Bush no longer lives in the White House.
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 U. S. Marine standing guard and said: "I would like
to go in and meet with President Bush."
The Marine looked at the man and said: "Sir, Mr. Bush is no longer
president and no longer resides 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
Bush."
The Marine again told the man: "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Bush
is no longer president and no longer resides here." The man thanked him
and, again, just 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 Bush."
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. Bush. I've told you already that Mr. Bush is no longer
the president and no longer resides here. Don't you understand?"
"Oh, I understand. But I just love hearing it!"
The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said: "OK... See you
tomorrow!"
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