to cash a check. As he approaches the cashier he says, “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 President Barrack H. Obama, president of the United States of America.”
Cashier: “Yes, sir, I know who you are, but with all the regulations and monitoring of the banks because of imposters and forgers, etc., 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, but these are the bank rules and I must follow them.”
Obama: “I am urging you to please cash this check.”
Cashier: “Look, sir, here’s what we can do: one day Tiger Woods came into the bank without ID. To prove he was Tiger Woods he pulled out his putting iron 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. So, what can you do to prove that you are really the President of the United States ?”
Obama stood there thinking, and thinking, and finally says: “Honestly, there is nothing that comes to my mind. I can’t think of a single thing”
Cashier: “Will that be large or small bills, Mr. President?” Thanks, Southern.
