AZ GERL

Arizona ranked dumbest in the U.S.

SMRTR

In English: Smarter, smart car

Dear Jane Personalized,

We know you're trying. Really hard. You bought your cute little yellow smart car, which helps identify you as a forward-thinking person worried about the environment. That's fantastic. You also have a license plate pledging your support for breast cancer research. Highly commendable. And also, we realize that apparently if you buy a Smart Car, you sign a contract pledging to get a personalized license plate referencing the fact you bought a Smart Car. There are no winners in this situation, we know. But with that said, never, we repeat, never, go the easy route when you are getting a personalized plate with the word "smart" on it. Because doing so, and misspelling said word, either to indicated that you are "smarter" than someone else or that you have a "smart car" but don't have room for the c, a, or other a, might reflect poorly on you in the end. You might not appear smart or smarter. You might appear SMRT.

Cordially,
Plate Shame, esquire

N2TH8R

In English: Into theater

Plate Shame has noticed a disturbing trend of thespians announcing love for their craft on license plates. Combined with the "I'm a musician" license plate guard (holder? frame?), this packs quite an artistic wallop. If there were only some way to get LIK2DRA or ICNPNT on their somewhere as well...

KECH UM

In English: Catch them

It doesn't take a larger photo to guess that this license plate belongs to a man with a large pick-up truck. What exactly it is he wants to catch is the big question, but odds are it has antlers or a "Change" sticker on the bumper of its car.

BEEMSTR

(From Greggy-B)

In English: Beemster, Bee Mister, Bee Master

We'll assume that this plate is referring to the fact that the car is a BMW, also known as a BEAMER. Unfortunately for our apiologist friend here, BEAMER must have already been taken. Second-choice tags - always a no-no.

NTRPRIZE

In English: Enterprise

Apologies for the grainy photo. This is either a Star Trek fan or someone who feels creative thinking can fuel discovery and success. On the second count, they definitely fail.

XONKED

In English: Zonked

Plate Shame is beginning to think that we need a separate label for people who obviously input their plate idea, have it rejected as it's already being used, then choose another, lamer spelling. For those who don't know, Xonked is Zonked taken to the X-TREME!

MOMMI D

In English: Mommy D, Mommy Dearest (if we're being creative)

Oh, it's another of Plate Shame's favorites: The purposeful misspelling. Glad to see she was able to outwit the DOT in her quest to get her personality on the back of her car. "MOMMY D with a Y already taken? I'll show them!"

NATIGRL

In English:  Nati Girl

I went to the interwebs for this one and she's either a member of the Nebraska Association for Translators and Interpreters, helping gamblers at The North American Training Institute or from Cincinnati, OH.  I'm sure it's nice town filled with lovely people with dumb plates. 

PICCOLA

In English:  Piccolo, Pick Cola

Misspelling Piccolo (Italian definition: Small) on the back of your Smartcar is legitimate jackass territory.  I hope this car belongs to the Shasta soda pop heirs.

XRSIZE

In English:  Exercise

Did Jazzercise earn you the cash to buy this heinous plate?  Do you think that seeing your plate will encourage me to work out?  I hope you get fat.

EYELUVU

In English:  I Love You

It shouldn't hurt to be a child, but it also shouldn't hurt to read.  Is this nimrod an eye doctor?  A children's eye doctor?  The mind boggles.

U UV A

In English: U of A

This plate was spotted in Tucson, AZ, home of The University of Arizona also known as U of A.  Now, I did not graduate from UA but know a good many people who either have or are going to.  I am pretty sure they all can spell 'of'.  UA is home to the Ansel Adams photography archives, the Phoenix Mars Lander, and a killer Epidemiology program and I feel confident that every student, professor and staff member is horrified that a peer would write something so unintelligent on the ass of their car.

GNARRLY

In English: Gnarly

Note the mild fuzziness of this photograph and know that I took this while operating my own vehicle.  This makes me almost as stupid as a vanity license owner.  Almost.