“Dear PoPville,
Thursday night in DC. Not cool.
This was on westbound Massachusetts Avenue NW just short of 6th Street.”
If we give benefit of the doubt, maybe they will claim it says Arlan? Not sure what Arlan would mean but another interpretation could be Aryan. Is there any other way to interpret this?
From the Merriam Webster dictionary:
Virginia’s DMV website says:
“Guidelines for Issuing a Personalized License Plate
DMV will not approve an application for a personalized license plate if the requested plate contains any combination of characters that in any way carries a connotation which may reasonably be seen by a person viewing the license plate as:
Profane, obscene, or vulgar in nature
Sexually explicit or graphic
Excretory-related
Used to describe intimate body parts or genitals
Used to condone or encourage violence
Used to describe illegal activities or illegal substances
Recall of License Plates
DMV reserves the right to recall and cancel any personalized license plate that was issued if the agency subsequently determines or discovers that the personalized license plate was not in compliance with these guidelines when issued or if, due to changing language usage, the personalized license plate has become non-compliant with these guidelines.
In determining whether a personalized license plate will be recalled and cancelled for violating these guidelines, DMV may consider bumper stickers, decals, magnets, pictures and/or any other material affixed to the vehicle which would influence how a person viewing the license plate would interpret the message conveyed by the character combination. An offer by the vehicle owner to remove such material as is affixed to the vehicle will not constitute sufficient basis to reverse a determination to recall and cancel a personalized license plate.”