# 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:** 70
**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:** [May 24, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1381 "2025-05-24T18:34:57Z")
Seen as I was walking over to a local restaurant for a late brunch: a bright red C7 Corvette convertible, with **AWSM TOY**. ---
**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:** [May 25, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1382 "2025-05-25T00:06:25Z")
Saw a few. A white SUV with **NIKKI⎵R**. A black SUV with **GAYLE⎵K**. I wonder if they know each other? A Bentley convertible being driven by a retirement-aged guy with **BUNS⎵⎵1**. Maybe he made his fortune in bakeries? The woman riding with him was more Mrs. Howell than a Ginger trophy wife, but “Buns” _might_ be her nickname. An EV with a 5-letter plate that read **LOIUB**. Maybe he’s Louie B and the more straightforward “LOUIB” was already taken? ---
**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:** [May 25, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1383 "2025-05-25T12:49:51Z")
I dunno, maybe “Just Because”. [![](https://i.imgur.com/N0vEN5t.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/N0vEN5t.jpeg) The only thing I’m quickly finding for “Ghost BC” is that it’s apparently the name the band Ghost\* uses while touring in the US (legal reasons). I’ll just leave this one in the ‘if you know, you know’/‘when you see it’ category. [![](https://i.imgur.com/pGejRat.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/pGejRat.jpeg) \*Ghost [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BE3kJeBr9QI/maxresdefault.jpg "Ghost - Jesus He Knows Me (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3kJeBr9QI) ---
**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:** [May 26, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1384 "2025-05-26T04:13:35Z")
On the back of a Tahoe, **PENTIUM** One the one hand it’s not not surprising since there’s an Intel fab here. On the other hand Pentiums are kind of retro although produced until 2023 and the plate was not badly faded which happens a lot here. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2025, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1385 "2025-05-26T04:38:04Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > On the back of a Tahoe, **PENTIUM** I mean, in the end, that’s really what it’s all about, isn’t it? [![](https://i.makeagif.com/media/9-10-2015/ZGaKXH.gif) ](https://i.makeagif.com/media/9-10-2015/ZGaKXH.gif) ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1386 "2025-05-26T13:34:19Z")
Yes, indeed the Pentiums is what is all about, I haven’t had to wax my modem in years in order to make it go fast. But if you are talking about animals **PLN8RS** , on a plate reading protect pollinators, and **MUMYBR** on a plate displaying a bear should be besties! And clearly **L␣JEFE1** is not the big boss at the DMV or he would have been able to get a proper Jefe plate. The same is true about the **1R1SH1** who I do not hope to see driving during Saint Patrick’s day. `//i\\` ---
**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:** [May 26, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1387 "2025-05-26T19:06:53Z")
Saw **IWUIWU** on an Indiana Wesleyan University plate. Either someone is doubly proud of their alma mater or IWU was already taken. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1388 "2025-05-26T21:17:25Z")
Or both people in a couple went to IWU. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1389 "2025-05-27T21:20:42Z")
On a 5 character style plate I saw **IIEOI**. Color me baffled. The car & license plate frame were both generic something boring. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1390 "2025-05-27T22:06:44Z")
Or someone was being cutesy and intended the first **IWU** as short for “I wuv you”. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1391 "2025-05-27T22:32:20Z")
Along those lines, many years ago I worked with a young woman whose plates said **IYQ**. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1392 "2025-05-27T22:59:46Z")
Weawwy, weawwy pwecious. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1393 "2025-05-28T00:02:55Z")
**LSLGuy** and **Sternvogel** , both are possibilities 🤣 Another headscratcher this morning **IVANK LU** Standard plate, nondescript blue minivan. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1394 "2025-05-28T02:51:32Z")
That’s from a song: _You didn’t have to love me like you did,_ _But you did, but you did._ _And I vank lu._ No? Maybe Ivan K. went to Liberty University. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1395 "2025-05-29T01:27:51Z")
Wisconsin plate, seen as I was driving through the Milwaukee area this evening: **TA MERE** …which is French for “your mother,” though it would also translate, more casually, as “yo momma.” ---
**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:** [May 30, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1396 "2025-05-30T16:27:42Z")
Saw an example of the EV from Porsche. Nice car: > **[Porsche Taycan](https://www.porsche.com/usa/models/taycan/taycan-models/taycan/)** > > A vast range of emotions. The all-electric Taycan with Performance Battery, sharpened driving dynamics and a pure proportions. Pure Porsche E-Performance. Standard FL plate read **XSS⎵NRG**. I bet it has / does. ---
**Author:** ![Topologist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/topologist/32/3208_2.png) [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1397 "2025-05-30T17:01:14Z")
Seen yesterday: A sporty BMW (making farty noises as it sped around other cars) with the license plate **SLZZPY.** I hope he’s not catching those Zs while on the highway. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1398 "2025-05-30T17:28:05Z")
I saw a BWM I4 EV with the license plate **-NOPEC** I followed a horse trailer with the plate **GDDYUP** I was confuse by a plate I saw on a Dodge Charger, **HOT2MOM**. I first thought it was HOT MOM but there is definately a ‘2’ in 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:** [May 31, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1399 "2025-05-31T16:10:21Z")
Just saw a dark gray Tesla Model 3 with a standard background FL plate with **IGGIPOP**. As with many (most?) cars in FL, the windows are blackout tinted so no way to see anything about the driver. The celebrity reference is obvious. But how does that connect to this car / driver? A ref from Wiki says that not quite 30 years ago he bought a villa in greater Miami. Which villa was his primary residence at least for a few years thereafter. But the general area mentioned is about 2 hours from here. The area where I saw this car is not incompatible with somebody of his wealth. Plenty of fatcat mansions and mongo condos around. He’s now 78, so may have downsized his lifestyle a bit; a villa with big grounds and a menagerie sounds like work even if all you do is pay for it and walk around in it. A swanky condo is sooo much easier. A Model 3? Not so compatible. 'Tis a mystery. ---
**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:** [May 31, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1400 "2025-05-31T16:21:50Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Just saw a dark gray Tesla Model 3 with a standard background FL plate with **IGGIPOP**. As with many (most?) cars in FL, the windows are blackout tinted so no way to see anything about the driver. The celebrity reference is obvious. But how does that connect to this car / driver? I’d be a little surprised if Iggy Pop actually had his name on his own license plate, but who knows? My guess would be it’s owned by someone who goes by “Iggy” (maybe their given name is Ignatius or Ignatz) and is, of course, a reference to the more famous Iggy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=69) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=71)