My friend, a punster, spotted the fact that the plate nicely violated the no  offensive  plates rule.
( ( ( ( ( My friend ) , ) ( a punster ) ) , ) ( ( ( spotted ( the fact ) ) ( that ( ( the plate ) ( nicely ( violated ( the ( ( no offensive ) ( plates rule ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (PRP$ My) (NN friend)) (, ,) (NP (DT a) (NN punster)) (, ,)) (VP (VBD spotted) (NP (DT the) (NN fact)) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (DT the) (NN plate)) (ADVP (RB nicely)) (VP (VBD violated) (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RB no) (JJ offensive)) (NNS plates) (NN rule)))))) (. .)))
The plate contained racist cartoons and slurs.
( ( The plate ) ( ( contained ( racist ( ( cartoons and ) slurs ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN plate)) (VP (VBD contained) (NP (JJ racist) (NNS cartoons) (CC and) (NNS slurs))) (. .)))