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Ryan
Guest
An old man and a Marine
One sunny day in 2005 an old man approached the White House from across
Pennsylvania Avenue, where he'd been sitting on a park bench. He went up
to the U.S. Marine standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and
meet with President Kerry." The Marine looked at the man and said, "Sir,
Mr. Kerry is not the president, he did not win the election and he doesn't
reside here." The old man said, "Okay" and walked away. The following day,
the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, "I
would like to go in and meet with President Kerry." The Marine again told
the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Kerry is not the president and
doesn't reside here." The man thanked him and walked away. The third day,
the same man approached the White House and spoke to the very same U. S.
Marine, saying, "I would like to go in and meet with President Kerry." The
Marine, understandably agitated at this point, looked at the man and said,
"Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak
to Mr. Kerry. I've told you already that Mr. Kerry is not the president
and doesn't reside here. Don't you understand?" The old man looked at the
Marine and said, "Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it." The Marine
snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow."
One sunny day in 2005 an old man approached the White House from across
Pennsylvania Avenue, where he'd been sitting on a park bench. He went up
to the U.S. Marine standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and
meet with President Kerry." The Marine looked at the man and said, "Sir,
Mr. Kerry is not the president, he did not win the election and he doesn't
reside here." The old man said, "Okay" and walked away. The following day,
the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, "I
would like to go in and meet with President Kerry." The Marine again told
the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Kerry is not the president and
doesn't reside here." The man thanked him and walked away. The third day,
the same man approached the White House and spoke to the very same U. S.
Marine, saying, "I would like to go in and meet with President Kerry." The
Marine, understandably agitated at this point, looked at the man and said,
"Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak
to Mr. Kerry. I've told you already that Mr. Kerry is not the president
and doesn't reside here. Don't you understand?" The old man looked at the
Marine and said, "Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it." The Marine
snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow."
