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September 26, 2007
Dutch Name Deemed Offensive by DMV
Posted by Dave Blount at September 26, 2007 12:03 PM
Mike and Shelly Udink and their son Kalei have vanity license plates reading UDINK1 UDINK2, and UDINK3. But then Kawika Udink's application for UDINK4 was rejected, and now the state of Oregon wants the other plates returned.
It seems their Dutch name might be read as "You dink." The various meanings of the word "dink" include a sexual reference and, worse still, a racial slur against Vietnamese.
So far the Udinks have not been ordered to change their name.
"Dink" might also work to describe Dennis Kucinich.
On a tip from Wiggins.
