A politician walks into a bank to cash a cheque.

When he’s called over to the teller, he says, “Good morning, could you please cash this cheque for me?”

The tellers replies, “It would be my pleasure sir. Could you please show me your ID?”

The politician says, “Truthfully, I didn’t bring my ID with me as I didn’t think there any need to to. I’m one of the biggest politicians in the country.”

The teller replies, “yes sir, I know who you are… but with all the regulations and monitoring of the banks because of imposters, forgers, and requirements of the legislation, I must insist on seeing ID.”

The politician starts to get frustrated.

“Just ask anyone here at the bank who I am and they’ll tell you. Everyone knows who I am.” he said.

The teller tells the politician that rules are rules and she can’t cash his cheque with ID.

The politician is really angry now. He snaps back at the teller.

“C’mon woman, I’m urging you, please cash this cheque.” he says.

The teller, sick of explaining the rules, has another idea.

“Look sir, here is an example of what we can do. One day Tiger Woods came into the bank without ID. To prover 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 cheque,” she said.

“Another time, Andre Agassi came in without ID. He pulled out his tennis racket and made a fabulous shot where the tennis ball landed in my cup. With that shot we cashed his cheque. So, Mr politician, what can do to prove to me that you are who you say you are?”

Taken aback, the politician stands around thinking about what he can do to prove who he is.

Finally he says to the teller.

“Honestly, my mind is a total blank. There is nothing I can do that comes to mind. I can’t think of a single thing. I have absolutely no idea what to do and I don’t have a clue.” he said.

With a big smile, the teller says, “Will that be large notes or small notes, sir?”