----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barry Shein" <b...@world.std.com>
> A friend would print in block letters in the sig area of his credit > cards "ASK FOR PHOTO ID". He said that almost always cashiers et al > would give a cursory glance like they were checking his signature and > say thank you and hand him back his card. This seems like an altogether excellent time to haul out *this* old chestnut: http://www.zug.com/pranks/credit/ FWIW, My cards have always said SEE ID, and I get about a 40% or so hit rate on that. It's been odd recently, cause I sometimes forget, and the privacy reflex kicks in and makes me want to say "Why??" :-) Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink j...@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274