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Motorists, bumper watchers and tailgaters will begin seeing some unusual messages on Virginia license plates this month.
There’s a poker player with a straight—AKQJ10, a farmer with EIEIO, a tennis player with 10SNE1 (tennis anyone ?), a driver who likes quick getaways IXLR8 and a possible threat to Bo Derick—IMA10.
Composed of two to six letters and-or numbers, the special license plates, known as CommuniPlates, may be used instead of regular license plates on any passenger vehicle registered in Virginia.
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