The meaning of GOES211, and more
A Washington state motorist was required to explain the meaning of his vanity license plate, GOES211.
The meaning of GOES211
A Washington state motorist was required to explain the meaning of his vanity license plate, after a mistaken complaint it was obscene. Tony Cava’s plate, GOES211, is a reference to his favorite movie, Spinal Tap, but a complainant demanded the state’s license-plate committee revoke it, saying the plate insinuates that “his penis grows to 11 inches in length.” Cava won his case, a state official said, after proving “the complaint was, pardon my pun, a stretch.”
A no-cursing pledge, for girls only
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A New Jersey Catholic high school has asked female students, but not the boys, to take a no-cursing pledge. Teacher Lori Flynn explained that the school simply wants “ladies to act like ladies.’’ She noted that the boys have been told to refrain from bad language around girls.
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