When I was working as a passport acceptance agent a dude handed me a birth certificate that listed his first name as Rfank. Apparently it had never been an issue before but I warned him he should consider getting it fixed.
You know, I've saved lives. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. I reattached a girl's leg. Her whole leg. She named her hamster after me. I got a hamster. He drops a box of money, he gets a town.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Aug 20, 2024 4:20:38 pm PDT #2204 of 4204
information libertarian
dcp - Aug 20, 2024 4:53:03 pm PDT #2205 of 4204
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
In my genealogical explorations I've come across anecdotes of people who had to invent middle names (or at least middle initials) in order to enlist in the Army. It gets really awkward when birth records, military records, and Social Security records don't match up.
-t - Aug 20, 2024 4:58:45 pm PDT #2206 of 4204
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My dad legally added a middle name when he was 18, I know he had been using it informally before that but I don't know if it was on any official paperwork. Probably was. He had been working, so social security is likely. And I think I've mentioned before that my mom filed their joint tax returns using her married name for years (maybe decades) before someone noticed that it didn't match her social security records which she had never changed from her maiden name. She was so tickled to have an alias.
Pix - Aug 20, 2024 5:08:37 pm PDT #2207 of 4204
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
All, if you're not watching the live roll call of states at the DNC, it's a PARTY! I'm loving all the women of color acting as spokespeople, too.
quester - Aug 20, 2024 5:14:20 pm PDT #2208 of 4204
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
it totally is a party!
quester - Aug 20, 2024 5:16:05 pm PDT #2209 of 4204
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
music is good too! so many women of color!
Pix - Aug 20, 2024 6:19:13 pm PDT #2210 of 4204
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Yes! It was such a celebration. Excited to see the Obamas speak later.
Calli - Aug 21, 2024 4:03:20 am PDT #2211 of 4204
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I watched as late as I could. Sadly, I couldn’t stay up for Obama, but I’m sure it’ll be posted somewhere.
I know where my birth certificate is because I needed it to get “real ID” the last time my drivers license expired. So now it’s in a plastic bag, along with my passport and social security card, in my important papers space, along with euros and Canadian money from my travels. It’s not quite a to-go bag, but if a tornado was heading my way it would be easy enough to grab and stuff in my bra as I headed for the one windowless room in the apartment.
Toddson - Aug 21, 2024 6:27:04 am PDT #2212 of 4204
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I know where my official notarized copy of my birth certificate is and my original Social Security card. Embarrassingly, I've never had a passport.
Watched as much of the DNC as I could last night, but didn't make it to the Obamas. I did, this morning, watch the video of Tammy Duckworth's speech. I love that there's so much positive energy in the convention - I watched part of the roll call and it reminded me of past conventions (when it would go on for a LONG time).
Gudanov - Aug 21, 2024 7:11:25 am PDT #2213 of 4204
Coding and Sleeping
I've never had a passport either. Just been to Canada and Mexico.
I do know my birth certificate is in the safe. Documents always seem more important when they are in a safe.