I got to the bank and told them that I had lost my bank card. They told me they had seven accounts with people named Alice Cooper and didn't know which was mine. I told them, 'Mine's the one under MR. Alice Cooper'.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A bank mix-up highlights name ambiguity resolved by title.
- In plain terms
- They had many Alice Coopers so I used MR. to identify.
- What can you take from it?
- Use clear identifiers to avoid confusion.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you verify identity?
- What confuses your records?
Another view
It treats a serious issue as a joke.
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