This anecdote works well for the President of Pakistan:
President walks into a Bank…
President Zardari walks into a local bank in Islamabad to cash a cheque. He is surrounded by his chamchas. He approaches the cashier and says, “Good morning Madam, could you please cash this cheque for me?”
Cashier:
“It would be my pleasure sir. Could you please show me your ID?”
Zardari:
“Truthfully, I did not bring my ID with me as I didn’t think there was any need to. I am President Zardari, the President of the United States of Pakistan !!!!”
Cashier:
“Yes sir, I know who you are, but poor state of the economy and monitoring of the banks because of bank hold-ups, impostors, forgers, money laundering, and bad loans underwriting not to mention requirements of the Article 6, Amendments 62, and 63rd , etc., I must insist on seeing ID.”
Zardari:
“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.”
Zardari:
“I am urging you, please, to cash this check. I need to buy a gift for Sarah Palin for Valentine’s Day”
Cashier:
“Look Mr. President, here is an example of what we can do. One day, Imran came into one of our bank branches without ID. To prove he was Imran Khan he pulled out his bat and hit a beautiful sixer out of the bank into Raja Rentals Motorcade. With that shot we knew him to be Imran Khan and cashed his check.”
“Another time, Aisam-ul-Haq came into the same place without ID. He pulled out his tennis racquet and made a fabulous shot whereas the tennis ball landed in a coffee 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 Pakistan?”
Zardari just 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:
“That will do, sir. Will that be large or small denomination currency notes, Mr. President?
