I’m
so thankful…
For eyes
scans…
And fingerprinting.
Why
you may ask?
Because
of crazy signatures…
My
crazy signature to be exact.
Let
me explain…
You
see in the last few days…
I
had to go to…
Immigration,
Hacienda (the federal tax office)…
Telcel, (Mexico
I
must have signed my name at least fifty times.
Not
kidding.
And
just so you know about signatures here in Mexico
You
have to sign them exactly the same every time!
“What
happens if I don’t,” I once asked my accountant.”
“I
don’t know. Just don’t push your luck.”
But I
ask you…
Whose
signature looks the same every day?
And
now I’m afraid…
That
if I’m involved in ‘some’ kind of scenario…
Where
my signature is being scrutinized…
It
would go something like this:
“You
say you’re Leigh Caron? We don’t believe you.”
“Why?”
“You
have more than a dozen different signatures.”
I
look at them. I laugh. (not wise at a government office)
“They
look the same to me,” I said.
“In
this one,” the stern official is pointing…
“You
mixed cursive and printing.”
“Oh,
sure did. I might have had too much coffee.”
“And
this one was scribbled all over the page.”
“Oh
yeah, I remember, I was feeling sick.”
And
that one? I think I had a margarita at lunch.
Let’s
see, those other ones?
Maybe
I was thinking about my manuscript? A new story?”
“That’s
it! She’s a fraud! Take her away!!”
“But,
but…but!”
So?
See what I mean?
If
this happens…
All
I have to do is tell them, “Scan me, print me”…
Because
unlike my signature…
That
changes on a whim…
My
eyes and fingers are locked in my body.
So?
Ever
been eye-scanned? Fingerprinted?
And
is your signature 100% the same all the time?
Have
a great weekend…
I’ll
catch up with you next week…
I’m
off to see the flamingoes at Rio Lagartos.
Always,
Em-Musing
9 comments:
Your signature must be the same every time? I don't think I've ever had two look alike.
No one can make the exact same signature every time. Small differences are actually how people can verify that something was signed by hand.
So I wouldn't really worry. Just don't go making drastic changes. ;-)
And here I like to have fun by seeing what the Wal-mart cashiers will accept. The answer: everything. Sometimes I sign a smiley face, sometimes I sign something like Norbert Poindexter, sometimes I just draw a shark, etc. It's amazing how no one gives a damn about your signature here.
My signature is a joke. It's a random scribble where no two are ever alike. Maybe I should have been a doctor.
Lee
I always sign my husband's name at the bank. Once he actually signed his named--they questioned him like crazy LOL!
Hahahhaha. I loved this post! :D
My signatures look different each time too..
Haha, that's crazy! My signature looks different all the time, too. Sometimes I'll throw my middle name in there, sometimes just the initial, and some days I leave it out completely. They'd really have a problem with me. ;)
My co-worker is a quadriplegic and he relies upon a scanned signature that he created using a pen in his mouth.
Eye Scans and fingerprints, Holy Carp! Don't do it.
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