A driver in New Hampshire has just had her vanity plate yanked by the dour wanks at the states Department of Motor Vehicles despite it having adorned her vehicles for the better part of 15 years. Things really do move at a sloth-like pace at the DMV, eh?The sin committed by Wendy Auger of Rochester, for which she was (eventually) reprimanded? Daring to invoke a bodily function.Not an offensive one, mind you, simply in the form of an exhortation every parent since the dawn of the automobile has uttered at their offspring do you need to PBE4WEGO? Alas, the state rules out plates referencing human excretions of any sort, making this tag a line-crosser.DMVs on this side of the border have also been called out as grim-faced and heavy-handed. Up here in the Great White North, a Nova Scotia man is currently rowing with that provinces registrar over his plate, one which bears his own European surname.Apparently, another motorist took umbrage with his GRABHER plate, conflating it with a certain statement made by a certain politician Stateside. In the broad expanse of Saskatchewan, another driver was denied his surname as a vanity plate, too, though this one was slightly more understandable. The DMV rejected the mans request for an ASSMAN plate, even though it is pronounced Oss-men. In this instance, the motorist exacted his revenge by wrapping the entire tailgate of his truck with the word.What do you think of these bureaucrats decision to yank Augers plate? Whats the most creative one youve ever seen? Be sure to chime in
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Nova Scotia man fights to have his ‘offensive’ plate reinstated
Lorne Grabher displays his personalized licence plate in Dartmouth, N.S. The controversy over Lorne Grabhers licence plate, which reads GRABHER, could be settled in court after the Nova Scotia government refused a request from a group of lawyers to allow Grabher to resume using the now-banned plate.Andrew Vaughan The latest installment in the battle between a Nova Scotia man with a contentious personalized licence plate and the Registrar of Motor Vehicles has seen the victim put up a large billboard to raise awareness for his cause. According to The National Post, the controversy began when Lorne Grabher purchased a personalized licence plate for his father in 1991 with his last name on it to express their Austrian-German heritage, when his father died he received the plate back for use on his own vehicle. The Registrar of Motor Vehicles revoked the plate in 2016 for complaints for being a “socially unacceptable slogan, and supports sexual violence against women, which Grabher said violates his constitutional rights. He is now seeking to have the plate reinstated. To help aid in his battle, the Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms has decided to back him up by funding the billboard erected in Northern Halifax, and selling stickers that go toward his cause. Grabher’s hearing will begin on Wednesday in Nova Scotia Supreme Court and is expected to wrap up by
Origin: Nova Scotia man fights to have his ‘offensive’ plate reinstated
Bumper innuendo: We rank Canada’s licence plate slogans for naughtiness
The license plate has been around almost as long as the car itself.Derek McNaughton Ontario’s provincial government has a proposition for its citizens: How about a new look for your licence plates? Last week, it was reported the slogan Yours to Discover would be replaced on the plates with Open For Business, a phrase intended to reflect the new Progressive Conservative government’s economic policies. Signs bearing the slogan have already been erected at some provincial border crossings. On social media, however, some Ontarians quickly pointed out the slogan might sort of imply something: that the person inside the car is available for … services? As a woman, Open for Business’ on my licence plate wouldn’t just be obnoxious; it would also make me a target of harassment, tweeted Ottawa activist Julie Lalonde, a self-described feminist killjoy. Thursday’s budget followed through with a new slogan for personal vehicles and it was no less euphemistic: A Place to Grow. That might sort of imply something, too. As a person whose mind is often in the gutter, this got me thinking – honestly, quite a bit – about the degree to which our provinces and territories are already nudging and winking via their vehicular sloganeering. Based on my totally objective, inarguably correct analysis of their innuendo quotient, here is a definitive ranking of Canadian licence plate slogans, from sterile to spicy. Gary Doherty shows off one of his collection of ASS license plates at his home in Fredericton, N.B. Rejected at first by the New Brunswick government, today they’re considered collectors’ items. Postmedia 13. New Brunswick: New Nouveau Brunswick Canada Look, I’m sorry to all the New Brunswickers out there, but your province is so unsexy they had to put both official languages on the licence plate, and so forgettable they had to remind you which country you are in. Following protocol to this degree is only arousing to certain public servants in the Ministry of Canadian Heritage (they know who they are). Still, New Brunswick could have ranked higher had it not changed its plates in 2011, removing the suggestive invitation to Be … in this place. 12. Newfoundland and Labrador: Newfoundland and Labrador Really? 11. Nunavut: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ Nunavut Nunavut is only better than New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador because it features Inuktitut and, granted, a pretty cute polar bear. That doesn’t make it spicy. I’d have had more to work with if the slogan mentioned Coral Harbour or any of the territory’s many inlets. 10. Saskatchewan: Land of Living Skies This licence plate invites me to pack a picnic basket and sit on a checkered blanket several feet away from my betrothed as we exchange promise rings in front of our chaperone. It says, Would you like some lemonade and Don’t forget to wear sunscreen. But Saskatchewan has it tough, because any potential catch phrase it comes up with is unlikely to be able to compete with the suggestiveness of the name of its capital city. As Mick Jagger put it last time the Rolling Stone performed there, Regina rhymes with fun. Sam Wendland’s licence plate collection, amassed over 60 years. Richard Marjan / Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 9. B.C.: Beautiful British Columbia A person can be physically beautiful, sure, or have a beautiful personality. You can be in a beautiful spot, listening to beautiful music. But isn’t beautiful a little bland? It’s like calling something nice. You’re almost damning with faint praise. Again, what would’ve done more for me is a previous slogan. The best place on earth, a special edition B.C. licence plate, would make for a bold, if cocky, pick-up line. Possibly even a pick-up line. 8. Northwest Territories: Spectacular Northwest Territories I hope we can all agree that spectacular is a great word to associate with an intimate experience. But the shape of the plate itself — it’s a polar bear! — might throw you off, unless you’re familiar with some of the seamier entries in the CanLit canon. Like New Brunswick, this might have ranked higher had the previous slogan, Explore Canada’s Arctic, still been in use. 7. P.E.I.: Birthplace of Confederation This licence plate could be construed as an invitation to conceive of a union — nay, a sacred duty to do so. It says, Enter, for here, you can join together in nationhood — which, not to knock it, but it’s more holy matrimony than torrid affair. Ryk Edelstein wipes the vanity licence plate on his Dodge Charger at his home in Montreal Tuesday August 28, 2018. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette 6. Quebec: Je me souviens It translates as I remember, an attempt to evoke in Quebec’s people a recollection of painful historical moments. But reflecting on those words – in the language of romance, no less – could entice any sweet memory to come flooding back. Some will recall the former slogan, La Belle Province, or The Beautiful Province. From young and beautiful to aged and wistful? Quebec’s licence plates are an entire
Origin: Bumper innuendo: We rank Canada’s licence plate slogans for naughtiness
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