BABA HU

In English: Baba Hu.

I briefly considered that this could be a mildly illiterate attempt at Baby Huey, but that would really be a stretch. At any rate, it still doesn't make sense. It does have a kind of Polynesian feel to it for me, which is something, anyway.

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!

BUFLO3

In English: Buffalo Three

This is the perfect example of the license plate rule- 

"There is no reason to get a vanity plate, but if you do, it should immediately decipherable and understandable."

They own three buffalos?  Maybe this guy produced the Nenah Cherry song 'Buffalo Stance' and this mini van is the third car he's been able to buy off the royalties?  Your guess is as good as mine.

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!

OMNRVNA

In English: Om Nirvana

Gee, I feel like there are so many things wrong with this plate it's hard to know where to start.  I've actually had it since the very beginning of this here blog and it's had me stumped.  It was one of four or five plates we found in a single Scottsdale parking lot (EYELUVU and BADBYTE were it's neighbors.)  

Let's just ask this simple question- If you are so into Buddhism and being at peace with the universe, etc., etc., blah, blah, blah, what in holy hell made you think a personalized license plate would be the right way to spread the word??  My guess is this moron reached enlightenment by going to yoga class at Gold's Gym.  My other guess is that NIRVANA was taken by a superfan of the band and this plate's owner had to scramble to come up with an acceptable alternative, hence the added OM.  

Missy's Religious Tip of the Day:  Buddha doesn't give a rat's ass about personalized 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.

DUFFY 6

In English: Duffy 6

It's probably not so clear in the picture, but next to the license plate is a logo for some company - Duffy Construction, I believe - so we can only assume this is one of a fleet of trucks for that construction company. But will we let that be a valid excuse? Of course not. If you have your company logo on your truck, it's not necessary to double it on your license plate too. I might keep my driver's license in my wallet, but I have yet to have "Jeremiah's Wallet" embossed on the wallet which is holding it.

A classic case of vanity plate confusion

From the Aurora Sentinel:

DMV cites vanity profanity in tofu plate proposal

AURORA | Apparently the “tofu queen” is riding shotgun on the banned list with the “sofa king.”
Centennial resident Kelley Coffman-Lee said she wanted to express her love of tofu on vanity plates by letting drivers know “I-LV-TOFU.”
But instead the Colorado Department of Revenue read Coffman-Lee’s request as “I-LV-TO-F-U.”
“If I really wanted it to say that, I would have had the number two,” she said.

To read more, go here.

Y RUN 4

In English: Why run for.

This is one of those personalized plates that probably only makes sense to the person who bought it (and their mom, maybe). I'm not sure whether they are endorsing running or asking why people run. Since it was attached to a Honda CR-V, I can only assume they're sporty. Is that wrong of me? At any rate, the only thing worse than a personalized plate is one that doesn't make sense gramatically or otherwise.