Minnesota Tells County Official To Remove His 'FOAD1' Vanity License Plate

[matcom]

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Freeborn County Administrator Ron Gabrielsen received a letter Friday from Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services informing him he has 10 days to remove the FOAD1 vanity plates from his 1991 Mazda Miata.

On Monday, Gabrielsen typed his response letter.

In it, he asks the state to replace his other set of vanity plates: HMFICFC.

Why?

“To avoid a similar misunderstanding,” Gabrielsen said.

People who have their vanity plates revoked can apply for another plate at no cost. He wants a no-cost replacement for HMFICFC. The recall letter the state sends out gives plate-holders 10 business days from when the letter is received to place a new order. If the state gets no response within 30 days, it issues a standard plate.


The county administrator’s opponents during the summer registered complaints with the state on both sets of license plates. The state in September requested an explanation of the two acronyms from Gabrielsen, then ruled to revoke FOAD1.

He said it stands for “freedom offers America democracy.”

FOAD is common among computer users and some in the military for “(expletive deleted) off and die.”anther person in the state had FOAD, which the state revoked, too.

Gabrielsen’s critics say HMFICFC — on a 1995 Dodge Dakota pickup — stands for “head (expletives deleted) in charge of Freeborn County.”

Gabrielsen said it stands for “helping Minnesota farmers increase crops Freeborn County,” an alternative he said to his initial request for FCHMFIC, “Freeborn County helps Minnesota farmers increase crops.”

http://www.albertleatribune.com/articles/2006/10/10/news/news4.txt

[Deja Q]

1. Sad.

It's also against the rules to make up a vanity plate that promotes a business. It's done all the damn time. Who's the HMFIC of that hypocrisy? More people can fathom the corporate commercial than they can an expletive...

[underpants]

2. I had never heard of FOAD

but I was familiar with the old carwas acronym.

LCFO

Loose Chrome .......

[Arger68]

3. Hey, my business partner knows this guy!!!

He made up the part about "freedom offers America democracy". In his mind it definitely stands for "fuck off and die".}(