Driver's license pictures

Yes that's part of the problem. It's a picture that follows you around for years. I would think the main goal would be to take a picture that if someone needed to look at it to identify you, it would clearly look like you. I do not look like an ostrich, especially a constipated one, so they did not accomplish this goal.

I've started making an appointment to get my license renewed which has resulted in me getting in and out quickly. I agree that being able to do so feels like an accomplishment in and of itself.

In my mind, the purpose of a picture on a driver's license is for identification purposes. The main times that somebody would be looking at the picture is if a police officer pulls you over, or for an event requiring a picture ID like taking college entrance exams. The DMV guy should tell people to stare at the camera and pose like a deer in headlights because that's how anybody's going to look in any of those scenarios.

Sounds like it's an international problem. When you say the other three went in the bin, does that mean they took four shots and you got to pick one of them?

Wow! That's interesting. I would have thought it would be across the board for the whole US. I guess the individual states get to determine if we're plagued by a picture that looks like an ostrich (in my case) or not.

I guess that's at least nice that they ask. Here in the US, or at least the part where I live, you get one shot and then they (figuratively) kick you out the door. 😂

That is frequently the case, but this last time I actually got a rather jovial fella. His cordialness actually pleasantly took me by surprise.

That's too bad! I would think you'd look very nice in a picture, what with your leather and animal pelt clothing and pointed helmet with antlers.