A scene from National Lampoon's Vacation 1983
Motel Clerk

I'm sorry, sir. I can't accept this credit card. [hands Clark back his credit card]

Clark

Why not?

Motel Clerk

The computer says it's been reported lost.

Clark

Oh no, no, no. You see my wife lost her cards back in Colorado, I had to report it, and the computer is probably saying that I lost mine, which obviously, I haven't.

Motel Clerk

Well, you're going to have to straighten that out with your bank.

Clark

[takes out checkbook]

Do you take personal checks?

Motel Clerk

For how much?

Clark

$300.

Motel Clerk

I can't do that, sir.

Clark

Look, I've lost all my cash, and we're on our way to California...

Motel Clerk

[unamused]

Walley World?

Clark

Yeah. Walley World. And I am sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place. I'd really appreciate it.

Motel Clerk

[sternly]

Not without a major credit card.

Clark

I have $6.13 to my name, so I see we're going to have to work something out here between us.

Motel Clerk

[becoming more annoyed]

Look, I've already told you, I can't accept a check without a major credit card.

Clark

I'm making this out for 1000 dollars. All you have to do is give me 300 dollars in cash, and keep the other 700... all for doing nothing more than acting like a total creep.

Motel Clerk

[glares at Clark angrily]

The only thing I can do is let you stay here until the check clears; 10 working days! [A phone rings in the background, and the clerk walks off-screen to answer it. Clark bangs his fist on the desk in frustration, causing the cash register to open. After a pause, he grabs a load of money from the register, puts the check in the register, puts on a cowboy hat, and runs off]

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