These crazy New York license plates were rejected by the DMV this year

There's nothing quite as necessary as a good laugh right before the weekend, and we are here to deliver just that. 

Buffalo-based TV station WGRZ reports that last year, the New York State DMV rejected over 3,000 personalized license plate requests based on a variety of guidelines that, it seems, most New Yorkers are not aware of. 

Before we get to some very raunchy and incredibly hilarious examples of nixed vanity plates, we’d like to run down the rules that govern the space and that the DMV abides by, just in case you were looking to send your request soon.

There are several pretty easy-to-follow directives to take into account. For example, tags must include at least one letter but they cannot be combinations of six numbers followed by a single letter. Also: using the digits “0” and “1” and the letters “o” and “i” to either form a word or a number is prohibited.

Overall, motorists cannot ask for combinations that "may be misleading or confusing to law enforcement." Makes sense, right?

Of course, any sort of request that can be considered "obscene, derogatory or offensive" will be immediately denied by officials. Real-life examples that are part of the 2023 reject list include SHZWET, POTTYGUY, TREESOM3 and ORG8ZM.

Below, find a curated catalog of some of the most bizarre custom plate requests that the DMV received and refused last year:

DEZNUUTS
F4RTBOX
NFL
MESSSSSI
DRTYSKAG
SAMAN1HA
PPPOOPOO
OVERT1M3
B1GKITTY
DR3AMB1G
1N5UL1N
NY18PD
D11AMOND
SW1FT1E
L4DYB1RD
V3RON1CA
BOOBIEEE
5HITHEAD