Justin Trudeau walks into a Royal Bank to cash a cheque. As he approaches the
cashier he says, "Bonjour,
Madame, could you please cash this cheque for
me?"
Cashier: "It would be my pleasure sir. Could you
please show me your
ID?"
Trudeau: "Truthfully, I did not bring my ID with me as I
didn't think there was any need to. I am Justin Trudeau, the leader of
the Liberal Party of Canada!"
Cashier: "Yes sir, I know who you are, but with all
the regulations and monitoring of the banks because of impostors and
forgers and requirements of the CIDC legislation, etc., I must insist on
seeing ID."
Trudeau: “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. Trudeau, but these are the bank rules and I must follow
them."
Trudeau: "Mon dieu. I am urging you, please, to cash this
cheque."
Cashier:
"Look Mr. Trudeau, here is an example of what we can
do.
One
day, Tiger Woods came into the 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
cheque.
Another
time, Andre Agassi came in without ID. He pulled out his tennis racket
and made a fabulous shot whereas the tennis ball landed in my cup. With
that shot we cashed his cheque.
So,
Mr. Trudeau, what can you do to prove that it is you, and only
you?"
Trudeau
stands there thinking, and thinking, and finally says, "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 and I
don't have a clue."
Cashier:
"Will that be large or small bills, Mr. Trudeau?"