A tourist climbed out of his car in downtown Washington,
D.C.
He said to a man standing near the curb, "Listen, I'm going to be
only a couple of minutes. Would you watch my car while I run into
this store?"
"What?" the man huffed. "Do you realize that I am a member of the
United States Senate?"
"Well no," the tourist said, "I didn't realize that. But it's all
right. I'll trust you anyway."