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12:44PM
Jun-27-08


martha

martha

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posts 817

From the "How'd They Miss That One?" Department:

WASHINGTON (AFP) — OMG! What is that on my car's license plate?

That's the question asked by 10,000 drivers who registered their vehicles in North Carolina last year and got registrations starting with "WTF."

1:00AM
Jan-22-10


Velveteena

Seattle

Member

posts 18

Well, I'm the naive one. At first I thought it might stand for "white trash female." (Like anyone would put THAT in the personals!) Suddenly it clicked! Well, it's a memorable plate, for better or for worse. Gives the license plate game a whole new twist…..