When is a signature not a signature?

[kowalski655]

When its a cock!

http://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-man-fa...

Bloke in Oz(where else) uses a rude symbol as his John HanCOCK (See what I did there ) and the powers that be disapprove.
He may have a point though,what exactly IS a signature,as often they are just scribbles(and his scribble looks like a poorly rendered gentleman's sausage) What if your actual NAME is Arthur Cock?

[dazwalsh]

What a stupid idiot, not as if its hard to copy now is it?

[Hoofy]

Thought it was going to be "when you sign for a parcel to be delivered on one of those handheld devices".

[80sMatchbox]

Many, many years ago, a friend of mine's signature on his credit card was the name Luciano Pavarotti. Very clearly written and left no doubt as to what it said.

His name was Mark and he wasn't Italian or even a fan of classical music. He explained to me that a signature didn't have to be your own name, which I hadn't thought about until then, and he just thought it was a bit of a laugh..

It still makes me smile thinking of it. Cool story!

[Leptons]

My Friends last name is cock. Facebook won't allow her to use it so she has to attach it to her middle name.

True story.