Be Careful How You Say It!

The first vanity plate that I can remember seeing in person was “Smooth1.” It belonged to my buddy’s sister.  At that time, about 30 years ago, vanity plates were pretty rare.   These days they’re fairly common and most are along the lines of — “Gr8 1”—  “2Fast4U” — “I C U 8 1 2.”

Sometimes people like to slip in profanity or double entendres and so states have to carefully review all vanity plate requests.  Unfortunately for Kelly Coffman-Lee her request for a Colorado vanity plate was denied.    Coffman-Lee is a vegan who loves tofu.  She covers her car with bumper stickers promoting her lifestyle and decided to take it to the next level and get a personalized plate.  Her request to have the message “I LOVE TOFU” was denied because to fit the plate it would read “ILVTOFU.”