We serve alcohol at concerts, and the state liquor commission requires us to be very strict about carding -- basically, anybody who looks like they're under 30 is supposed to be carded, no matter what they look like. I actually had to take a course and get certified by the Department of Public Safety so there'd be someone on the premises who was fully trained in recognizing fake ID and such.
I've gotten some pretty hilarious reactions from people I've had to turn away -- like the obvious college boy who drew himself up to full height and said "young lady, you must be mistaken," when I pointed out that he'd forgotten to erase the "For Novelty Purposes Only" disclaimer on the back of his card.
We serve alcohol at concerts, and the state liquor commission requires us to be very strict about carding -- basically, anybody who looks like they're under 30 is supposed to be carded, no matter what they look like. I actually had to take a course and get certified by the Department of Public Safety so there'd be someone on the premises who was fully trained in recognizing fake ID and such.
I've gotten some pretty hilarious reactions from people I've had to turn away -- like the obvious college boy who drew himself up to full height and said "young lady, you must be mistaken," when I pointed out that he'd forgotten to erase the "For Novelty Purposes Only" disclaimer on the back of his card.
I rather get a kick out of how this thread has turned to a discussion about being carded for alcohol.
Regarding the OT of looking older while dressing vintage, I have an amusing anecdote:
I'm 25, and I don't consider that I dress vintage. I'm currently undertaking a project in which I refuse to buy new trousers until I get to my target weight (this is supposed to be motivation, since I REALLY need new trousers lol). Since my current trousers no longer fit, I've had to use braces to keep them up since my belts make everything uncomfortable and look wrong. I also have my Open Road or another fedora or homburg hat on.
A fellow in my office said to me: "I'd never thought I'd see such a young man looking like an Old Republican!" A bit nonplussed, I asked for an explanation, and he provided that "The suspenders and the hat -- you seem like one of those voracious GOP orators of the 50s and 60s."
I'm still trying to figure out how to process that one .....
(My personal politics have nothing to do with this!)
Who says you have to be a conservative to dress well?
Does a 60 yeaar old man in shorts and backwards baseball cap appear younger or just hip?
Does a 60 yeaar old man in shorts and backwards baseball cap appear younger or just hip?
Does a 60 yeaar old man in shorts and backwards baseball cap appear younger or just hip?
Does a 60 yeaar old man in shorts and backwards baseball cap appear younger or just hip?