# 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:** 52
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1021 "2025-01-19T17:21:46Z")
Today I saw **J⎵⎵STYLE** on a Mini Clubman. Which is slightly mysterious until you know there’s a hair & nail salon nearby with that same name. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1022 "2025-01-19T17:51:52Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > **ARB⎵TRAJ**. Nicely done. Ya gotta help us out with some of these. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1023 "2025-01-19T17:52:20Z")
Arbitrage. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1024 "2025-01-19T18:01:33Z")
Which is the practice of financiers of finding ways to buy and sell stuff doing nothing useful except extracting a small percentage from everything they touch. Which small percentage on massive volume adds up to being able to live very nicely and buy very expensive cars. Said another way, his car is a “tax” he levied on everything you or your store buys. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1025 "2025-01-19T18:01:41Z")
I still don’t know who has the **WE1RD0** plate I mentioned upthread but I saw another one in the office parking garage this week that I do know who it belongs to. Our office facilities manager listens exclusively to death metal music and his work wardrobe is jeans and death metal band t-shirts. The plate on his truck? **DTH MTL** I’ve worked with this guy for 12 years, not sure how I never noticed that before. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1026 "2025-01-19T18:08:13Z")
That reminds me, I have a friend with the plate P1ERCD, or something along those lines, he has, as you might guess, quite a few piercings. And I don’t remember if I mentioned this one before, but someone at my allergy doctor’s office has AHCHOO. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1027 "2025-01-19T18:09:27Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > And I don’t remember if I mentioned this one before, but someone at my allergy doctor’s office has AHCHOO. I don’t think I’ve mentioned this one, either: my former (now-retired) endocrinologist had the plates **SAY AAH**. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1028 "2025-01-19T18:35:09Z")
On an elderly Honda Odyssey, **UNDRTOW**. No stickers or other clues why this is of interest in Arizona. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1029 "2025-01-19T18:37:59Z")
Maybe they’re a Sue Grafton fan. > **["U" Is for Undertow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22U%22_Is_for_Undertow)** > > "U" Is for Undertow is the 21st novel in the "Alphabet" series of mystery novels by Sue Grafton. It features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in the fictional Santa Teresa, California. > The novel, set in 1988, finds Kinsey investigating the disappearance of a 4-year-old girl in 1967 and the narrative weaves between both time periods. The novel has reached the top position on several best-seller lists. > In April 1988, Kinsey Millhone is hired by a young man named Michael Sutton to investigate... ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1030 "2025-01-19T18:49:39Z")
Today I saw an SUV festooned with stickers of dogs. Most of which appeared to be variations of Labrador retrievers. The plate frame and plate said >      THE > **CPR⎵⎵1** >   Lab Cab I don’t quite know the significance of “CPR 1”, but I liked the idea of a dog-nut’s car being labeled the “lab cab”. Clever. Maybe the owner is also an EMT or RN or something. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1031 "2025-01-19T18:54:39Z")
It’s not for dogs, it’s a mobile medical lab. > **[Maggie's Lab Cab Mobile Phlebotomy](https://maggieslabcab.com/)** > > Mobile phlebotomy services I mean, I assume that’s what it is. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1032 "2025-01-19T18:59:38Z")
Except for the fact Maggies is a local business in Arizona serving a Native American community and the plate I saw was at a grocery store in suburban Southeast Florida. And the dog stickers. Soooo many dog stickers. 🐕 🐕 🐩 🐕‍🦺 🦮 Aside: FYI all … Some time in the last 48 hours the emoticon interface has changed and there seem to be a few more of them. OTOH, the ability to change the skin tone of the people seems to have disappeared. I just encountered all that now ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1033 "2025-01-19T19:06:03Z")
I just realized I conflated your post with DesertDog’s mention of Arizona, so I was specifically looking for something in Arizona. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1034 "2025-01-19T19:06:23Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I liked the idea of a dog-nut’s car being labeled the “lab cab”. Although Arizona has no front plates, the used Bolt I bought has the mountings for one, which looked unfinished, so I got this: [![](https://dogshoppe.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ct_LP_BB1353.jpg) ](https://dogshoppe.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ct_LP_BB1353.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:** [January 19, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1035 "2025-01-19T19:12:38Z")
Thanks for the reminders … FL has no front plates either. So rather realistic but still fake FL-style plates are sorta common. Unusual, but not head-turning unusual. Usually. Yesterday I see a 1980s Porsche 911 coming. The FL-style front (so fake) plate read **GRINGO**. When he passed I saw the back plate was an ordinary serialized FL plate. The driver was a 40-ish white male. I’m not sure what message that’s supposed to send. Today I saw an IL plate with **MOSES⎵5**. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1036 "2025-01-21T15:57:52Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Fwp_ObYAFMg/maxresdefault.jpg "Texas DMV says Houston man's license plate is offensive") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwp_ObYAFMg) ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1037 "2025-01-21T18:43:23Z")
Because he drives a fun little car like this… [![](https://i.imgur.com/rDxygM3.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/rDxygM3.jpg) Does he think he’s still 25? [![](https://i.imgur.com/yeHkODI.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/yeHkODI.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/3kzdmqx.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/3kzdmqx.jpeg) ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1038 "2025-01-21T18:48:15Z")
Spotted by my son in suburban Kansas City. A good day for the owner of this car. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/Awi9YVG.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/Awi9YVG) For the uninformed, it’s not ‘Ohio State University’, and it’s not ‘the Ohio State University’, it’s ‘THE Ohio State University.’ ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1039 "2025-01-21T19:34:16Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Does he think he’s still 25? Probably. I often say “You’re only as old as you behave.” I also say “I’m really 30 years old; I’m just _very_ high mileage for my age.” Neither sentiment is fully true, nor fully BS. Couple days ago I saw a lady driving here with Virginia plates that read **JENUINE**. I expect her name is Jennifer or the like. I saw a Hyundai Genesis G60. Nice car. The plate read **G60**. Not so clever, but when centered on the standard FL plate design the result was a plate that was not only hard to read but even hard to tell which state issued it. Sorta stealth in plain sight. Whether that was luck or skill I cannot say. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1040 "2025-01-21T20:28:33Z")
Coincidentally, I recently saw a Kansas plate reading BOIL UP, a reference to the Purdue Boilermakers, whose football stadium is located a couple of miles from my apartment, and serves as the home for a team which finished 1-11 this past season. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=51) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=53)