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This Jewish Grandfather’s License Plate Kerfuffle Is Pee In Your Pants Funny

JL;DR SUMMARY Seth Bykofsky, a humor-loving Jewish grandfather from Long Island, encountered a peculiar situation when the New York DMV tried to revoke his playful vanity license plate, 'PB4WEGO', deemed possibly offensive. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityJewish HumorFree SpeechActivismPersuasionSeth BykofskyLicense PlateVanity PlateNew York DmvGenerational Humor

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Long Island, New York, United States
"This incredibly funny Jewish grandfather of four from Long Island has had a recent (toilet) brush with fame thanks to his excellent vanity license plate that doles out advice any parent will be familiar with: PB4WEGO."
New York, United States
"Turns out the New York DMV wasnt quite as big a fan of his helpful reminder."
New York City, New York, United States
"Raised in a secular but fiercely activist Jewish household in New York City, Bykofsky also draws it back to his familys history of political activism as active members of the Workmens Circle."

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