# To the moronic twat behind the counter at the bank yesterday

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-moronic-twat-behind-the-counter-at-the-bank-yesterday/316908>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 13, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-moronic-twat-behind-the-counter-at-the-bank-yesterday/316908 "2005-08-13T23:00:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 3

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-moronic-twat-behind-the-counter-at-the-bank-yesterday/316908/41 "2005-08-15T20:12:34Z")

</div>

> [@Bearflag70](#):
>
> At least where I worked, tellers did not need to get ID from people they already know. There’s no sense in asking for ID in those cases.

I forgot–“Known” (and initialled as such by the teller) is a valid form of primary ID. Of course, the teller takes complete responsibility if the known person turns out to be fraudulent, so most smart tellers are pretty cautious with this.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-moronic-twat-behind-the-counter-at-the-bank-yesterday/316908.md?page=2)