So if you'll serve I'll be on my way

[venta]

Yesterday lunchtime, I popped into the local Sainsbury's to buy a bottle of wine. For the evening, you understand, not to get me through an afternoon in the office.

The lady on the till asked to see my ID. Legal drinking age in the UK is 18 (I'm 39). I obligingly hoiked my driving licence out of my wallet. I've not been ID'd in a really long time and, while rather surprised that anyone would ask (even though Sainsbury's has a policy of challenging anyone who looks under 25) was slightly pleased.

I handed over my licence.

The lady looked at me in vague bewilderment and said "I was only joking".

Comments

[waistcoatmark.livejournal.com]

I got IDed at a google do while in MTV. I assumed they meant "prove you're a googler and thus entitled to free drinks". It turned out they meant "prove you're over 21". We got as far as :"Are you really claiming that I might be under 21? I mean look at me", before a native showed their ID and asked if they could vouch for me.

[venta.livejournal.com]

Assuming MTV is not the music channel, do Googlers realise that "mountain" is one word :)