Word: faking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Veteran doormen have seen thousands of real and fake IDs. The worst fakes, they say, reflect basic amateurism, mindless mistakes or simple stupidity...
...people who have to check IDs say they have a number of ways of telling what' legit and what's not. Here are some of the telltale signs of a fake...
...mood of the bouncer, Caroline may or may not get into the Boston bar of her choice. Dave Centrella, a bartender and former bouncer at the Hong Kong, says two picture i.d.'s or a driver's license are necessary to go "bowling". "I used to use fake i.d.'s myself," he says, "so I know all the tricks...
Although his words echo the reasoning behind the age hike, some sectors of the law take a rather laissez-faire attitude towards fake i.d.'s. According to William McCarthy of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (ABCC), the arm of the state government that administers and revokes liquor licenses, "Historically the commission has not been taking any disciplinary action against the possessor of a [fake...
...trick lies in getting just the right i.d. Long-known as the place for fake i.d.'s, HSA International Student i.d.'s, don't have much clout in Cambridge anymore. Anne A. von Germeten '86, the HSA travel manager, says she discovered this while investigating charges of the i.d.'s misuse. "I called up a lot of the places in Cambridge and found out the i.d. doesn't even work," she says...