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How Many Potential Felonies?

Feb 10, 2010
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Can you spot on this website?

I particularly like the site's disclaimer, as applied to the fake auto insurance card, the fake medical evaluation form, and the fake state summons form or jury duty excuse letter:

The products of NoveltyExcuses.com cannot be used for any illegal purpose. …

Although our products look extremely authentic, they are for educational/entertainment use only. We are not responsible for misuse of our products. …

Any item sold or issued by us are not authentic doctor’s notes, jury forms , or other document from any hospital, clinic or government institution. They are only to be used as novelty items for gags gifts and are for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. The use of these items for any other purpose is strongly condemned by us.

Riiiight.

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  1. James  •  Feb 10, 2010 @3:54 pm

    I wonder what led them to stop making "fake novelty pay stubs".

  2. Chris Berez  •  Feb 10, 2010 @9:32 pm

    Well, I know that at the last party I attended, I was thinking: "If only I had some fake yet authentic-looking jury excuse forms… oh, the magnitude of entertainment I could provide."

    It's funny how people think putting a disclaimer on something automatically gets you off the hook.

    "The marijuana I am selling is for aesthetic purposes only. Marijuana is illegal in the United States, and I am in no way encouraging you to light it on fire and inhale the smoke. This baggie is meant for visual entertainment, and should you happen to ingest it, I am not at fault. Simply pull it out to show your friends and yell 'Hey look! I've got marijuana!' Then you can put it back in your pocket, you'll all have a good laugh, and then go off and have a nice warm glass of milk."

  3. Ken  •  Feb 11, 2010 @10:20 am

    "Excuse, me, can I buy you a drink? By the way, these roofies are purely for entertainment purposes."

  4. Ken  •  Feb 11, 2010 @10:24 am

    To the extent that anyone submits any of these forms to any arm of the federal government, the company has aided and abetted a violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001. Many states will have similar provisions criminalizing submitting a fake document to the state.

    So, if some lab tech at the VA buys a fake note and submits it to his supervisor to get off work, arguably the company has committed a federal felony.

    By the way — note that their marketing directly contradicts their flimsy statement that these are for entertainment only. Note the "worked like a charm" testimonial. Or the "In a jam? We've got your back."

    I also like that they say their site "bares" not responsibility.

  5. smurfy  •  Feb 12, 2010 @3:27 pm

    I'm at a loss as to how I could use a fake acupuncture form.

    Now my fake id back in the late teens, that truly was used for entertainment purposes.