Jacob Zuma walked into a branch of First National Bank to cash a cheque. As he approached the cashier he said, "Good morning, could you please cash this cheque for me?"
Cashier: "It would be my pleasure Sir. Could you please show me your ID?"
Zuma: "Well I didn't bring my ID with me as I didn't think there was any need to. I am Jacob Zuma, the President!"
Cashier: "I'm sorry, but with all the regulations, monitoring of the banks because of imposters, fraud and forgers, etc. I must insist on proof of identity."
Zuma: "Just ask anyone here at the bank who I am and they will tell you.
Everybody knows who I am."
Everybody knows who I am."
Cashier: "I am sorry Mr President; these are the bank rules and I must follow them."
Zuma: "I need this cheque cashed."
Cashier: "Perhaps there's another way. One day Ernie Els came into the bank without ID. To prove he was Ernie Els he pulled out his putter and made a beautiful putt across the bank into a cup. With that shot we knew him to be Ernie Els and cashed his cheque.
"Another time, Naas Botha came in without ID. He pulled out a rugby ball and made a fabulous drop kick where the ball landed in my coffee mug. With that spectacular kick we cashed his cheque. So sir, what can you do to prove that it is you, and only you, the President?"
Zuma stood there thinking and finally says: "Honestly, I can't think of a single thing I'm good at."
Cashier: "Will that be R100 notes or R200 notes, Mr President?"
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