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No 1st Ammendment rights for vanity car tags... by IconoclasT at 10:27 am EDT, Jul 23, 2004 |
"Offensive" vanity tag yanked by Washington officials JULY 21--This is the story of GOTMILF. In May 2002, Michael Syravong filed the below "personalized license plate application" with Washington's Department of Licensing. GOTMILF was Syravong's first choice among the three possible personalized tags he listed on the state form (he would have settled for SUPL8EZ or RCKSTAR). Asked for the meaning of GOTMILF, Syravong wrote, "Manual Inline Lift Fluctuator," which he would later claim was some kind of automotive gizmo. The 25-year-old software engineer's license plate choice was, amazingly, approved by bureaucrats who obviously never saw the film "American Pie" and were clueless about the acronym's real meaning. In February, 21 months after Syravong got the personalized plate for his Toyota (pictured above), an aggrieved Washingtonian e-mailed a complaint to state officials. A second beef was received in April from a disgusted Snohomish parent who did not want "my children seeing this and inquiring as to what it means." |
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RE: No 1st Ammendment rights for vanity car tags... by biochik007 at 9:23 pm EDT, Jul 23, 2004 |
IconoclasT wrote: ] "Offensive" vanity tag yanked by Washington officials ] JULY 21--This is the story of GOTMILF. In May 2002, Michael ] Syravong filed the below "personalized license plate ] application" with Washington's Department of Licensing. ] GOTMILF was Syravong's first choice among the three possible ] personalized tags he listed on the state form (he would have ] settled for SUPL8EZ or RCKSTAR). Asked for the meaning of ] GOTMILF, Syravong wrote, "Manual Inline Lift Fluctuator," ] which he would later claim was some kind of automotive gizmo. ] The 25-year-old software engineer's license plate choice was, ] amazingly, approved by bureaucrats who obviously never saw the ] film "American Pie" and were clueless about the acronym's real ] meaning. In February, 21 months after Syravong got the ] personalized plate for his Toyota (pictured above), an ] aggrieved Washingtonian e-mailed a complaint to state ] officials. A second beef was received in April from a ] disgusted Snohomish parent who did not want "my children ] seeing this and inquiring as to what it means." Okaaaay, make something up to tell them, after all they are children and they usually believe what you tell them!! Geeeez... |
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RE: No 1st Ammendment rights for vanity car tags... by IconoclasT at 11:03 pm EDT, Jul 23, 2004 |
biochik007 wrote: ] ] Okaaaay, make something up to tell them, after all they are ] children and they usually believe what you tell them!! ] Geeeez... Welcome to the United States of the Offended where everyone has the right to never be offended. |
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