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> >Subject: FW: The Old Man and the Marine
> >Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 16:45:53 -0400
> >
> >
> >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 spoke to
> >the Marine standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and meet with
> >President Kerry."
> >
> >The Marine replied, "Sir, Mr. Kerry is not President and 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
> >president
> >and doesn't reside here." The man thanked him and again walked away.
> >
> >The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to the
> >very
> >same 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 answered, "Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it!"
> >
> >The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow."
> >