Get personal

I’ve never owned a personalized license plate for a vehicle, which is a good thing because I’m simply not clever enough. But I do enjoy those cute and entertaining tags rolling through town.

My all-time favorite happened several years ago when I was delivering flowers. I found the house and made a U-turn to park behind a car parked on the curb, noticing the license plate that read “NVRMOR.” I glanced at my delivery order and the recipient’s first name was Raven. If you didn’t catch that, brush up on Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous poem.

Following is my list, in the order they are for no particular reason. For some, I’ve added context or what I think they mean. Some are obvious, but others…

Comment with your favorites and to correct my guesses.

ILUVSMR – I love summer

DESRTGAL – Desert Gal

PHRYRWOW – ???

FAAAAST – on a Shelby Cobra

VAN GO—on a van

RODENT2

FRKY AL – Freaky Al?

SILENT — on an electric car

YOGA4U

RWABOSS – I don’t know what RWA is, but he’s the boss

RAMBO 1

LUCIPUR — devil cat?

EXT TROT

LDYHWKE

BNYCE

U DO YU

PNK FLYD

BRUHHH

SEXORGN

VETTECH

2GO BOX

HUG A DG – plate had a dog pictured on it

2LABCAB

TRMOIL

V8 CHEVY

VAGABON – on an RV trailer

PAPRIKA

CPT HOOK

UB1RD – on a motorcycle, Harley

2SILLY

MY TYPE

IM SAS E

3 POINT 0

PCNJO2U – peace and joy to you ???

MZWRD

V3NTUR

BYE2GAS – on an electric car

I ECHO – maybe this BMW owner is a successful social media influencer?

CHICUBZ

IMH4PPY

FIVE BY

CHAOSS

DO GOOD

CHXKN — ???

SXY CTSV — on a black Cadillac CTS-V

MAD HTTR

BLTZKRG on a Porsche 911 turbo

JOB24 7 – pickup truck

DTH ST4R

HARDHED

SSIDEUP – on a small, bright yellow vehicle, surely meaning Sunny Side Up

SNOWHIT – solid white pickup

YPIOKIA – anyone else thinking of John McClane?

CYNFUN