The Volokh Conspiracy

From the Denver Post:

Kelley Coffman-Lee's plan to advertise her love of tofu on a license plate ran afoul of censors at the Division of Motor Vehicles.

The 38-year-old mother of three asked the DMV to approve a special plate emblazoned with "ILVTOFU" for her Suzuki SL-7....

The agency turned down the request, saying the plate might be offensive to some people....

It turns out that "FU" is on a long list of letter combinations barred by the division, said Mark Couch, spokesman for the Department of Revenue. Think of it as "Eff you," he said.

Thanks to How Appealing for the pointer.

	[Eugene Volokh, April 9, 2009 at 10:26am] Trackbacks ILVTOFU: From the Denver Post: Kelley Coffman-Lee's plan to advertise her love of tofu on a license plate ran afoul of censors at the Division of Motor Vehicles. The 38-year-old mother of three asked the DMV to approve a special plate emblazoned with "ILVTOFU" for her Suzuki SL-7.... The agency turned down the request, saying the plate might be offensive to some people.... It turns out that "FU" is on a long list of letter combinations barred by the division, said Mark Couch, spokesman for the Department of Revenue. Think of it as "Eff you," he said. Thanks to How Appealing for the pointer.