Getting a personalized license plate requires thought, and a little bit of cleverness. Sometimes, the plates are too clever.

The state of Illinois put together a list of banned license plate names. Some are pretty inventive, others are gross, and a few are downright hilarious.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the Illinois Secretary of State office calls it the "Special Plate Inhibit List" and there are almost 5,000 names, numbers and combinations of both that are on the dreaded list.

These are some my favorites, but you can find even more of them here. -

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