Custom plates are a thing, but sometimes they can get out of hand, depending on who you ask, that is. Everyday words and phrases doubling as car puns and innuendos are, for the most part, harmless and usually pass off as funny or creative. But some folks are just too boring and find trouble handling a decent joke or two.
Some of the said people work at Ohio’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles, evidenced by their rejection of 891 requests for vanity license plates just this year. While you may question it as censorship, and you may be right to some extent, certain creative minds have stepped too far, we reckon, that rejecting those made absolute sense.
For instance, plates like "ON METH," "LUVMETH," and "NO METH," don’t necessarily paint the right picture, so do “FKMKIDS," "FTHMKDS," "FKDEMKD," and "FTHMKDZ." More PG-13 items include but are not limited to "BOOBEE," "8OO8YS," "8OO8IE5," "BOO8ES," and "4BOOBIE," in addition to "TJ B1TCH," "PHKN L8," "FAST ASS," and "HEROIN."
That being said, some of the requests were outright hilarious. “FST AF BY,” "L8 AF AGN," "IHAVE2P," "HV2POOP," and “DE5 NUTS,” are funny and tasteful—definitely got a laugh or two from us. What may seem surprising is that some mundane requests were also turned down. We sort of understand "VW MAFIA" and "KILR WGN," but honestly, what’s really wrong with "KIABOY5" and "WRXXX”?
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Ones with sexually-explicit tones like “UMOIST” and “LEGZZUP” did not make the cut either, for good reason, of course. Other attempts at skirting the lines of profanity were “BADAS4S,” “W4NK3R,” “HAULN A,” and “FKN JNK.” Also, stuff like “N PLEASE,” for instance, isn’t something you’d want to go to the trouble of approving.
There is an element of censorship involved, but it’s all part of maintaining civility. Here’s the thing: some people find these plates not-so offensive or vulgar enough to warrant such scrutiny. However, there is a whole other camp of individuals who may find these rude and inappropriate, so it’s important that authorities remain diplomatic. If you’re interested in checking out the entire list of Ohio plates rejected in 2025, here you go.
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