Pennsylvania's latest banned license plate list is a riot
Why it matters: Call us vainglorious, but Pennsylvanians are getting more creative withnew, crass catchphrases to put on our vanity plates.
The big picture: The state's most recent banned plate list has grown to more than 4,500 entries, up from roughly 2,000 in 2023.
Entries reflect political machinations, historic and pop cultural events and a taste for the tawdry.
And it all comes as state lawmakers are considering a proposal requiring drivers to have two license plates on their vehicles.
How it works: Rules, rules, rules. The state has a whole list of them, but basically you can't include sexual innuendo, profanity, scat references (grow up, everyone) or things that'll confuse law enforcement or make you seem like you're a cop.
Axios Philly went line-by-line through the list to better understand what the state deems clever or canceled.
Here are some of the rejected submissions that caught our eye:
POTUS47, F-ELON, EF ELON: One Pennsylvanian's political tribute is another's insult.
Bonus irony points if this had ended up on a Tesla.
The drawback: It's very easy to read it as "FELON."
NOMAMES: A Spanish slang term to express surprise ... and something you mutter under your breath when the PennDOT clerk tells you that you can't put it on your plate.
LFGENZ: OK, boomer!
EDGING: Yep, someone went there. We're edging toward a very, very dark place in Pennsylvania license plate history.
FAFO: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner's go-to catchphrase ended up on T-shirts, but PennDOT was like "FAFO" when someone tried replicating the cringeworthy meme on a plate.
FITFO: Apparently, this stands for "Figure it the f--k out." We just did.
FLUFF-U: It's where you go to get a bachelor of science (BS).
FWAGON: Keep your mind out of the G-utter, folks.
Clearly, this is a typo — F and G are right next to each other on the keyboard — from someone chest-pounding about their new Mercedes Benz G-Class.
UZAHO: AKA E-ZPass' licentious cousin. Get it, or is that too subtle?
GOVNA: That's Mr. Shapiro to you, bloke.
PENNDOT: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
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