Ontario vanity plates: 13 reasons your request was denied

The Toronto Star has compiled a database of 3300 rejected requests for personalized license plates, and they make for fun browsing. There are many ways to get Ontario's transportation ministry to deny your request, it seems, but 13 infractions will get you turned down every time. Here they are, along with a selection of our favourites. (Each of the plates you see below was an actual submission between November 2010 and June 2013.)