Declan Murphy <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:

> > http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~the2belo/images/foreign_meat_market.jpg
> > 
> > When we stopped laughing, I decided to scan the thing for posterity.
> > Meanwhile, I visited the site, and nearly had a myocardial infarction.
> 
> Ouch.
> 
> http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~the2belo/images/menkyou.jpg
> 
> Why is it that everyone's DL photo makes them look like a murderer (or
> in the case of my passport and gaigin card photos, a terrorist). I bet
> if Elle MacPherson's mug shot made it to the web the standard comment
> would be urrgh, whatta dog.

Dunno, but last time I went into one of those booths to get piccies for
my new ARC, the results were so ghastly I nearly rang the manufacturers
to complain. But it was late and I really didn't want to waste too much
time on this, so I went to the Ku office anyway, and apologized when I
handed the photos over. The guy just shrugged. I have no idea how they
did it, but they somehow managed to make that photo look almost human
(pity, because I was kinda looking forward to having an ARC with a
deliberately bad mugshot on it). 

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