Dissident Frogman rises to the challenge once again

November 14, 2003
Friday

Dissident Frogman rises to the challenge once again

Perry de Havilland (London) Blogging & Bloggers • Civil liberty/regulation • Self ownership

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In the comment section of David Carr's article here on Samizdata.net called Government Property, one of the commenters, Tim Haas, suggested the inimitable Dissident Frogman should come up with a suitable graphic... and indeed he has!

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Another superb graphic from Le Dissident.

Excellent stuff.

Posted by David Carr at November 14, 2003 02:43 PM

Crikey, what service! I'm going to start coming to this bar more often.

Merci, M. Frogman!

Posted by Tim Haas at November 14, 2003 03:12 PM

Already changed my desktop, from the other DF graphic that was there.

Thanks Dissident

Posted by Jonathan L at November 14, 2003 03:43 PM

Splendid stuff- new desktop for me too.

Posted by Scott Wickstein at November 14, 2003 03:54 PM

Message is clear and expressed very well, with one small thing, though: Russian "D" where "A" should be only muddles the message. Besides, it's unpronounceable. I would rather change "i"to the Russian one. But, of course- I might be mistaken and that wasn't DF' intention altogether

Posted by Tatyana at November 15, 2003 12:29 AM

I think the Russian "D" works beautifully -- non-Russian speakers don't see it as a D, but do recognize it as a Russian character and understand the sinister implications. Same thing with the "E" in citizens -- either a backwards Russian "eh" or a euro symbol.

Posted by Tim Haas at November 15, 2003 02:42 AM

I read Russian and I am on this one with Tim Haas, Tatyana. Besides, he also has a designer artistic license...

Posted by Gabriel Syme at November 15, 2003 09:40 AM

The other day I called for information about my employer-provided dental insurance. The woma on the phone asked me for my ID number. When I recited my six-digit policy number, she interrupted; "Your Social Security number is your ID number." Aetna Insurance is a private company, and my SSN is my ID.

Moo.

Posted by Alan K. Henderson at November 15, 2003 11:17 AM

Make them change it to another number. Keep going up the supervisory ladder till they capitulate. I've done this with insurance companies, colleges, and cell phone companies, and I even refused to put SSNs on my family's passport applications. (Yes, we got our passports.) Constant agitation and eternal vigilance, I'm afraid. But, so be it.

Posted by Tim Haas at November 15, 2003 02:24 PM

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