ILVTOFU License Plate Request Denied Despite True Love For Tofu (VIDEO)

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DENVER -- 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."

Officials meet periodically to ensure state plates stay free of letters that abbreviate gang slang, drug terms or obscene phrases.

The 38-year-old Coffman-Lee says tofu is a staple of her family's diet because they are vegan and that the DMV misinterpreted her message.


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[sposton]

07:45 PM on 04/13/2009

The state is looking after her health. I imagine having such a plate could prove potentiall­y dangerous. ;-)

[ThankGodforAtheists]

05:13 PM on 04/12/2009

It looks like the court needs to get its mind out of the gutter. Such a free country, what happened to the First Amendment?

[katekid]

08:18 AM on 04/12/2009

What exactly rattles around in the heads of people who buy VANITY PLATES?

[truthartbeauty]

09:39 PM on 04/11/2009

why can't she love tofu and love to fu too?

[countrycontemplative]

02:36 PM on 04/11/2009

Too funny!

[Karl Grindal]

04:08 PM on 04/10/2009

You should use TOFULVR

[KPinSEA]

02:34 PM on 04/10/2009

No excuse for vanity plates to be exempted from the First Amendment ... government censorship has no place there.

[truthartbeauty]

09:35 PM on 04/11/2009

I agree. grow up america. let the people decide for themselves what it means!!!!!

[SeaKitten]

10:28 AM on 04/12/2009

So, you'd be fine with someone driving around with a plate like "IH8JEWS"?

[derrickhoyle]

03:55 PM on 04/09/2009

That's funny!

[therblig]

10:48 AM on 04/09/2009

I guess "LUVFIRM" wouldn't fly either. How about "LVBNCRD"?

[liminal67]

10:35 AM on 04/09/2009

Dumb...ver­y dumb

http://pit­chbendpost­.blogspot.­com/

[Sumocat]

08:44 AM on 04/09/2009

Works both ways for me.

[Weathermaker]

02:58 AM on 04/09/2009

It's not surprising­... apparently males think about sex every few minutes. My guess is tofu is waaaay down the list...

[MsIrisMG]

10:24 PM on 04/08/2009

LOL! That's hysterical­!! They'll have to spell it TOWFOO

[Kimberly Maes]

10:06 PM on 04/08/2009

A failed attempt.

[ZellaBee]

09:41 PM on 04/08/2009

Those Col DMV people have dirty minds.