I popped into the (Orange) County (CA) Recorder's office this afternoon to file a fictitious name statement. On the wall behind the counter were a number of those irritating inspirational posters that seem to spring up spontaneously in government offices, learning institutions, and so on; you know the type: INGENUITY, PERSEVERANCE, COOPERATION, and the like. Those at the Recorder's office were nicely framed as if someone had taken particular care in their selection and placement.

To the left was one that read TEAMWORK across the top; in the center was a particularly fine photograph of the Great Wall of China, and at the bottom it read: "Many minds. Many hands. One goal."

To the right was one that read COMMUNICATION across the top; in the center was a beautiful photograph of a stone bridge across a stream in a woods, and at the bottom it read: "Build bridges, not walls."

 

So why were you thre to "to file a fictitious name statement"? Isn't that illegal?

Warren

 

these are the best ones....

http://www.despair.com/indem.html

 

that despair stuff is hilarious

 

I own two sole proprietorships - The Polite Side of Magic and Risk Mitigation Associates - and I need a fictitious business name statement for each so that I can open bank accounts in the names of the businesses.

 

 

The Pessimist's Mug
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OMG those are funny. The regret one is awesome too:

 

Inasmuch as Risk Mitigation Associates is a project management consulting company, I'm particularly partial to this one:

 

That one hits a little close to home eh?