[Lancey Howard]

Afterward, Chris Tengi, a technical staff member, asked to look at the key that came with the voting machine. He noticed an alphanumeric code printed on the key, and remarked that he had a key at home with the same code on it. The next day he brought in his key and sure enough it opened the voting machine.

Chris’s key was left over from a previous job, maybe fifteen years ago. He said the key had opened either a file cabinet or the access panel on an old VAX computer.

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Har!!!!

"Say there! May I have a look at that key?"
"Sure, have a look."
"Hmmmm.... The alphanumeric code on this key looks familiar. Yes, I remember! I once had a key like that about fifteen years ago."

Case closed.

[DBrow]

Hee hee, I didn't notice that. The guy looks at the key, maybe takes notes, then shows up with an identical key many hours later. Well that's proof, and David Copperfield made an elephant disappear right on stage too.

Wonder what locksmith got bribed or what blackbag team got an urgent call!

[nascarnation]

beat me to it, that's the sure flag for a bogus story