New US finance minister - can he even handwrite?

Skybird · 01-10-13, 04:54 AM

Not kidding, I am asking seriously-. Is there any recorded handwritten note by him that proves that he even can handwrite?

Because this is his signature. Scribbled curls like a spiral cable.

With big imagination I could read a capital "J" into it at the beginning, and later a very strange way of painting an "o". And that is all letters one could attach to it even if being utmost well-meaning.

Could it be that he is illiterate and has hidden it successfully for this long?

01-10-13, 09:00 AM

So he signs with a flourish, big deal

Oberon · 01-10-13, 09:14 AM

To be honest, as the world of computer typing takes over, handwriting is going to go down the toilet, my handwriting is pretty terrible now (but then again it's always been like a spider given ecstasy, dipped in ink and then thrown on paper) but I write so few things (usually the names of drinks followed by room numbers) that it doesn't matter. If I force myself I can write very neatly but about the only time I need to do that these days is Christmas or Birthdays.

Herr-Berbunch · 01-10-13, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

To be honest, as the world of computer typing takes over, handwriting is going to go down the toilet, my handwriting is pretty terrible now (but then again it's always been like a spider given ecstasy, dipped in ink and then thrown on paper) but I write so few things (usually the names of drinks followed by room numbers) that it doesn't matter. If I force myself I can write very neatly but about the only time I need to do that these days is Christmas or Birthdays.

I spent 12 years writing in legally-accountable documentation in capitals that I haven't stopped since. It takes a special effort on my behalf to write properly.

My wife, on the other hand, writes every day and has the most terrible handwriting that she should be a doctor!

mookiemookie · 01-10-13, 09:26 AM

My signature is a scribble as well.

01-10-13, 09:48 AM

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My signature is a scribble as well.

My signature is three words that look like a scribble

Platapus · 01-11-13, 07:18 PM

Wadda ya think of this signature?

Any guesses?

This one looks like someone's EKG. OMG he is flat lining! beeeeep

A lot of famous people have crappy signatures. As long as it satisfies the purpose of an identifying mark that's good enough.

Dowly · 01-11-13, 07:24 PM

^ George W. Bush & Lyndon B. Johnson

(says so in the filenames

)

Sailor Steve · 01-11-13, 07:27 PM

Curse you Dowly, and your computer-fu black belt!

Takeda Shingen · 01-11-13, 07:28 PM

The answers are George W. Bush and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Also, screw Dowly.

Cybermat47 · 01-11-13, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Also, screw Dowly.

Only if you're a woman.

Cybermat47 · 01-11-13, 07:28 PM

I don't see what the fuss is about,
Sincerely,
Gybhubuhbuy

Sailor Steve · 01-11-13, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Cybermat47

I don't see what the fuss is about,
Sincerely,
Gybhubuhbuy

That settles it. Next election you get my vote.

Platapus · 01-11-13, 07:29 PM

But you could not tell by reading the signature.

01-10-13, 04:54 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	New US finance minister - can he even handwrite? Not kidding, I am asking seriously-. Is there any recorded handwritten note by him that proves that he even can handwrite? Because this is his signature. Scribbled curls like a spiral cable. With big imagination I could read a capital "J" into it at the beginning, and later a very strange way of painting an "o". And that is all letters one could attach to it even if being utmost well-meaning. Could it be that he is illiterate and has hidden it successfully for this long? __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	My signature is a scribble as well. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Wadda ya think of this signature? Any guesses? This one looks like someone's EKG. OMG he is flat lining! beeeeep A lot of famous people have crappy signatures. As long as it satisfies the purpose of an identifying mark that's good enough. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Curse you Dowly, and your computer-fu black belt! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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01-10-13, 09:00 AM	#2
Tribesman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	So he signs with a flourish, big deal

01-10-13, 09:14 AM	#3
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	To be honest, as the world of computer typing takes over, handwriting is going to go down the toilet, my handwriting is pretty terrible now (but then again it's always been like a spider given ecstasy, dipped in ink and then thrown on paper) but I write so few things (usually the names of drinks followed by room numbers) that it doesn't matter. If I force myself I can write very neatly but about the only time I need to do that these days is Christmas or Birthdays.

01-11-13, 07:24 PM	#8
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	^ George W. Bush & Lyndon B. Johnson (says so in the filenames )

01-11-13, 07:28 PM	#10
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	The answers are George W. Bush and Lyndon B. Johnson. Also, screw Dowly.

01-11-13, 07:29 PM	#14
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	But you could not tell by reading the signature. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.