number 3 looks like the letter E.
The number 7 resembles the letter L.
The number 0 becomes an O.
The letters HSSV, when flipped and read in reverse order, look like VSSH.
When you put those pieces together, the upside-down plate visually spells out a crude but funny slang term. This clever bit of wordplay is “why it went viral: it’s a clever, plausible-deniability prank that slipped through the system.”
How It Slipped Past the Authorities
Most government transit agencies are very strict about what can be printed on
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