Saturday, August 6, 2011

Question 1199: Where there's The Will

What document is this? What have I blanked out? And why is the blanked out part known to us in a much wider sense now?

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Answer: The United States' Declaration of Independance. John Hancock's signature is blanked out. His flamboyant signature occupied so much space, that it became for the other members to sign on it and hence "John Hancock" has become synonymous with a "signature".

14 Answers:

yadu said...

declaration of indepedence

wheelsandwings said...

Declaration of Independence, blanked out part is John Hancock's signature. His flamboyant signature has resulted in the term John Hancock being used as a synonym for signature

VK said...

The Declaration of Independence with John Hancock's signature blanked out. It is now seen on the stern of the USS John Hancock. Two buildings in Boston and Chicago are named for him.

Soumya said...

John Hancock. Declaration of Independence. The phrase 'Put ur Hancock down' or sumthing along dose lyns means i guess to syn clearly lyk John Hancock did.

Anonymous said...

U.S. Declaration of Independence , John Hancock's large signature..
- Sukanto

Doesn'tMatter said...

The document is the US Declaration of Independence.

The name is John Hancock.

Now used by some as a synonym for signature.

Maitreya Ghorpade said...

Declaration Of Independence. John Hancock. Which is now used colloquially as a reference to one's signature.

Kapinjal Chowdhury said...

DECLARANCE OF INDEPENDANCE, SIGNED BY JOHN HANCOCK!

Anonymous said...

declaration of independence

Adi said...

USA's Declaration of independence..the blanked out part is John Hancock's signature..who was president of congress...the rest is from wiki..sorry..got bored of typing [sic] Hancock's large, flamboyant signature became iconic, and John Hancock emerged in the United States as an informal synonym for "signature".

Rohan said...

george washington ?

Ruhi Shirodkar said...

The Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
well....HANCOCK!

dr.vijaynath.v said...

first bug

Anirban said...

Declaration of Freedom??
The Signature of Jorge Washington is blanked out.
Significance - no idea