Q: Dear Professor Honk: I saw a license plate today in Fountain Valley with a thinly veiled curse word and a politician’s name. Of course it’s popular to hate some politicians, but is it really appropriate to allow people to have an obvious reference to a curse word on their California, government-issued license plate? Is there a way to report this to the Department of Motor Vehicles as offensive?

– Paul Crocker, Ladera Ranch

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A: Paul sent over the photo, and the plate looks real, except it is missing the registration tags.

There’s no way it’s a real one from the DMV, though — the vulgar message is too apparent and directed at someone.

“The California DMV is required by law to review all requests for personalized license plates and ensure the configurations being appro

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