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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 9 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Re: Stolen identity and SoSec #19683 02/26/01 11:44 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 B Bean old hand Bean old hand B Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 Yup, belM is right about the SS number (actually called social insurance number or SIN here - how funny - no one thinks twice about the acronym). After our discussion began, I checked it out on the gov't website. The only people you must give it to are the tax people, employers (to deal with tax and pension stuff), and banks (because you earn interest from them which counts as income). Some businesses do ask for it anyway, not knowing or not caring about the rules, but you don't have to give it. However, they can deny you the service in question - which is kind of contradictory - if you don't want to give them the number. Anyway, most places do follow the rules, so like belM I have a different drivers' license number, medicare number, student number, etc., etc. Furthermore, I don't think that the DVL even has my SIN anywhere on record. They never asked for it when I got my license. The University has it because you get tax credits for tuition, but they don't use it as a student number. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A yen for pounds and dollars #19684 03/02/01 08:10 AM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 444 Sydney Australia B Bridget addict Bridget addict B Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 444 Sydney Australia old name for english money, started with farthing, ... mythical money included "a brass farthing" (maybe it wasn't always mythical? ) (Sory for resurrecting a dying thread but I have just managed to log on for the first time in some weeks...) I am reminded of the penny farthing bicycle (come back Shona, all is forgiven!), so called because it had a big wheel and a small wheel. The pre-decimal English penny was huge, and the farthing minute. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 9 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,919 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 804 guests, and 6 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,910 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,948 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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