Elderly Florida woman goes viral after getting hilariously crude license plate

A nearly 77-year-old South Florida woman drew viral attention on Wednesday after a license plate she believed carried an inappropriate message was mailed to her Pompano Beach home.

The plate Nancy Dello Stritto received from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DMV) read, “SQZ A55.”

“I can handle it if I get a few honks here and there. Actually, being over 70, I might like a few honks,” Dello Stritto said, according to 10 Tampa Bay News.

Dello Stritto, who will turn 77 next month, said she did not request the plate, which can be interpreted as spelling out a crude phrase. She initially objected to driving through her retirement community with the tag attached to her vehicle.

“I don’t think a woman that lives in a senior community that’s going to be 77 years old next month will be driving around with what this plate has to say,” Dello Stritto said, according to Fox 8 Live.

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Dello Stritto also told CBS News Miami that she was stunned when she opened the envelope and saw the new plate.

“When I saw that, I went ballistic. I said, ‘How could that pass inspection?’” she said.

The plate quickly became a subject of discussion among Dello Stritto’s relatives, friends and neighbors. She said her sons and their friends encouraged her to keep it, with the informal tally reaching 16-1 in favor of putting it on her car.

Dello Stritto also showed the plate to an 89-year-old neighbor and explained that it was supposed to remain on her vehicle for the next decade.

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“And this is what I received from the DMV for my new license plate. That’s good for 10 years,” she told the neighbor, according to 10 Tampa Bay.

The neighbor offered a one-word endorsement of the plate. “Good,” he replied.

Dello Stritto said she still planned to alert the DMV, but had become increasingly willing to give the plate a test drive after hearing from people around her.

“I’m resigned to it; maybe it was destined for it to be on my car,” she told CBS News Miami.

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The Pompano Beach resident also joked that the unexpected attention could provide an unexpected benefit.

“I can handle it; maybe I’ll even get some honks,” Dello Stritto said.

The plate prompted reactions on social media, where commenters encouraged Dello Stritto to keep the unusual configuration.

“I cannot believe that this particular Florida license plate had not been previously requested. She could sell that for thousands,” commentator Emily Zanotti wrote.

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Radio host Dana Loesch joked about the reactions the plate could generate in Dello Stritto’s community.

“I just want to be in the church parking lot on Sunday to see the reactions,” Loesch said.

OutKick’s Clay Travis shared the story with a brief reaction.

“Dying,” Travis said.

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Fox News Digital reached out to Dello Stritto for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

It was not immediately clear how the plate was generated or whether the combination was reviewed before it was mailed.

Florida’s standard license plates are replaced every 10 years under state law, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Dello Stritto indicated that the plate was issued as part of that scheduled replacement cycle.

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The agency lists three standard plate options: a county-name plate where available, a “Sunshine State” plate and an “In God We Trust” plate. Standard plates receive alphanumeric configurations unless a motorist separately applies and pays for a personalized plate.

Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division serves as an agent of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and issues license plates and parking permits. Its motor vehicle office is located in Plantation.

An office manager told CBS News Miami that Broward County would replace a license plate deemed offensive at no cost if Dello Stritto brought it to the Plantation office.