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From the May 3, 2006, Rapid City Journal:

State looks to pull anti-Bush license plate

By Kevin Woster, Journal staff

RAPID CITY -- Heather Moriah loves the personalized license plates on her silver Prius encouraging the impeachment of President George W. Bush.

But somebody doesn’t agree. And that somebody complained to the state. Now, the South Dakota Division of Motor Vehicles is trying to recall the plates -- which read MPEACHW. And if Moriah doesn’t turn them in voluntarily, the state might send law-enforcement officers to pick them up.

Even so, she’s not immediately inclined to cooperate.

“I don’t think I’m going to play,” Moriah said Thursday afternoon. “The plate isn’t in poor taste. It‘s not sexual in nature or pornographic. To me, a political message should not be considered offensive.”

But Division of Motor Vehicles director Deb Hillmer said Thursday that the law clearly gives the state authority to recall the plates and have them forcibly removed if necessary. And although only one person complained about Moriah’s political statement, that’s all it takes to recall a set of vanity plates, Hillmer said.

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I am reminded of a story at least 20 years ago where some fellow had "SMEGMA" on his Virginia vanity plate. It, too, slipped through the cracks, and someone complained, and the State Police showed up to collect it. Now why anyone would want to put that on a Porsche is beyond me, but I didn't really see the harm -- it certainly wasn't political. I guess.

But man, Virginia sure allows some other strange choices. They might not be political, but some stray into offensive.. or at least disturbing.

For instance:














I mean, really!