Florida senior's random SQZ A55 plate sparks community vote

A 76-year-old Florida woman has become an unlikely celebrity after receiving a randomly assigned license plate that inadvertently spells out a crude phrase. Nancy Dello Stritto of Pompano Beach was stunned to find the plate bearing the characters "SQZ A55" in her mail, sent alongside her vehicle registration renewal paperwork from the Broward County Property Tax Collector's office.

Dello Stritto, who will turn 77 next month, said she never requested a new plate and was mortified when she sounded out the combination. "When I saw that, I went ballistic," she said. "I don't think a woman that lives in a senior community... will be driving around with what this plate has to say." The plate's design, where the double fives can resemble a double "S" from a distance, leads to a phonetic reading of "squeeze ass."

Despite her initial reaction, Dello Stritto's stance has softened under pressure from her social circle. Her sons and friends found the situation hilarious and urged her to keep the plate. An informal poll of family and friends reached a tally of 16 votes in favor of keeping it against a single dissenter. "I'm resigned to it - maybe it was destined for it to be on my car,"...