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US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-11 08:49pm
by muse
I saw this on my facebook feed. And cried.

First, some background. The signature of the Treasury Secretary appears on US dollar bills, and that position is most likely going to Jack Lew after Timothy Geithner steps down. Why is this cause for tears? Well, see for yourself...

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/20 ... bills.html

Yes, that really is his signature. Oh. My. God.

Re: US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-11 10:27pm
by Lusankya
I love that signature. It makes me feel better about how stupid mine is.

Re: US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-11 10:30pm
by bilateralrope
I find the idea of people expecting him to change his signature because they don't like the idea of it appearing on money to be sillier.

Re: US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-11 10:34pm
by Imperial528
Eh, it's better than mine. At least it is consistent on being squiggles.

Mine changes between print and cursive mid-letter and it is always on a different letter per time I write it lol.

Re: US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-11 10:47pm
by Broomstick
I don't care how silly the money looks as long as it's still worth something.

Re: US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-11 10:52pm
by GuppyShark
Does anybody even look at the signature on the current currency? Of course not.

Re: US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-11 11:37pm
by RogueIce
bilateralrope wrote:I find the idea of people expecting him to change his signature because they don't like the idea of it appearing on money to be sillier.
Well you could say the squiggles would make it that little bit easier to counterfeit.

But it's probably relatively minor with everything else they'd have to copy.

Re: US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-12 03:25am
by D.Turtle
Geithner also has a terrible signature. Guess what he did for the signature that was put on newly printed money?

He changed it.

Guess what Lew will do?

Re: US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-13 12:47pm
by muse
D.Turtle wrote:Geithner also has a terrible signature. Guess what he did for the signature that was put on newly printed money?
He changed it.
Guess what Lew will do?
Why must you ruin my fun with facts? :(

Re: US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-13 03:04pm
by Kuja
Hahahaha, oh wow. Here I was expecting some kind of loopy L that would make his name look like Jack Jew or something cornball like that. But no, instead it's some kind of dead slinky.

I kind of want him to go and use this so I can find a dollar with it and fifter years from now pass it off as the legit signature of Treasury Secretary Oooooo. (it's Irish).

Re: US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-13 03:45pm
by D.Turtle
muse wrote: Why must you ruin my fun with facts? :(
Sorry, old habit.

Re: US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-14 09:22am
by Ralin
There's a signature on dollar bills?

Re: US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-14 09:51am
by Broomstick
Actually, there are two signatures on all US bills. Treasurer of the United States and Secretary of the Treasurer.

Re: US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-14 04:13pm
by Alerik the Fortunate
It looks so appropriate to me. I hope it isn't changed.

Re: US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-14 07:47pm
by Zeph3r
Now that was funny.

But really, I write my signature in block letters. Always hated cursive.

Re: US money may soon be even sillier

Posted: 2013-01-16 11:24am
by Sephirius
When I saw the thread title; I thought of this.

Image

Even the signatures on this money though aren't as bad as that.