The Jeep seven-slot grille is perhaps one of the most valuable things that Stellantis owns, if we don’t count the legendary (and possibly cursed) Peugeot Bébé Diamond. And while this Jeep face (which was actually designed by Ford) is jealously guarded by Jeep themselves, there are plenty of people who seek to alter the faces of their Jeeps, usually in ridiculous ways. One Jeep face/grille modification I saw recently on ex-Twitter, though, was a bit different. Because it involved Ohio.
Yes, Ohio! This was really a very simple modification, using what I believe to be gaffer’s tape and some cleverness to transform the seven slots of the Jeep grille into the letters that form the word OHIO.
For whatever reason, it’s getting a fair amount of guff in the comments, but I have no idea why. I mean, they do build Jeeps in Toledo, Ohio, after all. And, come on, it’s pretty clever:
Why is this the “worst Jeep ever?” Is this just anti-Ohioism? I can think of plenty of worse Jeeps: a Compass with a swastika on the hood, or a Renegade with a hood made of pressed feces, or a CJ-5 filled with rancid clam salad. This can’t be the worst Jeep ever.
More importantly, the simple transformation of those seven slots into the word OHIO got me thinking: using the same simple methods (horizontal black bands), how many other words can one make from the seven slots of a Jeep grille? Let’s see what we can do!
The set of letters you can make from these slots with horizontal bars isn’t huge. I think it’s just A, O, H, I, U, M, N, W, and, if we’re willing to be a bit flexible in letterforms, B and D. That’s not a lot. But it’s enough for these words:
HUM! A nice, musical word.
Okay, so this one could be either HIND or HINO, depending on how you want to interpret that last character. I like HINO because then it’s like you rebadged your Jeep to be a Hino truck! 
In this one, that last character I think should be read as a D, for BIND. You could tell people you’re in a bind, when you’re in your car! What a jape!
If your heritage hails from Hokkaido, Japan, maybe you could proclaim it proudly by spelling out AINU?
HAW can refer to many things: the third eyelid found on many animals, half of Nelson Muntz’ laugh, or the river that runs through Saxapahaw, North Carolina.
Feeling sad? Want to drive a Wahmbulance? A big WAH on your grille will help!
BUM! This can either be referring to buttocks or a colloquialism for a vagrant, used in a tongue-in-cheek manner.
Again, here I suggest the last character be read as a D, for MUD. Good for off-roaders.
MOO. Let the cows know you speak their language!
I’m sure there must be more I’m missing, so those of you up to some good word game challenge, give it a try! It’s not Wordle, but hey, take what you can get, right?
Angry Bird Jeeps gonna be MAD
If you had two, or had a friend with one, you could park them next to each other and have HEE HAW.
Like the TV show. From the 70’s?
Gawd I’m old…
AMC of course!
Wait, what? How is Renault a part of Stellantis?
crap! I fixed it.
I can’t believe Jason has experimented with bumper ham, but missed the opportunity here for grille HAM!
Some Jeeps are built in Ohio, and I thought this was fitting until I looked it up and learned the Patriot was assembled in Belvidere, IL.
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All the rental jeeps in Hawaii should have an “808” or “HI” grill.
So many more.
OHM for the resistance- enthusiasts.
WAH for all the Jimi Hendrix fans
OOM so it reads right in the mirror and otherwise you look like a good buddhist
Or DOM if you are more into kink
In fairness, the guff it’s getting could be about the particular model…I don’t mind the styling myself, but there’s little love for the Patriot it seems.
Im surprised in the lack of ASS in this
How would you make the S’s work?