Your Signature

> Legible or no?
Pretty much. The Initial letters are recognizable, at any rate. And I think you could guess at a couple others. The version that goes over my stampis more legible than the version that goes on a credit card receipt.

> Have you ever changed your signature?
Not since high school.

> What's the possible Impact of that, if any?
Possibly having your credit card rejected at an inopportune time.

Slightly legible. I once had an attorney complain it wasn't legible, even though I signed over my typed name and with that clue it could have been deciphered. I shut him up by pointing out I had had a stroke and that was the best I could do. Oh, trust me, mentioning a disability gets them off your back so fast.

And, no, except for the scrawl I'm not disabled. In my early years I imitated my father's script - he had a beautiful signature.

> Legible or no?

Not even remotely legible.

> Have you ever changed your signature?

It evolved over time, was very legible in high school, not bad in my 20s, an undecipherable scrawl ever since.

> What's the possible Impact of that, if any?

None, beyond the occasional raised eyebrow. It may not be legible, but it's pretty distinctive.

Having examined hundreds of examples of the signatures of Texas surveyors, I'd have to say that probably fewer than one percent weren't really legible. The 19th century surveyors as a rule signed their names legibly. In the late 20th century, as survey offices appeared in which the role of the surveyor was to sign and seal work produced by his or her minions - oh, and to "supervise" them - signatures there generally tended to resemble celebrity autographs.

My signature is reasonably legible, and hasn't changed much since grade school. I think the big impact is what if the person who drew up a document did something with the middle name (spelled it out, made it an initial, or dropped it altogether) and the signer thinks they have a legal signature, and thinks they have to write whatever they usually write in the middle name, no matter how the document is drawn.

Alternatively, the signer signs exactly the way the documents are drawn up, but it doesn't match the signature in the driver's license or other ID, and the people creating the documents get a chance to see the signer's ID.

It's hard to figure out exactly what the rules are in these cases, and people in low-level administrative positions don't deal well with uncertainty. They have a tendency to make up their own rules and enforce them strictly.

First name is pretty good. Middle initial is great. Last name is debatable.

Barely legible... you can make out my initials.

But it is definitely unique and probably not easily forged.

The legibility of my signature is a direct function of the friction produced by the tip of the instrument that I use. Ball point signatures are fairly sloppy. If i use a steel nib or a Crow quill pen, it's downright close to calligraphy. My signature was developed long before I began certifying plats and field notes. It was developed as a unique identifier when I began signing checks as an adult. I do have a tendency to lose the "o" in combination with the "m", but it's my unique mark, better than an "X" and it suits me. I have considered adding a rubric but have not taken the time to develop one yet.

Totally indecipherable signature. It has evolved over the decades. When I was in the Army, a friend's wife was a handwriting analyst for the FBI. She contended that clearly-written signatures are the most difficult to forge. The less-clear a signature appears, the easier it is for a crook to forge.

So she said.

I write as good as my physician, he calls in the scrips to make sure they are right.

Many times it depends upon how tall the paperwork is to be signed.

After all, my name is typed clearly under the signature line for those that actually want to know my name.

B-)

Somewhat legible I suppose.
Working about 8 years in a pharmacy trying to read Dr.s' prescriptions is something of a skill.
I have my original SS card with my signature from when I was about 14 or so and my signature hasn't changed at all. Pretty amazing being that was 40 years ago.

Back when I used to travel a lot, I would "switch" hands and write and sign with my "other" hand just for kicks. Amazingly my signatures from either hand look pretty much the same. I haven't done that in a long time so who knows.

Back when I lived in Franklin, IN in Brad Ott's turf there was a guy who was the caretaker of the big church at the end of East Adams drive (Brad knows exactly where I'm talking about) who could sign his name with both hands at the same time and they were identical. As an 11 or 12 year old that was an amazing thing to see.

Mine is as legible as and EKG. As a lad it was very legible but that changed over time. Hell, my mom always wanted a doctor in the family. I just make sure to write my name out next to the signature.

But I will say this, it looks good when signing autographs on rallies and down at the county surveyor's office.

not legible at all.... I hate signing....lol