On Sat, 18 Sep 2010 23:34:12 -0400, bolivar wrote:

> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
> .. .
>> On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:17:23 -0700, Christine Dabney wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 22:44:51 +0200, 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...
>>>
>>> That's really him. I met him, in person. He does have great
>>> hair...and he let me have some of his raw meat dish at the Ethiopian
>>> restaurant we went to that night.
>>>
>>> Christine
>>
>> why, thank you, honey.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> And I second Chris's post. I was there at that meeting and dinner also. It
> was a fun evening.
>
> Boli

a good time was had by all, as far as i could tell.

your pal,
blake

On 09/19/2010 12:52 AM, ChattyCathy wrote:

> 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?

I think you've mistaken this newsgroup for a courtroom.

ObFood: The kid put a pop tart in the microwave with the mylar wrapper
on. She thought it was just plastic. Yeesh.

Serene

--
http://www.momfoodproject.com
New post: OPMF: Creamed Peas on Toast

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
>
> 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.

Dear God! Are you telling me Blake isn't Blake? Or that there IS NO BLAKE?
Go ahead and ruin my life now, and tell me there is no Easter Bunny.

Felice

On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:22:48 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 10:15:10 -0400, Brooklyn1 quoted an edited version of
>Chatty Cathy's post:
>
><snipped>
>>
>> Heheheh
>
>Sheldon, ya know I luvs ya - but I'd appreciate it you didn't take it
>upon yourself to edit my posts before quoting and responding to them. If I
>wanted an editor, I'd hire one - and I hate to mention this, but you
>wouldn't make my short-list of prospective editors.

You're probably the only one who noticed.

Well, maybe I shouldn't have but your straight line re the mick was
too, too irresistable... however, to be taken seriously a classy lady
such as yourself would have expressed her disdain with sincereity,
tactfully, and privately via email... all you needed to do was say
please and I would have replied sorry. All you've accomplished is to
publically dare/challenge me, you can't humiliate me, no one can...
ahahahahahaha... you probably shouldn't participate in these inane Dr.
Phil/Jerry Springer rank-out threads, your hide is too onion skinny.

I suggest we both drop this matter.

In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:
> Furthermore, unless "blake" has been under criminal investigation at some
> point, his finger prints won't be on record anywhere either.

Not true, dat. If he ever required a security clearance his
fingerprints are on file with some government agency.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
A few pics from the Fair are he
http://gallery.me.com/barbschaller#100254

On 2010-09-19, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> Not true, dat. If he ever required a security clearance his
> fingerprints are on file with some government agency.

Many other instances, also. I was fingerprinted when I was only 15,
by the county sheriff's dept, so I could sell door-to-door. Being
bonded is another reason to be printed. I'm sure there are many other
instances that have nothing to do with criminal activity.

nb

On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:26:05 -0400, blake murphy wrote:


> amazingly enough, i have my original 'certificate of live birth,'
> original social security card (typed on a typewriter), and had to be
> fingerprinted when i was hired by arlington co., virginia. i'm not sure
> whether or not that means they're in 'the system,' though.

Dunno either - but I suppose they just needed to make sure you *hadn't*
been convicted for a criminal offense before offering you the job...
>
> accept no cheap imitations!

I don't intend to <grin>

FWIW, in my neck of the woods all newborn infants are allocated a national
identity number which appears on their birth certificates once issued -
which also has their parents' full names and identity numbers thereon.
Once said individuals reach the age of 18 y/o and wish to apply for such
things as a drivers license, a passport, or open a normal bank account for
example, they have to apply for an "ID Book" which also reflects their
identity number, their full names, date of birth and a photograph of
themselves - and none of the aforementioned items are possible to obtain
without one.

Applying for an ID Book involves providing one's identity number listed on
one's birth certificate, having one's photos taken, filling in a bunch of
forms (of course) and handing them in at the relevant authority's offices.
While at said offices, a *full* set of finger prints is also taken from
the applicant before the application will be accepted for processing -
which go on record (for ever and ever, amen) for any of our law
enforcement agencies to access if and when deemed necessary.

Even if one has an ID Book another set of finger prints is taken by our
equivalent of the DMV when one applies for a drivers license and a
thumbprint as well as a photo of the applicant appears on the license card
once issued. Even if one is not a citizen, and merely a "permanent
resident" (who is allowed to live and work here and pay taxes), one has to
apply for an identity number/ID Book once permanent residence has been
granted.

I have to add that living without an ID Book in this country would be
somewhat inconvenient; if one wants to join a local library, one's ID Book
has to be produced. Purchasing a life insurance policy, or getting some
medical insurance - an ID Book is required for doing so. Need treatment in
an ER - an ID number of the patient is required for the paperwork
involved. Want to hire a few DVDs from a video store? Nothing doing unless
one produces said ID Book first time one does so. And don't even think
about buying a SIM card for a mobile phone, renting an apartment, getting
a personal loan, a loan to buy a car, or applying for a mortgage to buy a
home without one either. There's a whole bunch of other stuff here that
requires producing an ID Book, but I think you get my drift.

Heh. To date we can still fart in our bathrooms without an ID Book, but
one just never knows...

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:27:33 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >,
> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>> Furthermore, unless "blake" has been under criminal investigation at
>> some point, his finger prints won't be on record anywhere either.
>
> Not true, dat. If he ever required a security clearance his
> fingerprints are on file with some government agency.

While I am sure that is true for the USA, things aren't quite the same
where I live. See my rather long-winded post elsewhere in this thread i.e.
message ID: >

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:17:37 -0400, "Felice" >
wrote:

>
>"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> 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.
>
>Dear God! Are you telling me Blake isn't Blake? Or that there IS NO BLAKE?
>Go ahead and ruin my life now, and tell me there is no Easter Bunny.
>
>Felice

Funny Bunny... just don't tell Felice there's no Jack Daniels.

On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:05:02 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:22:48 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 10:15:10 -0400, Brooklyn1 quoted an edited version
>>of Chatty Cathy's post:
>>
>><snipped>
>>>
>>> Heheheh
>>
>>Sheldon, ya know I luvs ya - but I'd appreciate it you didn't take it
>>upon yourself to edit my posts before quoting and responding to them. If
>>I wanted an editor, I'd hire one - and I hate to mention this, but you
>>wouldn't make my short-list of prospective editors.
>
> You're probably the only one who noticed.
>
> Well, maybe I shouldn't have but your straight line re the mick was too,
> too irresistable... however, to be taken seriously a classy lady such as
> yourself would have expressed her disdain with sincereity, tactfully,
> and privately via email...

Ahem, there was nothing stopping you replying to me, privately via email
and pointing out what I said was just "too, too irresistible" either; it's
not like my email address is a big secret, after all.

> all you needed to do was say
> please and I would have replied sorry. All you've accomplished is to
> publically dare/challenge me, you can't humiliate me, no one can...


Wasn't about humiliating you as that was not my intention - gawd knows you
have the skin of a rhinoceros, so what would be the point? I was just
pointing out how I felt, publicly, right here on Usenet same as you.


> ahahahahahaha... you probably shouldn't participate in these inane Dr.
> Phil/Jerry Springer rank-out threads, your hide is too onion skinny.
>
> I suggest we both drop this matter.

Bit late now, wouldn't you say?

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:34:34 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2010-09-19, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
>> Not true, dat. If he ever required a security clearance his
>> fingerprints are on file with some government agency.
>
>Many other instances, also. I was fingerprinted when I was only 15,
>by the county sheriff's dept, so I could sell door-to-door. Being
>bonded is another reason to be printed. I'm sure there are many other
>instances that have nothing to do with criminal activity.
>
>nb

If you want to become a cop you're going to be fingerprinted, wanna
drive a school bus, fingerprinted, teacher, fingerprinted, clean the
school toilets, fingerprinted, everyone employed by a public school is
fingerprinted. Medical doctors are fingerprinted. Lawyers are
fingerprinted. Hospitals fingerprint all prospective employees. Most
large employers fingerprint prospective employees and conduct an
extensive background check, they also perform a physical exam
including drug testing and testing for venereal and other communicable
diseases, and record your DNA. Walmart fingerprints, and conducts
suprise drug tests... the most common reasons for dismissal is failing
a spot drug test and stealing, even eating a candy bar means instant
dismissal. For many occupations they won't hire anyone taking
particular Rx drugs. If you want to join the US military you're going
to be fingerprinted, and a whole lot more.

On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:55:19 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:


> If you want to become a cop you're going to be fingerprinted, wanna
> drive a school bus, fingerprinted [...]

<snipped a whole lot of other examples>

Well, that's very interesting to know and thanks for sharing. However all
it takes in this country to get your finger prints on record is to turn
18 y/o, regardless of your career choice.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>> Furthermore, unless "blake" has been under criminal investigation at some
>> point, his finger prints won't be on record anywhere either.
>
> Not true, dat. If he ever required a security clearance his
> fingerprints are on file with some government agency.
>
Or worked in a bank. Or getting a job with children which sometimes
requires it.

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:55:19 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>
>> If you want to become a cop you're going to be fingerprinted, wanna
>> drive a school bus, fingerprinted [...]
>
> <snipped a whole lot of other examples>
>
> Well, that's very interesting to know and thanks for sharing. However all
> it takes in this country to get your finger prints on record is to turn
> 18 y/o, regardless of your career choice.

So why did you say this up thread? I'm confused.

<quote from Message-ID: >
> Furthermore, unless "blake" has been under criminal investigation at some
> point, his finger prints won't be on record anywhere either.

In article >,
"Cheryl" > wrote:

> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
> ...

> > Well, that's very interesting to know and thanks for sharing. However all
> > it takes in this country to get your finger prints on record is to turn
> > 18 y/o, regardless of your career choice.
>
> So why did you say this up thread? I'm confused.
>
> <quote from Message-ID: >
> > Furthermore, unless "blake" has been under criminal investigation at some
> > point, his finger prints won't be on record anywhere either.

Because Blake doesn't live in South Africa?

I live in the US, and I don't know if my fingerprints are on file, but I
know that a whole lot of organizations take them. Maybe they just check
them to see if you have a criminal record, or maybe they file them, I
don't know. In California, anyone who works for the state has their
fingerprints taken. Anyone who works in the schools, even in a
temporary or volunteer position, has their's taken. And when I got my
driver's license renewed, they took my thumb print, electronically.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Dan Abel wrote:

> I live in the US, and I don't know if my fingerprints are on file,
> but I know that a whole lot of organizations take them. Maybe they
> just check them to see if you have a criminal record, or maybe they
> file them, I don't know. In California, anyone who works for the
> state has their fingerprints taken. Anyone who works in the schools,
> even in a temporary or volunteer position, has their's taken. And
> when I got my driver's license renewed, they took my thumb print,
> electronically.

Even Disney World takes one! I've never been fingerprinted for a
job except for when I needed to be bonded as a bank teller. I
don't find the idea of being fingerprinted as a matter of course
very appealing. What's next, DNA? I guess a lot more crimes
would be solved.

nancy

"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Cheryl" > wrote:
>
>> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>
>> > Well, that's very interesting to know and thanks for sharing. However
>> > all
>> > it takes in this country to get your finger prints on record is to turn
>> > 18 y/o, regardless of your career choice.
>>
>> So why did you say this up thread? I'm confused.
>>
>> <quote from Message-ID: >
>> > Furthermore, unless "blake" has been under criminal investigation at
>> > some
>> > point, his finger prints won't be on record anywhere either.
>
> Because Blake doesn't live in South Africa?

Yeah, whatever. She said unless he has been investigated his prints
wouldn't be on file. Then after being told there are many other ways *here*
in the US, said:
>> > Well, that's very interesting to know and thanks for sharing. However
>> > all
>> > it takes in this country to get your finger prints on record is to turn
>> > 18 y/o, regardless of your career choice.

Whatever. You're just not following my thought train. Doesn't matter.

Clueless AOL newbie Sheldon "Pussy" Katz replied to Chester:

> This is why I don't socialize with bar hounds, no matter what anyone
> says they can always make up a story to repute it.

You mean "refute," but that was a really good try for a beginner!

At any rate, you're barking up the wrong tree calling Chester a bar hound.
You're much more likely to find him in a McDonald's PlayZone.

Bob

In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> Clueless AOL newbie Sheldon "Pussy" Katz replied to Chester:
>
> > This is why I don't socialize with bar hounds, no matter what anyone
> > says they can always make up a story to repute it.
>
> You mean "refute," but that was a really good try for a beginner!

I figure he meant "repudiate", or some such. Still, neither word made
any sense. Stu was *agreeing* with Sheldon!

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
>
<big snippage>

> 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.
>
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
>

Tea Time, Chris TOOK that picture of Blake!!! That night!

Boli

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:04:53 -0400, blake murphy wrote:
>
>> no way. i've met neither but exchanged e-mail with both. cyber is no
>> sock.
>
> Oh, c'mon blake. It's OK if you boinked her. We know she was in love
> with you. You didn't bury her in the back yard or anything, did you?
> OK, you don't have a back yard. But you do have a garbage disposal!

Well, if he did, it must have been within the last couple of weeks!

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On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:27:22 -0400, "bolivar" >
wrote:

>Tea Time, Chris TOOK that picture of Blake!!! That night!

I'll vouch for that.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:13:52 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:


> Even Disney World takes one! I've never been fingerprinted for a job
> except for when I needed to be bonded as a bank teller. I don't find
> the idea of being fingerprinted as a matter of course very appealing.
> What's next, DNA? I guess a lot more crimes would be solved.

Maybe so, but apparently DNA tests are not foolproof either; read
somewhere that if one has had a bone marrow transplant, it can put quite a
spanner in the works, so to speak.

Ah, here's something about it:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4378044.stm

and

http://www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?id=208

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:27:22 -0400, bolivar wrote:


> Tea Time, Chris TOOK that picture of Blake!!! That night!

Chillax, Boli - I was just using blake's mugshot as an example. If you
guys say it's blake and blake says he's blake - then I'll take your
collective word for it.

However, maybe I should have mentioned Steve Wertz' "original" mugshot
instead. He and Damsel were in cahoots and sent in a photo of Charlie
Manson for the mugshots page telling me it was Steve. Didn't realize
straight off who it was (after all I was only about 10 y/o when CM was
convicted) so I put it up - but I did remark that Steve looked "rather
mean" to Damsel before I found out I'd been "had". <laugh> So forgive me
for being somewhat skeptical about this stuff...

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:09:09 -0700, Christine Dabney wrote:

> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:40:06 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:27:22 -0400, bolivar wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Tea Time, Chris TOOK that picture of Blake!!! That night!
>>
>>Chillax, Boli - I was just using blake's mugshot as an example. If you
>>guys say it's blake and blake says he's blake - then I'll take your
>>collective word for it.
> Yes, it is Blake.
> You want to see the rest of the pics from that night? Maybe you have
> them already on the RFC site..as one of our RFC get togethers.
>
> http://good-times.webshots.com/album...xnanL?start=12

Yeah, I've seen some of those pics before and even used one of them for a
'collective' mugshot IIRC.

But tell me something, is his surname *really* Murphy?

<ducking and running>

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
>
> You want to see the rest of the pics from that night? Maybe you have
> them already on the RFC site..as one of our RFC get togethers.
>
> http://good-times.webshots.com/album...xnanL?start=12

Wonderful!!! Do tell who eveyone is in the group pic?

Um... the size of the plate that chap is eating from.... is that typical??

Cool shirt, Blake

So, when are you all coming to Scotland???

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"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...

> However, maybe I should have mentioned Steve Wertz' "original" mugshot
> instead. He and Damsel were in cahoots and sent in a photo of Charlie
> Manson for the mugshots page telling me it was Steve. Didn't realize
> straight off who it was (after all I was only about 10 y/o when CM was
> convicted) so I put it up - but I did remark that Steve looked "rather
> mean" to Damsel before I found out I'd been "had". <laugh> So forgive me
> for being somewhat skeptical about this stuff...

LOL That's pretty funny!

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:53:00 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>Um... the size of the plate that chap is eating from.... is that typical??

Remember where they were eating.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:31:53 -0400, "Cheryl" >
wrote:

>"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
>
>> However, maybe I should have mentioned Steve Wertz' "original" mugshot
>> instead. He and Damsel were in cahoots and sent in a photo of Charlie
>> Manson for the mugshots page telling me it was Steve. Didn't realize
>> straight off who it was (after all I was only about 10 y/o when CM was
>> convicted) so I put it up - but I did remark that Steve looked "rather
>> mean" to Damsel before I found out I'd been "had". <laugh> So forgive me
>> for being somewhat skeptical about this stuff...
>
>LOL That's pretty funny!

Yeah, so mature.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:31:53 -0400, Cheryl wrote:

> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> However, maybe I should have mentioned Steve Wertz' "original" mugshot
>> instead. He and Damsel were in cahoots and sent in a photo of Charlie
>> Manson for the mugshots page telling me it was Steve. Didn't realize
>> straight off who it was (after all I was only about 10 y/o when CM was
>> convicted) so I put it up - but I did remark that Steve looked "rather
>> mean" to Damsel before I found out I'd been "had". <laugh> So forgive
>> me for being somewhat skeptical about this stuff...
>
> LOL That's pretty funny!

Not to mention a tad embarrassing ;-) But I left it up there until Steve
sent in a *gen-u-wine* <cough, cough> mugshot of himself - which looks
like it was taken when he was 20-something y/o - if it's even him <more
chuckling>

Anywho, doesn't matter; some of the Trollops and/or Floozies in r.f.c.
were swooning over his alleged gen-u-wine mugshot at the time - and seeing
that I haven't had any irate "take-down" notices from anyone, anywhere to
date - there it stays <very evil grin>

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

On 9/20/2010 2:09 AM, Christine Dabney wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:40:06 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:27:22 -0400, bolivar wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Tea Time, Chris TOOK that picture of Blake!!! That night!
>>
>> Chillax, Boli - I was just using blake's mugshot as an example. If you
>> guys say it's blake and blake says he's blake - then I'll take your
>> collective word for it.
> Yes, it is Blake.
> You want to see the rest of the pics from that night? Maybe you have
> them already on the RFC site..as one of our RFC get togethers.
>
> http://good-times.webshots.com/album...xnanL?start=12
>
> Christine

Is that boli I spy, too, who's not adjusting his glasses? ;D

Sky

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Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

On 2010-09-20, Sky > wrote:
>
> Sky

Didja finish yer straws?

nb

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:53:00 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>Um... the size of the plate that chap is eating from.... is that typical??
>
> Remember where they were eating.

I didn't know so it is hard to remember
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On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:41:42 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:26:05 -0400, blake murphy wrote:
>
>> amazingly enough, i have my original 'certificate of live birth,'
>> original social security card (typed on a typewriter), and had to be
>> fingerprinted when i was hired by arlington co., virginia. i'm not sure
>> whether or not that means they're in 'the system,' though.
>
> Dunno either - but I suppose they just needed to make sure you *hadn't*
> been convicted for a criminal offense before offering you the job...
>>
>> accept no cheap imitations!
>
> I don't intend to <grin>
>
> FWIW, in my neck of the woods all newborn infants are allocated a national
> identity number which appears on their birth certificates once issued -
> which also has their parents' full names and identity numbers thereon.
> Once said individuals reach the age of 18 y/o and wish to apply for such
> things as a drivers license, a passport, or open a normal bank account for
> example, they have to apply for an "ID Book" which also reflects their
> identity number, their full names, date of birth and a photograph of
> themselves - and none of the aforementioned items are possible to obtain
> without one.
>
> Applying for an ID Book involves providing one's identity number listed on
> one's birth certificate, having one's photos taken, filling in a bunch of
> forms (of course) and handing them in at the relevant authority's offices.
> While at said offices, a *full* set of finger prints is also taken from
> the applicant before the application will be accepted for processing -
> which go on record (for ever and ever, amen) for any of our law
> enforcement agencies to access if and when deemed necessary.
>
> Even if one has an ID Book another set of finger prints is taken by our
> equivalent of the DMV when one applies for a drivers license and a
> thumbprint as well as a photo of the applicant appears on the license card
> once issued. Even if one is not a citizen, and merely a "permanent
> resident" (who is allowed to live and work here and pay taxes), one has to
> apply for an identity number/ID Book once permanent residence has been
> granted.
>
> I have to add that living without an ID Book in this country would be
> somewhat inconvenient; if one wants to join a local library, one's ID Book
> has to be produced. Purchasing a life insurance policy, or getting some
> medical insurance - an ID Book is required for doing so. Need treatment in
> an ER - an ID number of the patient is required for the paperwork
> involved. Want to hire a few DVDs from a video store? Nothing doing unless
> one produces said ID Book first time one does so. And don't even think
> about buying a SIM card for a mobile phone, renting an apartment, getting
> a personal loan, a loan to buy a car, or applying for a mortgage to buy a
> home without one either. There's a whole bunch of other stuff here that
> requires producing an ID Book, but I think you get my drift.
>
> Heh. To date we can still fart in our bathrooms without an ID Book, but
> one just never knows...

the republic of south africa has always been a little, um, different.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:17:37 -0400, Felice wrote:

> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> 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.
>
> Dear God! Are you telling me Blake isn't Blake? Or that there IS NO BLAKE?
> Go ahead and ruin my life now, and tell me there is no Easter Bunny.
>
> Felice

nope, i'm very real, though i have my suspicions about the easter bunny.
santa pointed out to me that there are many unexplained gaps in his resumé.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:20:44 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:04:53 -0400, blake murphy wrote:
>
>> no way. i've met neither but exchanged e-mail with both. cyber is no
>> sock.
>
> Oh, c'mon blake. It's OK if you boinked her. We know she was in love
> with you. You didn't bury her in the back yard or anything, did you?
> OK, you don't have a back yard. But you do have a garbage disposal!
>
> :-)
>
> -sw

she sent me a pic, and i'd say she's entirely boinkable. alas, it hasn't
happened.

but my usual response to such a thing is 'thank you' rather than mayhem.

(yes, your smiley was noted.)

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:44:52 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:09:09 -0700, Christine Dabney wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:40:06 +0200, ChattyCathy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:27:22 -0400, bolivar wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Tea Time, Chris TOOK that picture of Blake!!! That night!
>>>
>>>Chillax, Boli - I was just using blake's mugshot as an example. If you
>>>guys say it's blake and blake says he's blake - then I'll take your
>>>collective word for it.
>> Yes, it is Blake.
>> You want to see the rest of the pics from that night? Maybe you have
>> them already on the RFC site..as one of our RFC get togethers.
>>
>> http://good-times.webshots.com/album...xnanL?start=12
>
> Yeah, I've seen some of those pics before and even used one of them for a
> 'collective' mugshot IIRC.
>
> But tell me something, is his surname *really* Murphy?
>
> <ducking and running>

actually, it's katz, but i thought that name carried too much baggage here.

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:18:42 -0400, blake murphy wrote:


> the republic of south africa has always been a little, um, different.

That may well be, but so has the USA been a little, um, different.
Citizens of the USA claim to speak "English" but they spell certain words
differently; FFS it's "aluminium" not "aluminum".

Of course the fact that many citizens in the USA also think that
civilization stops at the USA's borders and therefore have never bothered
to apply for a passport goes quite a way towards explaining that attitude.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

On 9/20/2010 10:32 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2010-09-20, > wrote:
>>
>> Sky
>
> Didja finish yer straws?
>
> nb

Yep, finally. Did six-pounds-of-cheese' worth of cheese straws. That
equates to 12-cups of flour and three-pounds of butter, too! Since I'd
overcooked the fifth batch, I had to redo a sixth (sigh). Batch equals
one-pound of cheese. Thank goodness for a Kitchenaid shredder
attachment and mixer, along with an electric Cuisinart cookie press!!

Sky

--

Ultra Ultimate Kitchen Rule - Use the Timer!
Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

sf wrote:

>>> However, maybe I should have mentioned Steve Wertz' "original" mugshot
>>> instead. He and Damsel were in cahoots and sent in a photo of Charlie
>>> Manson for the mugshots page telling me it was Steve. Didn't realize
>>> straight off who it was (after all I was only about 10 y/o when CM was
>>> convicted) so I put it up - but I did remark that Steve looked "rather
>>> mean" to Damsel before I found out I'd been "had". <laugh> So forgive me
>>> for being somewhat skeptical about this stuff...
>>
>>LOL That's pretty funny!
>
> Yeah, so mature.

....so where's YOUR mug shot?

Bob