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No. 545: LAX LAX Land is, on the other hand, a horror movie

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LAX LAX Land is, on the other hand, a horror movie

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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/dinosaur/?comic=545

Strip by: David Morgan-Mar, Andrew Coker

T-Rex: And the Oscar for Best Picture goes to...
T-Rex: LA LA LAND!
Dromiceiomimus: I'm so overwhelmed! I'd like to thank the Academy, and my parents, Ayn Rand and God, and all the people who worked on this film, including...
Utahraptor: Wait! Wait! There's been a mistake!
Utahraptor: This isn't the Oscars. It's the queue to renew our driver's licences.
T-Rex: Well excuse me for trying to think about something with a happier ending.

The author writes:

Original suggested line for panel 5:

Utahraptor: This isn't the Oscars. It's whatever the American equivalent of the RTA is.[1]

[1] It's the DMV, apparently. Interestingly, that Wikipedia article says the abbreviation "DMV" is "universally understood". I suppose if "universally" means in the USA, and maybe Canada.