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This is just silly! It’s not enough that Australia ban lots of guns now they are banning license plates with scary letter combos

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June 19, 2020, 07:42 AM
stickman428
This is just silly! It’s not enough that Australia ban lots of guns now they are banning license plates with scary letter combos
This is absolutely ridiculous.

A Victoria man with a sweet hot rod named “Weapon” had a custom license plate made with the letters “WEPN” and apparently someone was triggered or felt unsafe so now they are trying to take it Away from him. How can the letters WEPN make someone feel unsafe? Rather than go after the owner of the car shouldn’t authorities offer some psychiatric help to the person who felt threatened by the letters WEPN? Confused

Link to this ridiculous story




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June 19, 2020, 07:51 AM
h2oys
Actually "WEPN" is short for "Weeping" for state of his fellow countrymen.
June 19, 2020, 07:53 AM
Beancooker
That’s ridiculous.
We do the same thing here in the states though. In Washington I had a BMW that was killing it at the track. I names it Sicario and had plates to match.
In Arizona, that plate is not allowed. They won’t issue it.
I guess, because in Washington, not many people know what a Sicario is. In Arizona, a lot of people know what a Sicario is.



quote:
Originally posted by sigmonkey:
I'd fly to Turks and Caicos with live ammo falling out of my pockets before getting within spitting distance of NJ with a firearm.
June 19, 2020, 08:25 AM
Eponym
In 1986 I was denied the license plate POORSH (poor man’s Porsche) for a well-used VW Beetle. The DMV said SH could be taken as an obscenity (*gasp*!!!). I told them it could also mean Shinola (but they wouldn't know the difference).

DMVs in the U.S. have been protecting the public's sensitive minds for over a century (1915). The absurdity continues.
June 19, 2020, 08:35 AM
Eponym
quote:
Originally posted by Beancooker:
Sicario
I had to Google it to know if I should be offended. (I'm not.) Smile
June 19, 2020, 08:36 AM
Gibb
quote:
Originally posted by Eponym:
DMVs in the U.S. have been protecting the public's sensitive minds for over a century (1915). The absurdity continues.


The tides might be turning a bit... Here in Maine there are very few restrictions on profanity or gun related meanings. The only thing they care about here is "hate speech" (racist language)




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June 19, 2020, 08:50 AM
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June 19, 2020, 09:37 AM
Rev. A. J. Forsyth
Brother in-law had a plate that read STUGOTS for years. Old cranky Italian broad across the street finally reported it and it was taken.
June 19, 2020, 10:02 AM
ador
Stupidity knows now boundaries.

Few years ago, I sent a personalized plate application to Nevada DMV for "HUMMER" . It was available on the on-line search function when I sent my application form and payment. I attached a copy of my registration for the vehicle it will go to, which is a 2005 Hummer H2. They DENIED my application and sent me back the check and application form. They said it was OFFENSIVE. WTF?

Another one in 2015 when we got our RV. I sent out an application for "RV 4FN". It was denied as being OFFENSIVE (the "FN" part as "FUC**N). Ended up getting something else.

And yet, there are so many cars moving around in the Vegas area that are really offensive (for obvious meanings). Somehow, they got through.


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June 19, 2020, 10:47 AM
FN in MT
It's now all about the feelings of a small group. Every time they get their way, they get stronger. I HATE shit like this.
June 19, 2020, 10:50 AM
konata88
OMG. My head is going to explode one day reading this shit.

We need to purge the weak from society. One day, Alice..... Pow, straight to the moon.




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June 19, 2020, 10:53 AM
parabellum
quote:
Originally posted by konata88:
We need to purge the weak from society. One day, Alice..... Pow, straight to the moon.
They're the chewing gum in the dog fur. The only solution is a comet putting an end to all of us.


By the way, have you noticed that the letter "L" is shaped like a handgun? The English alphabet is part of the patriarchy...
June 19, 2020, 11:01 AM
Prefontaine
The one slogan for this decade or generation of ass holes. "I'm offended!!!!!!!!!!!!"



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June 19, 2020, 11:07 AM
smschulz
No surprise it is how libtards think. Confused
June 19, 2020, 11:19 AM
parabellum
This nitpicking indicates that they are out of actual issues to complain about.
June 19, 2020, 11:28 AM
TSE
https://www.nydailynews.com/ne...-20190213-story.html

This guy could not get his name on a plate, so he just reproduced what he wanted on the tail gate, genius.


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June 19, 2020, 11:32 AM
egregore
Is that an AMC Spirit? Big Grin
June 19, 2020, 11:47 AM
stickman428
egregore, it’s a Holden Torana. The name is aboriginal and means “to fly”. Australia is chocked full of strange and unique vehicles with cool names. It’s one of the the things I enjoyed most while I was there.


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June 19, 2020, 11:54 AM
HRK
He should tell them he's a Urologist and it means We Pee'n
June 19, 2020, 01:33 PM
JoseyWales2
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:

By the way, have you noticed that the letter "L" is shaped like a handgun? The English alphabet is part of the patriarchy...


LOL, we MUST ban all "L"'s from all words.

-O-, we MUST ban a-- "-"'s from a-- words.


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