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Betsy Marston | Jun 05, 2009 04:17 PM

Kelley Coffman-Lee is a vegan who likes tofu so much she wanted her license plate to proclaim it to the world: ILVTOFU. Not acceptable, reports the Denver Post; the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles bans “FU” altogether, even with “TO” placed in front of it, because “FU” so often refers to something entirely different from coagulated soy milk pressed into bland blocks.

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Posted by Ken at Jun 06, 2009 08:03 AM
So Colorado doesn't allow a two-letter representation that might refer to an abbreviation that could stand for a phrase that is just two words, only one of which is considered unacceptable, but itself is used in everyday conversation.

Just making sure I understand.

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