From Messiah to Punchline
I got this joke from an associate who, I think, votes Democrat. It's a good sign when Obama is the butt of jokes among his own constituents.
President Obama walks into the Bank of America 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 Barack Obama, the president of the United States of America!"
Cashier: "Yes sir, I know who you are. But with all the regulations, monitoring, of the banks because of impostors 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 Mr. President, but these are the bank rules and I must follow them."
Obama: "I am urging you please to cash this check."
Cashier: "Look Mr. President, this is 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. Another time, Andre Agassi came in without ID. He pulled out his tennis racquet and made a fabulous shot whereas the tennis ball landed in my 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 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?"
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Jul '10
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Obama stood there thinking and finally takes Her cup and gives it to the vagrant outside.
or
Obama, by executive order, claims the bank "too big to fail" and takes it over by fiat and fires the cashier.
May '11
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Like the joke but the joke would work better if you had Tiger Woods look down a nice wide fairway and he proceeds to slice the ball into the trees.
Aug '11
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Or groggily drive his SUV off the road, with the ball flying of the roof and landing in the cup.
Apr '11
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...or take a fancy to the attractive young lady at the counter next to him
Dec '10
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Not bad, not bad at all.
Nov '10
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I think Obama would have pointed to the toddler in the stroller nearby, and said, "Just make it a loan against his account."
May '10
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Just heard an ad on the radio for windows or something that promised to "save you money -- not 'Obama money', your hard-earned money," etc. Not particularly funny, but it makes your point, Aaron: that it's now become acceptable, even hip, to mock the guy -- even in mixed company.
That's significant.
Jan '11
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That's the winner of the week for me ... give Aaron a broadside from Encounter Books ...
Mar '11
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We've come a long way from the days when late-night comics were afraid to tell Obama jokes.
I think Obama would have pointed to the toddler in the stroller nearby, and said, "Just make it a loan against his account."
Karen send this line to Leno, you could get paid. :D
Oct '10
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I love this! Please please Rob Long, can we have Mark Steyn read this on a podcast? Or James Lileks?
Pretty please?
Dec '10
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Le debt, c'est moi!
Mar '11
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This is silly - Mr Obama prints his own money, and doesn't need to visit a bank. They are so, um, capitalistic, and he might meet a peasant.
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Hey, I've got one, I've got one!
One day Obama is out for a jog and he sees a little boy on the corner with a box. Curious, he jogs over and says, "What's in the box, kid?"
"Kittens," the boy says. "Brand new kittens."
Obama chuckles and says, "What kind of kittens are they?"
"Democrats," the kid says.
"Oh, that's cute," Obama says, and he runs off.
A couple of days later Obama is out for a jog again, this time with a friend. He spies the boy with the box. "You've got to check this out," he says to the friend. They jog over to the boy.
"Look in the box," Obama says. "Isn't that cute? Look at those little kittens. Hey, kid. Tell my friend what kind of kittens they are."
"Republicans," the boy says.
"Huh?" Obama says. "When I came by the other day, you said they were Democrats."
"Well," the kid says, "Their eyes are open now."
Oct '10
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Judith Levy: Hey, I've got one, I've got one!
One day Obama is out for a jog and he sees a little boy on the corner with a box. Curious, he jogs over and says, "What's in the box, kid?"
"Kittens," the boy says. "Brand new kittens."
Obama chuckles and says, "What kind of kittens are they?"
"Democrats," the kid says.
"Oh, that's cute," Obama says, and he runs off.
A couple of days later Obama is out for a jog again, this time with a friend. He spies the boy with the box. "You've got to check this out," he says to the friend. They jog over to the boy.
"Look in the box," Obama says. "Isn't that cute? Look at those little kittens. Hey, kid. Tell my friend what kind of kittens they are."
"Republicans," the boy says.
"Huh?" Obama says. "When I came by the other day, you said they were Democrats."
"Well," the kid says, "Their eyes are open now." · Aug 20 at 3:50am
Ha! That's awesome too. We should have a contest of Obama jokes, and the winner gets his read by James Lileks or Mark Steyn.