On Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:25:24 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >,
> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>
>> Come to think of it, how could I possibly know for certain that your
>> mugshot is actually *your* mugshot unless I met you in person? Could be
>> a picture of anybody on the planet that has great hair...
>
> How many testimonials will it take to convince you of Blake's mugshot?
> We have dined together in our nation's capital, Blake and I have. It is
> he.

Your testimonial (and a few others) only proves that there is a person
closely resembling this mugshot, who wanders around the USA claiming to be
Blake Murphy. But would any investigator worth his/her salt take that as
absolute proof, unless it was backed up by a drivers license, and a check
with their local DMV to verify the authenticity of said document?

And if I was said investigator, I'd still be leery - after all there are
no (recent) photos on birth certificates, which I believe is all that is
required to prove who one allegedly is to the DMV when applying for a
drivers license. Same goes for passport applications, last I heard.
Furthermore, unless "blake" has been under criminal investigation at some
point, his finger prints won't be on record anywhere either.

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy