An ID is an easy way that one can be legally recognized. It is advised to be very protective of your ID as someone can steal your identity with it and cause you or others harm.
So you can imagine the wary look my friends give me when I ask them for their ID – everyone wants to be very careful. The common question is, what do you want to do with it?
You can just give plain responses on why you want to borrow their ID, or you could be like me who comes up with very interesting ways to make my request.
The ball is now in your court. If you choose the interesting method, I’ll be leaving you with fifteen (15) interesting ways to ask someone to borrow their ID.
15 Interesting Ways to Ask Someone to Borrow Their ID
- Forget diamonds, chocolate, or roses, all I need is your plastic ID to make tonight magical.
- Wow, you look younger than your ID! May I borrow its youthful aura for a quick mission?
- My grandma’s convinced I’m undercover royalty, my ID is the crown jewel, and your ID is the royal stamp of approval. Can I borrow the stamp of approval?
- My fashion sense screams ‘youthful exuberance’, sadly my ID screams ‘retirement home bingo night.’ Can I borrow yours for a glow-up?
- I lost a bet and have to buy everyone beer, but your ID can be my hero.
- Hey buddy, can I borrow your ID for a moment? I promise I won’t use it to become the next secret agent. Well, maybe just a little.
- I have a small favor to ask – any chance I could borrow your ID to unlock the magical door of adulthood? Seems like I lost the key.
- Need a superhero disguise for a day – can I borrow your ID for that? I promise not to use it for evil, just for some mild mischief.
- My sense of direction is getting so bad; that I need an ID to find my way back to responsibility. Can you help with yours?
- Hey there, mind if I borrow your ID for a quick identity makeover? Just kidding, I promise it’s for a harmless mission!
- I’ve got this idea to convince my cat that I’m the mayor of the apartment, and your ID is my ticket to feline leadership. Can I borrow it for a while?
- I’ve got this urgent need to borrow your ID – it’s for a top-secret mission called ‘Impersonate a Responsible Adult.’ Are you in?
- I’ve heard that your ID is the ultimate accessory for time travel. I want to test the theory and see if I end up in the ‘80s, mind if I borrow it?
- I want to see if having your photo on an ID magically makes you immune to bad hair days, can I borrow your ID for that?
- Can I borrow your ID to test a theory that having your picture on an ID automatically makes you 10% more sophisticated?
1. Forget diamonds, chocolate, or roses, all I need is your plastic ID to make tonight magical.
Valentine’s Day is coming, and some people will be getting their roses, violet, diamonds, and chocolate, what will you be getting?
Well, for me, all I need is someone’s plastic ID to make my night magical. Please don’t ask.
What you can do instead, is to use this statement and request that your friend borrow you his/her ID.
- ‘What do you want for Valentine?’
- ‘Forget diamonds, chocolate, or roses, all I need is your plastic ID to make tonight special.’
2. Wow, you look younger than your ID! May I borrow its youthful aura for a quick mission?
Your ID doesn’t just carry your passport picture, it also carries personal information like your date of birth.
So, when using this statement, it could mean that the person is looking younger than their actual age as told by their ID.
This statement could pass as a compliment also which could give you an easy pass to getting that ID.
- ‘Wow, you look younger than your ID!’
- ‘Really?’
- ‘Yeah, may I borrow its youthful aura for a quick mission?’
3. My grandma’s convinced I’m undercover royalty, my ID is the crown jewel, and your ID is the royal stamp of approval. Can I borrow the stamp of approval?
One of the most creative ways to ask someone to lend you their ID is to play the undercover agent. It may not even be your fault; it could be all in your grandma’s head and you’ve just got to play along.
Most people will find the role play weird, but when grandma is involved they may be more obliging.
- ‘My grandma’s convinced I’m undercover royalty.’
- ‘Is that so?’
- ‘Yeah, my ID is the crown jewel, and your ID is the royal stamp of approval. Can I borrow the stamp of approval?’
4. My fashion sense screams ‘youthful exuberance’, sadly my ID screams ‘retirement home bingo night.’ Can I borrow yours for a glow-up?
While you have the fashion sense that Beyonce may be envious of, your ID has the truth of your actual age.
You use this statement when you want to borrow the ID of a person younger than you for a glow-up.
- ‘My fashion sense screams ‘youthful exuberance.’
- ‘That’s a good thing right?’
- ‘Sadly, my ID screams ‘retirement home bingo night. Can I borrow yours for a glow-up?’
5. I lost a bet and have to buy everyone beer, but your ID can be my hero.
It is not a new thing that most underage people pay a visit to the bar to have a good time, but they can’t because of the age limit. Imagine going to a bar and losing a bet; now you have to buy everyone a beer, but you can’t because then they will discover you’re underage.
You’re going to have to borrow your friend’s ID to save the day.
- ‘I lost a bet and have to buy everyone beer.’
- ‘Go ahead, what’s wrong?’
- ‘I’m underage, but your ID can be my hero.’
6. Hey buddy, can I borrow your ID for a moment? I promise I won’t use it to become the next secret agent. Well, maybe just a little.
Sarcasm is a good way to go when it comes to asking someone to lend you their ID in an interesting way. Everyone knows that you’re not a secret agent; with the way you sleep without turning all night, it will not be possible.
But of course, you can pretend to be while you ask someone to lend you their ID.
- ‘Hey buddy, can I borrow your ID for a moment?’
- ‘What for?’
- ‘Chill, I promise I won’t use it to become the next secret agent. Well, maybe just a little.’
7. I have a small favor to ask – any chance I could borrow your ID to unlock the magical door of adulthood? Seems like I lost the key.
This statement is a cryptic way of asking someone older than you to lend you their ID to do adult things that you probably should not be doing.
It appears dramatic and the person may feel like you’re doing too much by believing in the magical, but if it will get you the key to the magical door of adulthood, so what?
- ‘Got a small favor to ask.’
- ‘What’s that?’
- ‘Any chance I could borrow your ID to unlock the magical door of adulthood? Seems like I lost the key.’
8. Need a superhero disguise for a day – can I borrow your ID for that? I promise not to use it for evil, just for some mild mischief.
Everyone has a superhero that they believe in who makes everything better. The superhero could be their role model or someone they admire.
This means that if you want to borrow someone’s ID for a superhero disguise, then they must be the superhero you’ve been looking up to. Just avoid telling them that you’re up to some mild mischief.
- ‘Need a superhero disguise for a day, can I borrow your ID for that?’
- ‘Superhero? Really?’
- ‘Calm down, I promise not to use it for evil, just for some mild mischief.’
9. My sense of direction is getting so bad; that I need an ID to find my way back to responsibility. Can you help with yours?
Most people want to be adults, but once they have a taste of responsibility they want to go back quickly to being a child. I mean, I do. And once in a while, they surely try to escape adulthood, but then some overdo it. When that happens, they will need help finding their way back to responsibility.
- ‘My sense of direction is getting so bad.’
- ‘That’s sad to hear.’
- ‘Yeah, I will need an ID to find my way back to responsibility. Can you help me with yours?’
10. Hey there, mind if I borrow your ID for a quick identity makeover? Just kidding, I promise it’s for a harmless mission!
When someone wants to hide their identity for a while, it means that they are up to no good, or does it? Well, guess we’ll never really know cause using the statement means that you only want to use it for a harmless mission.
Nobody knows how harmless the mission is, we can only hope.
- ‘Hey there, mind if I borrow your ID for a quick identity makeover?’
- ‘Identity makeover?!’
- ‘Just kidding, I promise it’s for a harmless mission!’
11. I’ve got this idea to convince my cat that I’m the mayor of the apartment, and your ID is my ticket to feline leadership. Can I borrow it for a while?
There are three types of pet owners – dog lovers, cat lovers, and other animal lovers. If you’re a cat lover or a cat owner, then this statement is most suitable for you.
But be warned, only cat owners like you will get the joke because nobody will understand why you need to convince a cat that you’re the mayor of your apartment.
- ‘I’ve got this idea to convince my cat that I’m the mayor of the apartment.’
- ‘Your cat causing problems again?’
- ‘Yeah, and your ID is my ticket to feline leadership. Can I borrow it for a while?’
12. I’ve got this urgent need to borrow your ID – it’s for a top-secret mission called ‘Impersonate a Responsible Adult.’ Are you in?
We can all be adults, but we can’t all be responsible adults, now can we?
Some people still have that childish and immature part of them that they are not willing to let go. If you belong to this group, you may have to look for a responsible adult who you can impersonate when the situation calls for it.
- ‘I’ve got this urgent need to borrow your ID.’
- ‘An urgent need? What for?’
- ‘It’s for a top-secret mission called ‘Impersonate a Responsible Adult.’ Are you in?’
13. I’ve heard that your ID is the ultimate accessory for time travel. I want to test the theory and see if I end up in the ‘80s, mind if I borrow it?
Is time travel real or is it just something we see in movies? Well, I would like to try that out and your ID is the ultimate accessory for time travel.
The statement above is one of the ways I ask someone to lend me their ID, you could borrow it too.
- ‘I’ve heard that your ID is the ultimate accessory for time travel.’
- ‘How sure are you?’
- ‘Well, it’s a theory that I want to test to see if I end up in the ‘80s. Mind if I borrow it?’
14. I want to see if having your photo on an ID magically makes you immune to bad hair days, can I borrow your ID for that?
This statement is mostly said by a person who always has a bad hair day to another person who seems to have their hair in perfect form most days.
Hence, while asking to borrow someone’s ID, you’re indirectly implying that they are immune to having bad hair and that you want that immunity.
- ‘You never disappoint. Perfect hair once again.’
- ‘Thank you.’
- ‘I would like to see if having your photo on an ID magically makes you immune to bad hair days, can I borrow your ID for that?’
15. Can I borrow your ID to test a theory that having your picture on an ID automatically makes you 10% more sophisticated?
Is the notion that having your picture on an ID makes you 10% more sophisticated? Well, nobody knows, which is why your ID is needed – to test that theory.
- ‘Can I borrow your ID?’
- ‘What for?’
- ‘I want to test a theory that having your picture on an ID makes you 10% more sophisticated.’
Wrapping Up
I hope that now you’ve seen the strategy I use in asking my friends to lend me their ID, you will adapt to using them and make your requests more creative.
These statements will make your friends have a good laugh about your intent, and they will help you out with the ID.
Just like me, be mindful of your tone of voice, body language, and how you handle the ID when it’s given to you. Remember it’s someone’s legal identity you’re dealing with, so be careful about it.