A few words they put on the driver's licenses of people under the age of 21 in some states so that cops and people who serve alcohol can simply look at the date next to it (eg, Until 21 Until 7/16/2001), and quickly know whether the holder of the license has turned 21 yet or not. A few of our race's more mentally limited members, it seems, still find this a little too complex. My roommate's brother was at a Denny's shortly after he turned 21, and asked for a Corona. The waitress, in accordance with federal law, asked to see his license, but when he showed it to her, she said she couldn't serve him any alcoholic beverages. Why? Because in big red letters, the license had the words Under 21 Until. Clearly, he pointed out, she could see that the date written had already past, meaning he was 21. This was insufficient, she said; he had to go back to the DMV and get a new license that didn't say he was underage if he wanted to buy beer from their establishment.

Actually, that date is usually used as the expiration date for your license, so you get a brand-spankin-new license when you turn 21. Unfortunately, since the license is expired, it is no longer valid, and a vendor can not legally sell without a valid license. So say you ID a 40ish female to flatter her, and her license is expired. Technically, you can not sell to her. This is primarily designed so that I can't give my expired license to my younger brother or facially-similar friend to use after I turn 21.

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