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Poor DMV officials. They have a hard time of it, between re-taking digital I.D. photos until little newly-licensed Kayla or Callie gets her bangs just right and, well, they have to spend all day in the DMV. We can't blame them for being a little behind on the Web-SMS shorthand lingo, but this? Really?
A cute 60-year-old Grandma from Fayetteville, NC happily drove to and from her teaching job with the kickin' set of WTF license plates that had been issued to her by the DMV. Last July, she figured out what the DMV officials could not -- thanks to some help from her teenage grandchildren. When the kids informed her of the true implications of the letters on her license plate, the woman was so vexed that she complained to DMV officials.
Gran's plates were replaced gratis, and the North Carolina DMV has offered to exchange any WTF or other questionable plates free of charge.
Embarrassingly, it took DMV officials almost a year to realize that the sample plate on their site is also, ironically, of the WTF variety. Apparently some NC Webmaster has an, er, awesome sense of humor.
They are currently trying to take the picture down. [Source: WXII12]
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Subscribe to commentsTomJun 29th 2008 7:29PM
I got a rental car in Kansas City that had a WTF license plate. It was a PT Cruiser (ugly, ugly car), so I thought the license plate was appropriate
BillJun 29th 2008 8:22PM
People can make a lot out of different things. I do not blame her and believe she had the right to ask to change it. In a world that grows more every day for texting and IM'g WTF is a valid shortened version of the real words. For those that are clueless, fine, whatever. But with the knowledge of the alternate meaning and her being a teacher, I would expect her to change it given her new knowledge of the meaning. Prude? Naw, different strokes for different folks!
Our vanity plates for our conversion van we use for family travel indicates our passion to get up and go was fine. LOVE2GO simply meant we liked to travel. That is until I got out one day and two ladies (I'm in my 50's) whistled and cat called to me to "take them on baby." It was then that I realized the plate also could be interpreted as another sort of "love on the go".
Got a good chuckled out of that since they were quite good looking! (o:
lumbbgJun 29th 2008 8:37PM
I have a friend who was issued the license plate "269 ASK". She hasn''t tried to have it changed, though. I think she's waiting for someone to ask.
wtf?Jun 29th 2008 8:45PM
Dang, my NC plates are WXY.....shoulda got my plates earlier eh?
imasnaJun 29th 2008 10:48PM
and yet on another AOL board they are debating 'cause a guy was trying to legally change his name to F@*K Censorship and the judge ruled he couldn't have that as a name..oh well....the day goes on.....
WALLYJun 30th 2008 9:08AM
WTF IS A CRUDE STATMENT!
I WOULD MUCH PREFUR "WTML" OR 'WTFG' OR "WTGIB" OR "WTPW" OR "WTS" OR HOW ABOUT "LETS DO IT" ?