Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 22, 2015
Transcript:
Cop: His bail's been set at $500, ma'am. Lacey: You will accept a personal check, won't you? Cop: I'm sorry, ma'am, we can only take cash. Lacey: How about collateral, then? I'll leave this diamond brooch with you until I can have the cash wired. Cop: Uh... ma'am, I don't think that's acceptable as... Lacey: Acceptable! Dear man, this brooch was given to my mother by the Duchess of Kent! Cop: No, I mean... Lacey: Mother always took it with her travelling in case the local currency collapsed.
How did we survive before ATMs?