420 BUY

In English: 420 buy

If I needed to buy some weed, and there was a parking lot full of cars to choose from, I would have tried this battered old van first, with or without the license plate. — From Jessica S.

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!

DAHILLS

In English: Da Hills

In Proper English:  The Hills

My friend, Kylie, and I were driving north and she spotted this guy in the lane next to us.  She proclaimed the owner was a "Douche Nozzle."  I couldn't agree more.

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. 

YEA 4 DK

In English:  Yea for Dick OR Yea for Decay OR Yea for Donkey Kong OR Yea for Don King OR Yea for Donna Karan

I vote for Dick.

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Thank you to Nikki for submitting this amazing plate!

GOGOOFY

In English:  Go Goofy

I've almost run out of words to describe these people.  I don't think calling them goofy, goofballs or goofs do justice to their crimes.

NONSTR8

In English: Non Straight 

You'll have to trust me on this one.

Before this post goes any further, I need to self identify as a card carrying gay rights activist.  Big time.  Love, love, love, support the gays.  That being said- get a rainbow sticker and donate your $50 plate fee to Wingspan!

MRS HERM

In English: Mrs. Herm

It's hard to tell in this picture, but there is a small dot after the s, avoiding any potential confrontation with people who want MR SHERM on their license plate.

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Folks!  You just read your first guest post!  That's right, you too can submit pictures you have taken.  Yes, there are photos on the interwebs of awful plates, but isn't it more fun to capture the monstrosity yourself?  It is.  Trust me.

FIREOUT

In English:  GOLD STAR FOR FIREOUT!!  They managed to use words found in dictionaries.

I'm guessing, as I'm sure you are, gentle reader, that this person is a firefighter or fire detecter installer.  Cops, firefighters, paramedics, etc. all dig people knowing what they do for a living.  (It's a fact.  I've done research.)   If you want to brag, but the blue star symbol-thing decal on your car. 

SPAMGRL

In English: Spam Girl, Spa Manager L. (not as funny so we won't be addressing this suggestion)

The food?  The email junkmail?  Grrl or Girl?  We'll never know.

(Confession... if it's the food and a present from Spamgrl's college roommate who endured 4 years of spamwiches, then it's funny.  But ONLY if it's a gift.)

3QRTBAD

In English:  Three Quarter Bad

I felt this had to be Plate Shame's first post because although we often joke about starting a blog for terrible vanity license plates (Discussion Question: Are there any other kind?) this was the one that broke the camel's back.  

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