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0 pointserosenbe03y ago0 comments

Woz is embellishing for dramatic effect. Decades ago, picture ID meant anything. You could get on a plane sometimes with a school ID. Before holograms and bar codes on driver's licenses, all IDs were presumed to be garbage and just a way to get the spelling of a person's name if in fact the ID was real.

Woz was not in custody and is therefore exaggerating about being Mirandized. He played a prank by giving his clown employee ID. It was in Casinoland where people had goofy job titles and this wouldn't have been so crazy. Nothing to see here.

That said, if he had been in actual trouble or has been committing forgery, the clown ID would have been a bad move.

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RogerL3y ago

Mid 80s I flew home to visit family. Wallet was stolen while rock climbing (I foolishly left it at the base in my pack). Have to fly home, what to do?? Easy peasy. Go to the local ski mountain where I knew the employees, had them make me a bogus laminated employee card with my photo on it, and flew back home using it for my id. No problem.

landemva3y ago

I flew in mid-90s with no ID on tickets booked in name of office manager.

Can still fly in USA without ID. The checkpoint "agents" have you sign a special form. Last summer I "Scotch" taped the crap out of the barcode and picture on my passport. Checkpoint person asked me why and I mumbled because the real answer was "to see what happens." She called supervisor and he quickly waved me through. May be different effect at immigration.

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