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mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 01:04 PM Jan 2021

Borrowed this!

One afternoon late in January 2021,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 Trump.” The Marine looked at the man and said, “Sir, Mr Trump 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 Trump.” The Marine repeated, “Sir, as I told you yesterday, Mr Trump is no longer President and no longer resides here.” The man thanked him and, again, just walked away.
The third day, the old man approached the White House and spoke to the very same U.S. Marine, saying again, “I would like to go in and meet with President Trump.” The Marine, understandably irritated at this point, looked at the man and said, “Sir, this is the third day in a row you’ve been here asking to speak to Trump. I’ve told you each time that he’s no longer the President and no longer resides here. Don’t you get it?” The old man looked at the Marine and said,..”Oh, I understand,I just love hearing it.”
The Marine snapped to attention and said, “See you tomorrow, Sir.” 😊

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Borrowed this! (Original Post) mfcorey1 Jan 2021 OP
The version of this which I have always heard was about Buddy Rich.... GReedDiamond Jan 2021 #1

GReedDiamond

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1. The version of this which I have always heard was about Buddy Rich....
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 01:13 PM
Jan 2021

...the drummer. Except it involved phone calls to Rich's widow. The caller would ask for Buddy, and was told "Buddy passed away." This went on for several phone calls, finally concluding with the same "I just love hearing it" remark.

The caller was a former Buddy Rich Band member. Apparently Buddy was a great drummer, but not so great a person.

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