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TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (214)

This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of the Associated Press (from Wednesday, April 8; link good at time of posting):

One Colorado woman's love for tofu has been judged X-rated by state officials.
Kelly Coffman-Lee wanted to tell the world about her fondness for bean curd by picking certain letters for her SUV's license plate.

Her suggestion for the plate: "ILVTOFU."

But the Division of Motor Vehicles blocked her plan because they thought the combination of letters could be interpreted as profane.

Says Department of Revenue spokesman Mark Couch: "We don't allow 'FU' because some people could read that as street language for sex."

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Full post as published by Infamy or Praise on April 10, 2009 (boomark / email).