Two items of DOOM:
1. I just received in the mail an envelope, ostensibly containing a student's official transcript, which says in large letters on the front "void if opened."
2. At a restaurant earlier today, I ordered a beer. I was asked for my ID. I asked why. The waiter pointed to a sign displayed at the front of the restaurant that says, "All patrons under 40 years of age must show ID in order to be served alcohol." I pointed out that I am not under 40 years of age, and so the rule does not require me to produce ID. (I wound up not getting a beer....)
Spiros, 0; World of Ever-Expanding Fuckedupness, 2
12 comments:
Leave the poor waiter out of, ya dick.
Where on that sign did it say that those over 40 need not show ID? Jut sayin'. Also, with the transcript, was the mark a command? 'if you open this, please void it' or a statement of fact?
I too have recently encountered much doom on the basis of my temporary NY ID. Even though it says all the right things, and it cross references with other pictures of me, no alcohol for this sober juggalo. seems as though NY is trying to make sure that all people in the process of switching to a ny license go though a state-sponsored detox.
Spiros, I envy you--you must look younger than your age. I grayed prematurely and have been mistaken for being much older since I was 30. When I was 40 I got my first 55 senior discount. When I was 45 I got my first 65 senior discount. If I were you I'd celebrate with a beer, you whippersnapper.
"All patrons under 40 years of age must show ID in order to be served alcohol."
But how do they determine that you are under the age of 40 and hence subject to the requirement of showing ID before being served? If they need to see your ID to determine this, are those thereby revealed to be under the age of 40 required to show their IDs again? And what of the paradox of requiring someone to show her ID only to discover that, being older than 40, she wasn't required to do so?
I think the waiter should have demanded some alternate form of evidence verifying your age and then decided whether to look at your ID.
Spiros,
Maybe you just missed the other sign that reads, "Also, everyone over the age of 39 must show ID in order to be served alcohol."
A small gesture against the expansion of fuckedupness can be found in today's NYT crossword:
48A: Dee Dee, Tommy, Joey or Johnny of punk.
I'm not sure what that really has to do with the post, but no one who was alive when Ramones came out -- let alone old enough to buy a copy -- should be carded.
The other day, I tried to enter my university's main library but had forgotten my university ID. The security guard asked for a driver's license, presumably because they can't just take the person's word for it. That's reasonable, so I gave him my driver's license. He said it was expired and so wasn't adequate for entrance. (It was expired, but I didn't think he'd look at the date). I said the expiration was only relevant for my ability to drive legally and that I my personal identity hadn't changed. He said no dice. Then I remembered I had my passport with me. He said that's fine, made a photocopy of it, and then asked me to write down my address on the photocopy. Presumably because he'd take my word for it that I live at whatever address I write down.
Wait, let me get this straight: you passed up a drink in order to uphold a point of logic? What the heck do you do with student papers? :-)
World of Ever-Expanding Fuckedupness is gonna run up the score on you, Spiros. Fair warning.
Pretty worthwhile data, lots of thanks for your post.
Here, I don't actually consider it is likely to have effect.
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