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  • Family’s License Plates Deemed Offensive after Seven Years


    Posted on September 25th, 2007 No comments

    After seven, five and one years of using number plates on their family names the state of Oregon has decided that the plates are offensive and ordered to turn them in.

    udinkThe plates, UDINK1 UDINK2 and UDINK3 are on the vehicles of Mike and Shelly Udink and their son Kalei. Two of the plates are five and seven years old. One was issued last year.

    Last summer, Kawika Udink’s application for UDINK4 was rejected and the state ordered that the other three plates be returned.



    Yvonne Bell from the Department of Motorvehicles panel that approves vanity plates told: “DINK has several derogatory meanings”. DMV believes that the word can be treated as a verb, which gives it a sexual reference, and also can be a racial slur targeted at the Vietnamese. The initial letter “U” can be consturcted as “You”.

    Mike Udink was surprised to hear the panel’s ruling on his Dutch name which, he told, is a common last name in The Netherlands.(AP )

    (The number plate photo is not the real one.)

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