When Jared first penned the dirty drawing, he admitted he thought it would go through okay and that he could just change it the next year
Slipped through: His proof of age card was approved with the drawing on it
Slipped through: His proof of age card was approved with the drawing on it
A man who changed his signature to a drawing of a penis "for a laugh" has lost a five-year battle with Australian authorities for it to be recognised.
Jared Hyams scrawled the eyebrow-raising moniker at the bottom of a form for the Australian Electoral Commission as a joke.
But he had no idea it would land him in a five-year legal battle with various authorities to accept it as a signature.
He said: "I thought it would be a laugh; they would approve it and next year I would sign something different.
Sydney Morning Herald
Scribble: Jared Hyams' Deakin University student card
Scribble: Jared Hyams' Deakin University student card
"But when I did this signature all of a sudden the shit hit the fan. I was receiving letters and phone calls telling me I couldn't have it. I thought, that's interesting, why not?"
So the 33-year-old Melbourne man did what anyone would do - he signed up to study for a law degree, determined to take on the Australian government.
Sydney Morning Herald
Hilarious: He used the signature as a joke
Hilarious: He used the signature as a joke
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