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Sep. Church & State re: Personalized license plates

RhinofromWA

Brevity R Us
Aug 16, 2001
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Ok there have been a few local stories that have caught my attention

Personalized license plates and the legality of them.

Apperantly someone or group decided a personalized license -plate offended them.. This is a current local issue.

JOHN316

Was reported recently because it supposedly violates the seperation of church and state. :confused: This Washington state lady had the plate for more than a decade....does removing the plate equate to removing her freedom of speach?

This guy had the same license plate refused in Vermont. He isn't local but with same plate request.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=vermont
Man battles Vermont over John 3:16 plates
Posted by 26lemoncharlie
On News/Activism 05/12/2005 8:16:40 PM PDT · 14 replies · 332+ views
World Net Daily ^ | May 12, 2005 | World Net Daily
Officials claim car tags property of state so can't endorse religion © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com A Vermont man is fighting the state government over its refusal to allow him to have a license plate with a reference to a Bible verse. After receiving a rejection from the state to his request for custom plates bearing "JOHN316," Rutlant, Vt., resident Shawn Byrne appealed to an administrative law judge. When the appeal was rejected Byrne, with the help of religious-liberties law firm Alliance Defense Fund, sued in federal court earlier this year. According to the Rutland Herald, Byrne's attorney, Jeremy Tedesco, last week...
another one. This one actually made me laugh. :)

GOTMILF

A brief I found on it and from my same county:
2004, July 24: GOTMILF vanity licence plates
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/dreamweaver/bannedbks/censorplates.html
By Michael Syravong. Snohomish County in Washington State cancelled this vanity licence plate after complaints by two women. Milf stands for Mothers I'd Like to ****; it has become very popular with internet pornography sites featuring mature women. Mr Syravong had told the Washington DMV it stood for "Manual Inline Lift Fluctuator". In his efforts to keep the plate he offered a few possible alternate meanings, including 'Got My Invitation Last Friday' and 'Got Married Into Lisa's Family'. The DMV didn't fall for it and the tags were cancelled after a review of several months.
[Get serious, dude, nobody's going to believe MILF stands for anything other than its sexual connotation. The question that arises from this case, as I see it, is: can acronyms be found to be as "obscene" as they ideas they stand for? --MN]
 

Westy

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Nov 22, 2002
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They are "personalised" plates and do not represent the state but the person. I don't see what the freaking problem is. Then again I think I should be able to have the plate F OFF.
 

Changleen

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I think this comes under the heading of 'One of those things that doesn't really matter for ****'. Oh, I was SO offended by a licence plate that said 'JOHN316'. Lame. I'm SO glad this dude was not so offended by something actually important, like the millions who die each year worldwide from starvation. Way to burn a few hours of your worthless life pointlessly making other people's lives a bit less enjoyable.
 

Ciaran

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Apr 5, 2004
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Changleen said:
I think this comes under the heading of 'One of those things that doesn't really matter for ****'. Oh, I was SO offended by a licence plate that said 'JOHN316'. Lame. I'm SO glad this dude was not so offended by something actually important, like the millions who die each year worldwide from starvation. Way to burn a few hours of your worthless life pointlessly making other people's lives a bit less enjoyable.
:stupid:
There are plenty of things to get upset about. Someones license plate is not one of them.
 

Changleen

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I always loved that licence plate from Ferris Bueler: NRVOUS or whatever it was. So good on a car like that. Wouldn't work on a cheap car.
 

$tinkle

Expert on blowing
Feb 12, 2003
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i have it on good authority mel gibson's plate is in the original aramaic
 

Andyman_1970

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Apr 4, 2003
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Changleen said:
Oh, I was SO offended by a licence plate that said 'JOHN316'. Lame. I'm SO glad this dude was not so offended by something actually important, like the millions who die each year worldwide from starvation. Way to burn a few hours of your worthless life pointlessly making other people's lives a bit less enjoyable.
I think this is either a sign of the apocalypse or a huge disturbance in the force (with homage to the recent movie)...................I actually agree with Chang, and think he made a good point.
 

RhinofromWA

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Changleen said:
I always loved that licence plate from Ferris Bueler: NRVOUS or whatever it was. So good on a car like that. Wouldn't work on a cheap car.
Nervous? ---> NRVOUS

or

NVOUS ---> Envious

or

Are you envious ---> RU NVUS

I don't remember the license plate. :think:

Oh and MMike,

Nice one for Acadian!

but no doubt someone would F it up and make it ---> R K D N ;)
 

RhinofromWA

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Some plates that probably wouldn't make it thru the process

BENDOVR

BITE ME

ASSHOLE

MTHR FR

RDMNKY :)

RHINOWA

AZSLAPR

GZUSJUC

AZZPCKR

Man I wish I was creative to make more.....

Anyone esle have any handy....for the sake of the political forum....what should not be aloud ;)
 

Changleen

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Someone should just get:

IMVANE

or

VANITY

There's a guy in Wellington who delivers Pizza for https://www.hell.co.nz/ in an old Hearse with the plate EVIL. Pretty cool.

Oh BTW on the Hell's website, pick up the little Devils with your mouse and throw them around.
 

BurlyShirley

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Jul 4, 2002
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Damn True said:
Once saw one on the back of a hyundai that read QT4.14 (cutie pie).....the chick driving was built like Rhino.
I think pi is 3.14, but maybe "pie" is 4.14. :nuts: