After previously approving a New Jersey motorist's personalized BIOCH license plates, a single complaint from a retired uptight cop has prompted the DMV to take the BIOCH back. Manville's Kim Romano was so shocked when her BIOCH plates were approved four years ago that she even called the DMV to make sure they knew the word was slang for "affluent Garden State housewife." Romano claims the DMV assured her they knew all about BIOCHes, supposedly telling her, "Congratulations, you're the first ‘bioch’ in New Jersey."
Romano tells NJ.com everyone now knows her as BIOCH, and when she goes to the bar, they all shout, "Li'l BIOCH is here." But now the DMV wants to take all that away from her, after a retired cop complained in a letter to the DMV, "I know that the MVC Special Plate Unit would not intentionally issue a set of NJ license plates with profanity on them. However, one of our NJ residents ‘got over’ by using slang terminology!"
On May 5th, the DMV sent Romano a letter recalling her plates. But as the newscaster in this priceless video (below) intones, "This BIOCH is NOT going down without a fight." And in Jersey BIOCH parlance, "fighting" means ordering new plates with that crushing universal comeback burn: "WHAEVER." Suck it, DMV! Enjoy the video below, and if you need a new ringtone, look no further than the 13 second mark, BIOCH.
| New Jersey woman fights for her 'BIOCH' license plates |
And back in 2007, the NY State DMV rejected "GETOSAMA" plates.