PL8SPK : Pinocio, we hardlie knew ye

Each word is taken from the vanity plate master list issued by the DMV*

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PINOKYO, THA WOODIN PUPIT HU DDID

BECOME AREELL BBOYY ANDTHEN ZNMBR1

ITLN FASHN DSNR DIED 2DAY AFTER ABAD

NOZJOBB. DA 4MR TOI WUZ 48.

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“IDO NVR4GT IAMM JSTA LOG DAT

GOTLUKY,” HEE TOLD OPRA LASTYR.

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FROM DAY1 THE HOTDSNR DDYD RYDAWAV

UV 6CESS. SOOON HEWAS NOTICED 4DA

ABILITY2 TRNS4M NETHNG INN2 HIFSHN.

1970: 5STARRZ WEAR ZA TRDMARK

PNOKIO WAXX PAPERE MINI SKT 2Z

OSCARRZ. 1982: VOGUE DVOTD1 ISU

TODILY 2HIM, ZE MASSIV “WOMYN INN

KELP” NUMBUR, DSPLAYN THOS 6E6E6E

BUT PRAKTCL CWEED PANT SUITS. “OUTOF

ZSEA UND N2 DE BOARDRM!” THEMAG

CHEERS. “ITZ SSSO PINOKIO! ITSSOU!”

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LATELEE AS DDEE PYNOKIO NAME

APEARD ON CLBSODA, STRING, MUD, ETC,

DDA GR8DSNR THINKS HIZZ NOZ IS

GROWING.*NOTSOO! STILLL HEGOTT

NOZJOBS 5TIMES JSTNCAS. D6THONE WAS

FATAL. “IBEGGED HIM, ‘LVITALN!

URPRFECT!’ ” ELTNJON SED2 LARY KNG.

DAA FYNDZNR IZ SURVIVD BYY HIS

LONGTME CMPANYN, ASMURF.

*For PL8SPK translation, please see Page 46. Photograph by Brian Davis