Nothing is real

[lone wolf]

marked with a writing instrument other than a black lead pencil [304(3), DRO Manual]

Hmm ... apparently that rule has changed since I last sat in on a count....

*wolf enjoys crow almost as much as he does turkey*

 

[AnnaG]

I wish there was some way of testing that. It'd be neat to take a bingo blotter into the booth.

 

[Stretch]

So where has our government encouraged us to use pencils?

Or are you just shooting from the hip again?:roll:

Try filling out your passport in pencil,see what happens.;-)

pencils are supplied in each polling booth.......if you wish your vote to stick, use a pen, it isnt spoiled, its still a valid vote

 

[Kakato]

pencils are supplied in each polling booth.......if you wish your vote to stick, use a pen, it isnt spoiled, its still a valid vote

There supplied because they are cheaper then pens.No one encourages us to use pencils including the government.

 

[lone wolf]

The pencil in plain sight is encouragement enough. The fact they had to specify it's okay to use a pen indicates the question has risen before - but they would still refer it marked with black lead pencil.

 

[SirJosephPorter]

I did.
Our government doesnt encourage us to sign legal documents with pencils.
Look it up,you also have the world at your fingertips.:roll:

I bieleve you also need a witness if you can only use a mark instead of a signature.

In the third world countries, where many people are illiterate, you can put your thumbprint in place of the signature (thumbprint in ink, of course), that is considered legally valid.

 

[SirJosephPorter]

Cliffy, that was my father's favourite saying!
"________ puts lead in your pencil."
Now, I realize most of those foods gave you lead poisoning!

Lead poisoning? They don’t use lead in pencils, do they? I thought they used graphite.

 

[lone wolf]

Graphite and clay. See?... Even the lead in your pencil ain't real

 

[Cliffy]

"Nothing is real.
It's nothing to get hung about.
Strawberry fields forever!"

It is all just a hologram. Once you get over that, it can be highly entertaining.