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Tofu: naughty by nature?Who knew vegetarians could be such perverts? A Tennessee woman's vanity license plate has been rejected by the state Department of Motor Vehicles for vulgarity. The plates said "ILVTOFU," as in, "I love tofu." Get it? Except that's not how the DMV read it.
No, like most Americans, state bureaucrats have more sex on the brain than food, and what they read was "I love to f--" ... well, you know. Clearly this woman was issuing wanton invitations for sexual congress while driving, they thought. After all, who in Tennessee expects to see "love" and "tofu" together? I mean, that's a pretty meat-loving state. IH8TOFU, sure, that makes sense. Oh wait, I guess you could read that the wrong way, too.
Actually, Tennessee isn't as meat-loving as you might think. There are a growing number of vegetarians in the state, if the Vegetarian Scene in East Tennessee website is anything to go by.
Now Colorado is another story -- and the same thing happened there. Colorado is beef ranching country and home of the annual National Western Stock Show. Plus, medical marijuana is legal. So it wasn't surprising when poor vegetarian Kelley Coffman-Lee had her tofu-lovin' license plate rejected on grounds of vulgarity. "I love tofu; it doesn't mean anything bad," she insisted. Sorry, Kelley, there are too many carnivorous pot smokers on those mountainous roads to allow a provocative plate like that!
It kind of reminds me of all the Vietnamese pho restaurants with potentially naughty names, like "Pho King Way." How are you NOT supposed to think of sex when you read that? Is it just me?
As for whether or not the license plate should be banned for vulgarity, well, maybe that is going too far. I mean, I don't envy parents driving around with snickering 11-year-olds in the back seat -- but what about freedom of speech?
On the other hand, you could make a good case for the license plate being too distracting -- see above re: Colorado drivers and pot smoking. Plus, it would get so tedious constantly having people pull up next to you yelling, "I love to f--- you, too!" and seeing their disappointed faces fall when you respond, "Tofu, moron, I love TOFU."
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Comments (13)
No.. That looks pretty awful... Dang. It would be great to see more tofu love around town (and even though I read it as I love tofu the first time) I can kinda see their point. The attention from ass-hats would be overwhelming anywhere you managed to get that license plate.
Merp.. : /
Here in VA we have special "KIDS FIRST!" license plates. There was a particular famous personalized one that said "Eat the" above the "KIDS FIRST!" So it actually read "Eat the kids first." It was hilarious and EVERYONE loved being able to catch a real live glimpse at it. Recently, however, the owner was forced to change it because the DMV said it promoted oral sex on children...what? It disgusted me that something that was obviously a cannibalism joke got turned around to make the plate owner look like a pedophile! I never met anyone who viewed it as an oral sex comment. Perhaps those who see something like that plate or the plate in the article as disgusting should re-evaluate themselves....
Pua, I heard about that story - so silly!!!
I'm someone who is really torn on vanity plates that need to be figured out, because I just think it's dangerous. We've got people texting, eating, grooming, talking on the phone, and trying to decipher the license plate on the car in front of them. We have neighbors with some crazy plate - we seen it almost every day for 6 years, and still can't figure out what the hell it's supposed to say.
the dmv is doing the best they can to meet everyone in the middle. sure, you can get personalized plates, but we get the ok on what they mean. (and this is true in most states.) i am in CA and there is a rule here that the only plates EVER allowed to have the number "69" are cars that were actually manufactured in the year 1969. is it overly cautious? yes. does it make sense? yes. and honestly, i look at it this way: we could all be stuck with the generally created plate numbers, so meh.
haha i said "we get the ok" as if i work for the dmv. that's a negative.
OH! Not to mention in Richmond, VA there is a license plate currently driving around that says "I swa lo." Yep. That was in still on the roads and is an OBVIOUS sexual reference. Here's actually a picture of it http://failblog.org/2010/04/06/epic-fail-photos-license-plate-fail-6/
lol @ knuckles! haha when i reread it i was like - wait, i'm not the enemy! ahhh methinnks i've not had enough caffeine today. or maybe too much. i'll get back to you on that. ;)