Passport or Mugshot?

Passport or mugshot?I've come to the realization that the passport clerks must take the same photography class as the guys at the DMV.

Anyway, I'm now "official" and ready to go to Canada for TODCON. What is it about a Passport that makes you feel <hick>bona-fiiiide</hick>. Is it that we see Bond walking around with one, or is it just seeing our pictures on an official government document that other countries recognize.