better get rid of those 'organ' plates

[alocispepraluger102]

Idiots at Oregon DMV find Common Dutch Name Offensive

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— John C Dvorak @ 1:25 pm

DMV deems Oregon family’s name offensive | KOMO 1000 News Radio - News, Weather and Sports - Seattle, WA Seattle, Washington | Local & Regional — To me this action offends everyone from the Netherlands and anyone with a foreign name. I’m personally offended now. Humppf!

A Merlin family has been ordered to turn in the vanity license plates for their cars because the state finds their Dutch name can be interpreted as offensive. The plates, UDINK1 UDINK2 and UDINK3 are on the vehicles of Mike and Shelly Udink and their son Kalei. Two of the plates are five and seven years old. One was issued last year.

Last summer Kawika Udink’s application for Udink4 was rejected and the state ordered the other three plates returned.

The plates are now invalid and the 90-day temporary registrations sent to the family in June are also likely expired, according to David House, spokesman for the state Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division.

The plates were deemed offensive by a 10-person DMV panel that approves custom, or “vanity” plates, which cost an extra $80.

House, who serves on the panel, said the reasons were the sexual references that can be associated with the name, which can be treated as a verb. “DINK has several derogatory meanings,” wrote panel member Yvonne Bell. She said it also can be a racial slur, especially toward Vietnamese. House said the “U” in the front could be construed as “You.”

It seems unreal to Mike Udink, whose name is Dutch. He says it is a common name in The Netherlands.

found by Aric Mackey who points out that in the USA DINK commonly means “double income, no kids.” Hardly offensive

Edited September 24, 2007 by alocispepraluger102

[Quincy]

Idiots at Oregon DMV find Common Dutch Name Offensive

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found by Aric Mackey who points out that in the USA DINK commonly means “double income, no kids.” Hardly offensive

I thought it was weird when I started hearing DINK used that way (double/dual income no kids) while it was still a too common slur. I mean it just as easily could have been TINK (two incomes, etc.) Of course that would have caused problems once the Telletubbies incident came around.

One isn't allowed to have WINE or VINO on a vanity plate here either, which is stupid beyond belief considering we're a wine state. The state drink is milk too, which is a disgrace given all of the fine beer we brew too.

Hypersensitivity R Us.

Edited September 24, 2007 by Quincy

[Jazzmoose]

Bad enough to be a dink, but kawika as well?

[couw]

It seems unreal to Mike Udink, whose name is Dutch. He says it is a common name in The Netherlands.

106 entries in the dutch phonebook.

[MoGrubb]

....House, who serves on the panel, said the reasons were the sexual references that can be associated with the name, which can be treated as a verb. “DINK has several derogatory meanings,” wrote panel member Yvonne Bell. She said it also can be a racial slur, especially toward Vietnamese. House said the “U” in the front could be construed as “You.”

Seems like "dink" can mean about anything you want.

Up those assholes dink.

[Dave Garrett]

I always wanted "MTHRFCKR" vanity plates. Unfortunately, even if someone was asleep at the switch and actually approved them, Texas has a 6-character limit on license plates.

[Chuck Nessa]

When I lived in Boston I frequently saw a big BMW with "PU5SY" plates.

[Spontooneous]

The Missouri Department of Revenue once allowed somebody in Kansas City to get a plate that said GANJA.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

A few years ago (haven't seen it recently) there was a Rolls Royce in Cardiff with a standard local number of

OBO110X

And another standard local number is in Carmarthen, West Wales, a Welsh speaking area

D10LCH (diolch means "thanks" in Welsh). That's a NICE one!

MG

[Joe G]

The Missouri Department of Revenue once allowed somebody in Kansas City to get a plate that said GANJA.

That's just asking for it.

[Jazzmoose]

The Missouri Department of Revenue once allowed somebody in Kansas City to get a plate that said GANJA.

That's just asking for it.

No kidding! There's a reason I never put a NORML bumper sticker on my car back when I smoked...