# 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:** 65
**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:** [April 25, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1281 "2025-04-25T19:09:07Z")
Or they lost their ass on BBB-rated junk bonds which is why they still were driving a 34yo car. Actually they were trying to sell it. I got the model year off the big FOR SALE sign in the window. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1282 "2025-04-25T19:20:32Z")
Thanks for that. Makes sense, and that’s probably what it is. From the web: his name in ancient Egyptian, Djehuty, means “he who is like the ibis”. Thoth was credited with inventing hieroglyphs, the Egyptian writing system, and played a key role in the judgment of the dead, acting as a scribe and recorder for Osiris. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1283 "2025-04-26T00:12:21Z")
Today I saw a Tesla with a plate that read **ZEROGED**. Zero G’ed? Like the owner’s taken a ride on the Vomit Comet? Or does the ‘G’ stand for “gas” in this case, since it was on a Tesla? Or maybe the owner just doesn’t have a GED. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1284 "2025-04-27T14:31:15Z")
I recently saw **BFFY4VR** , and deduced that the driver must be a fan of a certain vampire slayer. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1285 "2025-04-27T18:56:17Z")
**LUVPLNTS** Obviously, an astronomer. 😉 But do they luv Pluto? ---
**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:** [April 27, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1286 "2025-04-27T19:02:56Z")
Or plants? ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1287 "2025-04-27T22:18:30Z")
**OH␣YEAH** I don’t think that mixing **8DAWGS** with **KRAZ␣K9S** is a recipe for **SUC␣C3S.** That last one took me a a little bit to figure out because of the spacing. One I have no clue about is **AU␣N-RUL**. If it was just AU I would have assumed Australia Rules, but the N is the one that is the puzzle. `//i\\` ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1288 "2025-04-27T22:30:45Z")
golden rule? ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1289 "2025-04-28T02:56:23Z")
I had not thought of that, that is good possibility. `//i\\` ---
**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:** [April 28, 2025, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1290 "2025-04-28T03:36:08Z")
> [@Ponderoid](#): > > golden rule? Definitely golden rule. Many years ago an Olympic US figure skating hopeful, I think her name is Debbie Thomas IIRC, got the license plates **SK8 4AU** because her goal was to get the gold medal. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1291 "2025-04-28T04:28:16Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I think her name is Debbie Thomas IIRC Debi Thomas. Skated in the '88 Winter Games in Calgary, where she won bronze (Katerina Witt won the gold); just after those games, she got married, to one of my high school classmates. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1292 "2025-04-28T07:22:43Z")
Ahh yes, Debi Thomas. Thanks! ---
**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:** [April 29, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1293 "2025-04-29T18:10:55Z")
Couple days ago I saw an FL plate background with the golf theme. It read **DJG⎵GLF**. Presumably DJG are his initials. Sounds like he’s got it bad. And yes, I got a look at the driver and he was a he. Saw a car with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers booster plate. Those hold 5 characters. This one was **UFBUC**. I’m guessing the owner is a University of Florida (UF) alum. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1294 "2025-04-29T18:23:29Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/uK2Zw9Z.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/uK2Zw9Z.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:** [April 29, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1295 "2025-04-29T23:39:02Z")
Picked up two more this evening. Sorta headscratchers both. A Porsche with a 5-character plate background that read **PMAIN**. Perhaps the P is for Porsche, but maybe not. A white SUV/crossover thingy with a standard plate with **WERTY1**. Maybe “wordy one” as in author or editor or English Lit teacher? Maybe they wanted **QWERTY** but that was taken so they settled for **WERTY**? ---
**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:** [April 30, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1296 "2025-04-30T00:02:34Z")
Wouldn’t it be funny if someone here had a custom plate and saw themselves in this thread? Saw **SCR REF** which I’m assuming means “Soccer Referee” due to the various soccer-ball stickers that were also on the car. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1297 "2025-04-30T00:18:21Z")
I posted my own plate upthread, as did somebody else. But that’s probably not what you meant. 🙂 ---
**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:** [April 30, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1298 "2025-04-30T07:22:00Z")
**RIPDSY** , or, **RIP DSY** [![](https://i.imgur.com/r0EpKgA.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/r0EpKgA.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/vuvVhgF.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/vuvVhgF.jpeg) With the “Honoring Veterans” on the plate and also the US NAVY VETERAN sticker at the top of the rear window, I was wondering if this plate commemorated some combat veteran with initials DSY who died in combat. I was paying my respects and taking the picture when the owner came up behind me with a gentle, “Hello.” The owner is a Navy veteran but the plates aren’t what I thought. He had a pet cat Daisy who he loved dearly, and the plates were for her. RIP, Daisy. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1299 "2025-04-30T12:59:06Z")
Funny, I read it as commemorating a pet for sure. The brand badge on the trunk above the license plate is not Mazda standard; rather it’s cat ears. But the schmaltzy commemorative sentiment is clouded by the USN veteran sticker, the honoring vets plate background, and the creepy spider & web plate frame. Sorta three very different ideas going on there. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1300 "2025-04-30T17:01:46Z")
Hmm. Saw a Bentley hybrid SUV. Expensive snooty car. FL standard plate background read **JSV⎵VII**. It takes the bluest of blue blood here in the USA to be the 7th generation anything. The driver appeared to be about 50, so born ~1975. The 7th would be 6 generations removed from the 1st. At 25 years each, that’s 150 years. Suggesting #1 was born around 1825 and would be in their heyday in the 1850-1875 timeframe. The initials JSV don’t immediately bring anyone to mind except the Vanderbilts. I wonder … Or maybe all my math is bogus and he’s got 7 cars (at this house of his several); one for each day of the week. I just saw #VII. Tomorrow he’ll be driving the Ferrarri with **JSV⎵I**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=64) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=66)