It's all in how you look at it

I can remember the years when my mother, her boyfriend, and I would go on our annual summer vacation. My mother's boyfriend had a truck and camper that we would use for the trips; he and Mom would be in the cab and I would be inside the camper perched in the top bunk overlooking the cab, giving me a prime view of the road ahead of us. Alone, I would let my daydreams just run wild, but when my cousins came along, we would read license plates and see what words could be formed from the letters on them. We never came across letter combinations that resulted in adult language; although, my cousins and I would have never let our parents know if we did.

Today, I read an article about a license plate snafu in North Carolina that involved the registration letters: WTF. In computer and text message parlance, these letters stand for something..."What the f***?" I find it comical that this wasn't picked up sooner. Surely, someone had to have realized the significance of those letters before the plates were ever distributed. Either that, or its significance was noticed and someone thought it funny to allow the distribution to continue.

Had I been among the recipients of such a letter combination, I think I would have keeled over laughing. I also would have likely kept my plates for the conversations it would provoke. People in North Caroline do have the option of exchanging their "WTF" plates for more appropriate plates at no additional cost to them. I wonder how many will take the state up on that offer. Will we find cars bearing the letters "WTF" on our freeways soon? I can't wait to find out!