I had to go to DMV the other day to transfer title on a new car and get my drivers’ license photo updated. As you can imagine, I had a while to enjoy the ambiance of the west side DMV.
One of the things they added sometime prior to 1998 (the last time I was at DMV) is a news-ticker in the lobby. Not only does it show headline news, but it also boasts about being part of some interstate DMV news network, connecting (I believe) 8 states. Why such a dedicated DMV newswire is needed as opposed to just a plain, ordinary newswire is not immediately clear.
Perhaps it is because the DMV network censors their news?!
Yes indeed, it’s true, and thank goodness, too. They protected me and my innocent children from seeing the name “Dick” used, in context, as a person’s name.
According to the DMV newswire, the top three movies last weekend were:
- King Kong
- The Chronicles of Narnia, the Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe”
- Fun With **** and Jane
Just to make sure I hadn’t missed some clever piece of marketing, I double-checked the Fun With Dick and Jane website to verify that there’s no punctuation or substitution for the name Dick. There isn’t.
I wonder in the Bureau of Vital Records ****s out the name Dick on children’s birth certificates these days?
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