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SandraT · 11-13-2008, 02:08 PM

One sunny day in January, 2009 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 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?'

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, Sir.'

Frank van den Eeden · 11-13-2008, 03:33 PM

Hey Sandra,
your joke happened in the future ! = really special

Most women don't like president Bush.
They all seem to prefer Bill Clinton, even though he is known to be a womanizer...

amicalement,
Frank.

ScottJ · 11-14-2008, 10:44 AM

Frank, as an American myself, I can say that a dislike for George W. Bush and/or his policies is not limited to any gender, age group, ethnicity, etc. In fact, members of his own party were so displeased that they publicly supported Obama, which is normally a big no-no. The joke made me smile, not laugh...but only because I feel very similar to the old man.

SandraT · 11-17-2008, 09:32 AM

your joke happened in the future ! = really special

My friend Frank, I didn't realize it said Jan 09. I didn't stop to think about it, really. Anyway, I really enjoyed although like Scott, didn't laugh, just smiled.

11-13-2008, 02:08 PM	#1
SandraT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Havana,Cuba Posts: 1,200 Rep Power: 1686	a Bush league joke One sunny day in January, 2009 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 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?' 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, Sir.' __________________ _____________________________ [Have a nice day!!! ♥ Sandra T ♥

11-13-2008, 03:33 PM	#2
Frank van den Eeden Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Antwerp/Belgium Age: 63 Posts: 334 Rep Power: 433	Re: a Bush league joke Hey Sandra, your joke happened in the future ! = really special Most women don't like president Bush. They all seem to prefer Bill Clinton, even though he is known to be a womanizer... amicalement, Frank. __________________ beste groeten - sinc�res salutations - kindest regards - atentamente - mit freundlichen Gr��en

11-14-2008, 10:44 AM	#3
ScottJ Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 327 Rep Power: 510	Re: a Bush league joke Frank, as an American myself, I can say that a dislike for George W. Bush and/or his policies is not limited to any gender, age group, ethnicity, etc. In fact, members of his own party were so displeased that they publicly supported Obama, which is normally a big no-no. The joke made me smile, not laugh...but only because I feel very similar to the old man.

11-17-2008, 09:32 AM	#4
SandraT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Havana,Cuba Posts: 1,200 Rep Power: 1686	Re: a Bush league joke your joke happened in the future ! = really special My friend Frank, I didn't realize it said Jan 09. I didn't stop to think about it, really. Anyway, I really enjoyed although like Scott, didn't laugh, just smiled. __________________ _____________________________ [Have a nice day!!! ♥ Sandra T ♥

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