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by carapace 2905 days ago
Reminds me of this arcane tidbit: you can write your own checks...

> you can write a “negotiable instrument,” bank talk for a valid check, on just about anything. According to the Uniform Commercial Code, the body of law that governs these things, all you have to include are the name of the payee, the dollar amount, the name of your bank, your signature, the date, and some suitable words of conveyance, such as “pay to the order of.” You don’t need the account number or the bank ID number you find on preprinted checks.

https://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/562/can-you-write-...