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#1 2007-10-14 17:19:30

jorkel
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Registered: 2006-08-08
Posts: 1456

Sign a WAFER. (waiver)

Actually, I’m entering this as a joke. I only got 1 google hit from it, and it was an intentional usage (see below). I’m just a little bit surprised that there weren’t more to find. What gives?

This is a tasty burger! :: Honolulu Weekly
Just be aware that if you want yours rare, you’ll be asked to sign a wafer-sized waiver agreeing not to hold the restaurant liable. It’s a strange touch, ...

honoluluweekly.com/restaurants/2005/12/this-is-a… – 16k – Similar pages

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#2 2013-06-01 17:01:41

burred
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From: Montreal
Registered: 2008-03-17
Posts: 1112

Re: Sign a WAFER. (waiver)

Jorkel was just ahead of his time.

The next day everyone had to go to the ARC to sign some legal wafer.
fanfic

The mosquitoes here were of the large mottled kind that leave a mark like an old-fashioned legal wafer.
Odd image from an E-book

You sign the wafer, giving your consent that if you do die, then your employer isn’t at fault.
Role play

“ Would you mind to sign these forms and thereby acknowledge that these items have been delivered to this command? I am sure Clerk Itten will be delighted.”
“Who’s Itten?” Williams looked at the wafer held out by the Adept.
“ I am Clerk Itten of the Departmento Munitorum. Commissar, you’d be best advised not to sign the wafer until you have checked the delivery yourself.” a grey-robed, mouse-faced man with an eye implant
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