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Ptah

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45. He looked at me and said,

Reply to Iggo (Reply #44)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 03:35 AM

Apr 2025

"Kid, we don't like your kind, and we're gonna send your fingerprints off to Washington."

And friends, somewhere in Washington enshrined in some little folder, is a study in black and white of my fingerprints.

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When was the last time you were fingerprinted? [View all] Ptah Apr 2025 OP

When I had a background check to murielm99 Apr 2025 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author sinkingfeeling Apr 2025 #15

Federal employment 1973 KT2000 Apr 2025 #2

when I worked for the Census in 2020 yellowdogintexas Apr 2025 #3

January 2025 Lifeafter70 Apr 2025 #4

2004 for a bag of vegetation rickyhall Apr 2025 #5

This summer...standard background check JT45242 Apr 2025 #6

The last time... 2naSalit Apr 2025 #7

In my 70s and can't remember ever being fingerprinted. multigraincracker Apr 2025 #8

A decade and a half after you, but the damn place. Angleae Apr 2025 #9

A couple of years ago. mwmisses4289 Apr 2025 #10

Why would you need to be fingerprinted every few years? Mosby Apr 2025 #17

We do kids programs every summer. mwmisses4289 Apr 2025 #24

April 1962 sarge1943 Apr 2025 #11

When I became a Notary Public, 1998 IcyPeas Apr 2025 #12

1951 Hand and foot prints on hospital birth certificate. Emile Apr 2025 #13

About 5 years ago when I got my TSA Pre-check number. catbyte Apr 2025 #14

Same here. For PreCheck. All fingers when I did it. Liberal In Texas Apr 2025 #35

2022 I had mine Lice scanned by TSA. Now I have to get them taken again for the FBI so they can issue the sinkingfeeling Apr 2025 #16

Must've been in elementary school sakabatou Apr 2025 #18

January 2019 ProfessorGAC Apr 2025 #19

I have never been fingerprinted True Dough Apr 2025 #20

Probably around 2006 for my securities license. beaglelover Apr 2025 #21

Elementary school. In the 70's sometime. Mad_Dem_X Apr 2025 #22

Late 80's, as part of getting a security clearance. LuckyCharms Apr 2025 #23

I think around 2003 soldierant Apr 2025 #25

Spring 96 BOSSHOG Apr 2025 #26

2012 for a security clearance. GP6971 Apr 2025 #27

Twice. First time in 1982 when I went to work PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2025 #28

I don't think I've ever been fingerprinted. Jeebo Apr 2025 #29

Something else that surprised me, Ptah Apr 2025 #32

... Kali Apr 2025 #38

Oops! Ptah Apr 2025 #41

Applying for my "secret" security clearance... Enter stage left Apr 2025 #30

When I worked at a gift shop in the US Departure Lounge applegrove Apr 2025 #31

Just Once LLC Apr 2025 #33

I do not believe I ever was, although I feel as if I was at one time. My fingerprints are almost indiscernible now.. Fla Dem Apr 2025 #34

1998 I think, for my employment with a school district. nt Nittersing Apr 2025 #36

Our local police department offered finger printing for our kids... NNadir Apr 2025 #37

as far as I can remember, never. Kali Apr 2025 #39

Very late 20's, or verly early 30's for a temp job. electric_blue68 Apr 2025 #40

2023 for TSA known traveler PreCheck Nixie Apr 2025 #42

2023 for IT work government contract Skittles Apr 2025 #43

Heheheh...I ain't tellin'. Iggo Apr 2025 #44

He looked at me and said, Ptah Apr 2025 #45

IIRC. last spring, some kind of pre-check prior to a trip to Europe. CTyankee Apr 2025 #46

When I applied for TSA PreCheck a few years ago jmowreader Apr 2025 #47