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/796 "2024-10-30T13:46:42Z")
Yesterday I saw a new-ish Ford Mustang with the plate **RWD**. No sissy EV or transverse 4-cylinder pulling his (good bet) car around. By golly, his car is a _pusher_ just as gawd intended. Noisy too. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/797 "2024-10-31T14:04:16Z")
ALL SHO (on a Ford Taurus SHO [![](https://i.imgur.com/FVgGdr3.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/FVgGdr3.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:** [November 2, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/798 "2024-11-02T16:35:00Z")
Saw **D20 MOM** on a minivan I was following in traffic this morning. I’m assuming D20 is referring to 20-sided dice? ---
**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:** [November 2, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/799 "2024-11-02T18:02:34Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > I’m assuming D20 is referring to 20-sided dice? That’d be my guess, but as an RPG player, d20 automatically signals that to me. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/800 "2024-11-02T18:08:51Z")
I saw a Maserati sedan today with **ANM PHRM**. So “animal farm”? On a car like that they’d also be asserting they are more equal than most. Or maybe it’s a far-fetched variation on “I am a pharmacist” after all the more obvious ways to say that had been taken? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=41)