Hum Share Posted June 26, 2008 RALEIGH, N.C. ? Thanks to some text message-savvy grandchildren, North Carolina drivers whose license plates have the potentially offensive "WTF" letter combination can replace the tags for free. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Tuesday the state Division of Motor Vehicles has notified nearly 10,000 holders of license plates with the letter combination. Officials learned last year the common acronym stands for a vulgar phrase in e-mail and cell phone text messages. But this week, the DMV officials got another surprise when they learned the same letters appeared on the agency's own Web site on a sample personalized plate. "I can't believe it," DMV Commissioner Bill Gore said Monday when told about the online glitch. "Obviously, I didn't know it was there." Officials are working to remove the sample plate. The "WTF-5505" used on the Web site's sample plate was the first random letter combination available when DMV switched from blue- to red-lettered plates, officials said. DMV spokeswoman Marge Howell received a sample plate WTF-5506 to use as a prop for news stories about the switch. A 60-year-old technology teacher from Fayetteville complained about the plate last July after her teenage grandchildren clued her in. source Link to post Share on other sites
Sophism Share Posted June 26, 2008 uhh I just got a brand new car and im 99% sure my license plate starts with WTF... Ill have to check when I leave for work. Link to post Share on other sites
Hum Author Share Posted June 26, 2008 ^ Save the plate as a collector's item ;) Link to post Share on other sites
+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹ Share Posted June 26, 2008 Not only the WTF, the plate is a post ###### too ... look at the top left ... "First In" :p Link to post Share on other sites
Volatile Share Posted June 26, 2008 I heard that on the news in passing.. didn't know it was my state though. To finish the top, its "first in flight". =p Link to post Share on other sites
-T- Member Share Posted June 26, 2008 heh a WTF plate would be cool for about a week Link to post Share on other sites
RuudJacobs.NET Share Posted June 26, 2008 Wtf is "vulgar" about wtf ... :s Link to post Share on other sites
x-scratch Share Posted June 26, 2008 i do not see nothing wrong with a plate saying wtf to me it just like any other plates Link to post Share on other sites
Sophism Share Posted June 26, 2008 Ohh mine begins with XXT, must have scene them while in works parking lot. Walked through today and counted 5 of em beginning with WTF. Eitherway i ordered my Personalize plate last week. "Quad DMG" ;) Link to post Share on other sites
mycoolkim Share Posted June 26, 2008 wow, my friends skyline and now his mr2 number plates us WTF-33R which means wtf 33r as in skyline r33 and what fear Link to post Share on other sites
maplecookie Veteran Share Posted June 26, 2008 lol I heard this on the radio on the way to work this morning. I bet every computer savvy teen is just giggling away when they see their parents drive off. Link to post Share on other sites
Damo R. Veteran Share Posted June 26, 2008 Thats pretty awesome and funny, WTF is so commonly used now. Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Veteran Share Posted June 26, 2008 offensive? how exactly... Link to post Share on other sites
webeagle12 Share Posted June 26, 2008 well is WTEEF is allowed? :wacko: Link to post Share on other sites
S_Herbie Share Posted June 26, 2008 I think WTF is becoming too commonly used... A lot of people seem to have forgotten WTF it stands for! Link to post Share on other sites
NoLiMiT06 Share Posted June 26, 2008 We also have a plate with "XXX" as the first 3 letters pretty funny honestly but I wish I had the "WTF" plate lol Link to post Share on other sites
pyehac Share Posted June 26, 2008 OMG LOL (sorry, I just had to do it) Link to post Share on other sites
tiagosilva29 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Offensive acronyms? CIA! ***** In Action! Link to post Share on other sites
bloodrain Share Posted June 26, 2008 edited so I dont get my 80% warning up to 100% Link to post Share on other sites
monkey13 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Not all this rubbish again. I remember the same "controversy" over FCUK. If they are going to ban WTF maybe they should ban ATM or this as well. Link to post Share on other sites
chconline Veteran Share Posted June 26, 2008 I think WTF is becoming too commonly used... A lot of people seem to have forgotten WTF it stands for! It obviously stands for "Where's the fridge". Right? ... Right guys? Link to post Share on other sites
spenser.d Share Posted June 26, 2008 It obviously stands for "Where's the fridge". Right? ... Right guys? It stands for "What the mmm'kay", obviously... :p -Spenser Link to post Share on other sites
Hell-In-A-Handbasket Share Posted June 26, 2008 personally i dont see an issue with the WTF plates, apparently since their inception nobody else did either, and im shure there are a vast majority that knew what it " could " stand for Link to post Share on other sites
Dev Null Zen Share Posted June 26, 2008 I want an omgwtfbbq plate. I dont think any states use 9 characters though. Link to post Share on other sites
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