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The state’s Division of Motor
Vehicles has 12 vanity plate
reject codes—special symbols
like exclamation points and
dollar signs, for instance,
aren’t allowed. But the most
common cause for denial,
by a Pikes Peak–size margin,
is number six: “Possibly
offensive to the general
public.” So as you plot your
family’s summer road trip,
be thankful the kids won’t
be asking you to explain the
meanings of these 10 plates,
all deemed inappropriate by
the DMV. —SPENCER CAMPBELL
ON*METH
Translation: “Pull me over.”
TITUP
This golf-obsessed
motorist (TEE it up) was the
victim of unintentionally
obscene spelling.
GOCOCKS
Evidently, the DMV is not a fan of
the University of South Carolina’s
mascot, the Gamecock.
HEMP
But it’s legal!
IDNTLKU
Simple. To the point.
EATFLSH
Something we wish we’d
known before cutting off
this descendant of Colorado
cannibal Alfred Packer.
BLDBOMB
The state presumably thought this
driver was a Unabomber-type, not
a Margot Robbie–type.
F*****U
Just one of the many, uh, creative
ways Coloradans have tried to
express this particular sentiment.
REDRUM
The real reason Stephen King
moved away from Boulder: His
Shining reference didn’t make it
past the censors.
OJDIDIT
We sincerely hope this
plate was intended to adorn
a white Ford Bronco.
In Vain
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