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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.<br /><br />He spoke to the Marine standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and meet with President Kerry."<br /><br />The Marine replied, "Sir, Mr. Kerry is not President and doesn't reside here."<br /><br />The old man said, "Okay," and walked away.<br /><br />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"<br /><br />The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Kerry is not President and doesn't reside here."<br /><br />The man thanked him and again walked away.<br /><br />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."<br /><br />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<br />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?"<br /><br />The old man answered, "Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it."<br /><br />The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow."