License Plates recalled

[Meg 368]

W-T-F License Plates recalled

June 27, 2008 - 3:23PM

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina officials are saying CUL8R (see you later) to W-T-F.

The state Division of Motor Vehicles is offering new license plates to those who received tags with the W-T-F letter combination.

W-T-F is a common cell phone and e-mail abbreviation for something we can't write here.

The News and Observer of Raleigh reports the DMV will replace the tags for free for those who may be offended.

A 60-year-old technology teacher complained about the license plates after her grandchildren gave her the 4-1-1 on what W-T-F means.

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[ilikehotdogsalot 311]

Darn.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Just one more thing that would have gone away if they had just let it be.

[belfastuniguy 18]

Love it. What about those that want to keep those plates, are they allowed to?

[SimHoTToDDy 2,939]

ROFLMAO.... I w0nd3r if I c4n g3t th4t 0n m3h ub3r 1337 h4x0r p14735! (props if u can translate that )

This made me laugh, how did they let that one slip? It cant be all old-not-computer-savy/not-at-all-in-touch-with-anything-modern people at the DMV can it? Oh well!

[hamsterTK 93]

so...

look at this relatively well known one

[Duke87 1,070]

Um... yeah. That's just silly. Next thing you know they'll be recalling plates that get "666" as the random three numbers on them.

[toxicpiano 125]

Originally posted by: hamsterTK so...

look at this relatively well known one

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brilliant

[The_Dalai_Llama 15]

I think I have the most appropriate question pertaining this topic.

*****?

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: The_Dalai_Llama I think I have the most appropriate question pertaining this topic.

*****?quote>

Agreed, but unfortunately the forum censor is stupid and won't let you say that.

[Mother of Invention 23]

Originally posted by: Duke87 Um... yeah. That's just silly. Next thing you know they'll be recalling plates that get "666" as the random three numbers on them.quote>

I was just going to replay on how I saw a plate last Thursday with 666 as the numbers.

[masochist 111]

Originally posted by: SimHoTToDDy ROFLMAO.... I w0nd3r if I c4n g3t th4t 0n m3h ub3r 1337 h4x0r p14735! (props if u can translate that )quote>

I wonder whether or not I might be able to procure that particular idiom for my own rather extraordinary vehicle license plates?

...or something like that

[Danlikebooks 6]

What about the ones that say cex?

[krbe 193]

Christ.

It's not like they're handing out "ASSMAN" to everybody either.

[ilikehotdogsalot 311]

Originally posted by: masochist

Originally posted by: SimHoTToDDy ROFLMAO.... I w0nd3r if I c4n g3t th4t 0n m3h ub3r 1337 h4x0r p14735! (props if u can translate that )quote>

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*geek mode*

I wonder if I can get that on meh uber leet hacker plate.

[Rymac91 15]

Honestly, I find it quite funny since most states have this "No Offensive words" policy or anything that hints to it(like acronyms) so they don't have to deal with legal crap of people being "Traumatized" and "Humiliated" for having such a plates (Bull I say!).

Though this story gave me a few giggles...

[BurroDiablo 222]

W T F could mean anything, its just another normal frigging acronym... people who get offended by this sort of stuff need an industrial strength reality enema.

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: El Burro W T F could mean anything, its just another normal frigging acronym... people who get offended by this sort of stuff need an industrial strength reality enema.quote>

Yeah. I wonder what the World Trade Federation thinks of this?

[Explodingsims 3]

Sheesh...Another brilliant move in public safety...

[s.i.X 13]

A technology teacher required a child to tell him what ***** meant?

[simsmart 1]

Originally posted by: s.i.X A technology teacher required a child to tell him what ***** meant?quote>

 

"And now, we put the record on the phonograph and that will produce sound."

[Jazzmaster 716]

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes Just one more thing that would have gone away if they had just let it be.

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Indeed, but one person doesn't like it, so the hell with it right?  Pretty sure that's how things usually are lately in our country...

Oh yeah, next thing you know W-T-H will be recalled too...

I'm sick of this "you can't even remotely hint towards that word" crap lately.  Like, I said freaking in class once, and the teacher threatened me with a referal saying "you know what it sounds like, boy".  Gotta agree with El Burro, if that offends you then...

[SimHoTToDDy 2,939]

*props given to masochist and ilikehotdogsalot for both a literal and sophisticated translation of my obnoxious jumble of symbols*

[IDS2 3,429]

Originally posted by: Yoshiisland

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Oh yeah, next thing you know W-T-H will be recalled too...quote>

^OMGZ!!! How dare you use that ...WTH language in front of me!?!?!?!I'm suing yoo for 3 posts and your avatar!!!

It's like this:

"Hey, everybody, because of my beliefs, I have taken rights away from myself and because I'm always right I don't think anyone else should do more than I can!"

What about the ones with drug abbreviation...like PCP-186 or LSD-ROX or GHB-794? You know some kid's mom is gonna freak about that...

Or things like YOU-SUK or ALL-DIE or YUR-FAT or junk like that, there's always the kid who gets custom plates...

I think these people have better things to do than sit around going

"ZOMG THE PL8 SAY PRESIDENTS MIDDLE INITIAL, GOLF DEVICE, 6TH LETTER OF ENGLISH ALPHABET!!!!!!"

But just my opinion. They can't really control this, like Easy Bakes said it would have gone away had the uber hax super smarty DMV people caught it.

[hamsterTK 93]

Actually most letter combinations that might even be remotely offensive get filtered out automatically by the system that makes the combinations. Its strange WT(F) got through, the system may need updating.

Don't underestimate just how conservative and prudish the US government can get...

As for the ST text filter, I find it insulting personally. You know most forums I go on tend to only worry about profanity when it's used in an argumentative or offensive way, and don't usually treat their users like junior high students unless they deserve it

[Nerd_Guy 4]

The first thing I thought of was all of the taxis in GTA IV with "WT(F)?" printed on those signs on their roofs lol.  What a nerd...

[GMT 389]

now I know again why I love us license plates... not just because of the size...

epic lol

[Jazzmaster 716]

Originally posted by: hamsterTK Actually most letter combinations that might even be remotely offensive get filtered out automatically by the system that makes the combinations. Its strange WT(F) got through, the system may need updating.quote>

LOL, that reminds me of when me and a couple of friends were screwing around on the apple website.  We were going to see if they let you engrave "*****" into the back of an ipod Classic, but sure enough...

[your_adress_here 11]

Originally posted by: hamsterTK As for the ST text filter, I find it insulting personally. You know most forums I go on tend to only worry about profanity when it's used in an argumentative or offensive way, and don't usually treat their users like junior high students unless they deserve itquote>

Well, there are ways around the language filter.

[panthersimcity4 162]

Originally posted by: your_adress_here

Originally posted by: hamsterTK As for the ST text filter, I find it insulting personally. You know most forums I go on tend to only worry about profanity when it's used in an argumentative or offensive way, and don't usually treat their users like junior high students unless they deserve itquote>

Well, there are ways around the language filter.quote>

Like "\/\/TF"