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On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, Scott Chase wrote:
> Here in the states we have this saying (a "meme" if you will) where
> when someone wants you to sign something they say: "You can put your
> John Hancock right here." I wonder where this saying originated [eg]
> and whether the Brits also use it when they want someone to sign a
> document (something like a declaration I think) ;-)
>
> Scott (my "John Hancock")
Wasn't John Hancock a prominent signatory to the Declaration of
Independence of the US?
John Wilkins
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Sending from home on (ugh) pine
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