[carterehsmith]

>> There may be a valid reason to sign such an agreement without actually meaning it

Hmmm, I thought that if you sign an agreement... it does not matter whether you "mean it" or not. You signed it, so it has to have some meaning.

Or, can you back out of a signed agreement by saying "Oh, I did not mean it"?

Not an expert, but seems dubious/shady.