President Obama went to a bank to cash a check. As he approached the cashier he said, "Good morning, Ma'am. Could you please cash this check for me?"
Cashier: "It would be my pleasure sir. Could you please show me your ID?
Obama: "Truthfully, I did not bring my ID with me as I didn't think there was any need to. I am Barack Hussein Obama, the president of the United States of AMERICA !!!!"
Cashier: "Yes sir, I know who you are. However, due to all the regulations and monitoring of the banks mandated by the Dodd/Frank legislation, I must insist on seeing ID."
Obama: "Just ask anyone here at the bank who I am, and they will tell you. Everybody knows who I am."
Cashier: "I am sorry, Mr. President, but these are the bank rules, and I must follow them."
Obama: "I am urging you, please, to cash this check!"
Cashier: "Look, Mr. President, I just thought of a possible away around this situation. A couple of precedents may apply to your case ...
- One day Tiger Woods came into this bank without ID. To prove he was Tiger Woods, he pulled out his putter and made a beautiful shot across the bank into a cup. With that shot we knew him to be Tiger Woods and cashed his check.
- Another time, Andre Agassi came in without ID. He pulled out his tennis racquet and made a fabulous shot whereas the tennis ball landed in my cup. With that shot we cashed his check.
So, Mr. President. What can you do to prove that it is you ... and only you ... as the President of the United States?"
Obama stood there thinking, and thinking and finally said: "Honestly, my mind is a total blank. There is nothing that comes to my mind. I can't think of a single thing. I have absolutely no idea what to do."
Cashier: "Will that be large or small bills, Mr. President?"