Tash Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Jack Lew’s Terrible Signature May Grace Dollar Bills Now Jack Lew, President Obama's reported pick to replace outgoing Treasury secretary Tim Geithner, is known as a no-nonsense backroom negotiator with wonkish tendencies, who is admired on the left and grumbled about on the right. A lesser-known but extremely pertinent fact about Lew is that he has the world's worst signature. And pretty soon, that signature could be on every single one of your dollar bills. If Lew is confirmed as Treasury secretary, his signature will occupy the lower-right-hand spot on U.S. paper currency. And that signature, which was widely mocked when it surfaced on a September 2011 memorandum, is legitimately crazy. Here are some things it reminds us of: – a Slinky that has lost its spring – one of those Crazy Straws you get at Six Flags – Sally Brown's hair in Peanuts – a slip of paper in Office Max that people use to try out new pens Clearly, Lew will need to upgrade his penmanship, à la Geithner, before he even thinks about touching the dollar bill. Minting a trillion-dollar coin seems absolutely reasonable, as fiscal policy plans go, compared to having this childish loop-de-loop plastered all over the legal tender of the United States. link ----------------- What would your signature look like if Jack Lew wrote it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getithom Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I don't know why, but I like it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I'm ok with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Better than a bog-standard signature of an name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I think it looks cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumbersGirl Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I watched the press conference with Obama, it was rather amusing. He jokingly said something like, "Jack assured me he will work to make at least one of the letters legible, so as not to deface the national currency." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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