Gimme Back My Whales Tail.

They call California the granola state because when you toss out all the fruits and nuts all you have left are the flakes, and it has a lot of flakes - who are now arguing about its official whale’s tail.

Fourteen years ago, world-renowned marine muralist Wyland - just one name - gave his okay for CALIFORNIA officials to use one of his iconic images of a whale’s tail for one of the state’s many specialty license plates. But that “handshake deal” may be kaput. As the Los Angeles Times reports, Wyland recently told the state Coastal Commission that he now wants 20 percent of the state’s annual $3.7 million in profits from the plates to fund his nonprofit ocean conservation foundation. The state called the demand “outrageous” and said no dice, so Wyland says he is reclaiming the image. Fine, says Assemblyman Jared Huffman, and he’s looking for a new license plate artist.