What's Your Sign?

Yesterday I was required to go to a class administered by the underage drinking division of the local police. My co-workers and I had to meet at the community center and sit through an hour-and-a-half long presentation on the signs of an intoxicated patron and a fake ID. I had sat through one of these same classes about a year ago, a couple months after I had started working at my current place of employment. For the most part it was the same, but we learned a few things this time that should certainly prove helpful in the future. It's crazy to see just how much fake ids have evolved and turned into such a profitable industry. Companies that sell these ids are immediately let off the hook when the buyer agrees to their terms. The terms are then printed on the back of certain id's that explains that they aren't official forms of identification. We had a few laughs looking through a bunch of fakes that the police brought in. People taking pictures of their side profile and taking pictures with someone else in the picture were the most hilarious ones I saw. Though I did receive some rather outrageous tips, they also proved to be some of the most helpful. If I was ever in doubt checking ids, I should have the person sign something so I could compare it to the sig on their id. Who would have thought? I could also ask what year they graduated. People would almost know how old their id says they are, but as soon as you pose the graduation year question and get the "uhhhh" you know you're onto something. My personal favorite is the "What's your sign?" This could work either way. I think some people legitimately don't know their sign. It would be smart to have a backup question for that one.