Aged....but not necessarily senile

Jimbuna · 02-22-09, 10:06 AM

One sunny day in January, 2009 an old man approached the White House from Across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he'd been sitting on a parkbench. 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.'

Platapus · 02-22-09, 02:00 PM

Have not heard that one before.

Jimbuna · 02-22-09, 02:04 PM

Just got this via email to what should be 'my private addy:

Quote:

It has come to our attention that your Bank of America account has become inactive on Feb. 22nd, 2009. To avoid losing your online services and scheduled payments, you have to reactivate your Bank of America online banking by updating it.

Please visit our website located at:
http://mail.acmeglobal.com//manual/ssl/.cgi/.ups/date/sitekey.bankofamerica-com/sas/signonScreen.dostate=/signon.php?SSL512=yes
As the primary contact, you have to reactivate these services or you will no longer be able to use them.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Thank you for using Bank of America.

Regards,
Bank of America CService

If one of you from across the pond would be kind enough to comply on my behalf I'm more than willing to share the money in the account

Platapus · 02-22-09, 02:29 PM

Surprising at the number of people would fall for that without verifying it beforehand.

Jimbuna · 02-22-09, 04:34 PM

You mean it's a scam

antikristuseke · 02-22-09, 05:22 PM

Just looking at that url you should see its a scam.

bookworm_020 · 02-22-09, 09:21 PM

Liked the joke!

Jimbuna · 02-23-09, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antikristuseke

Just looking at that url you should see its a scam.

Okay....I'll ignore it then....but not until I've reported it to a few colleagues

02-22-09, 10:06 AM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Aged....but not necessarily senile One sunny day in January, 2009 an old man approached the White House from Across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he'd been sitting on a parkbench. 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.' __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-22-09, 02:00 PM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Have not heard that one before. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-22-09, 02:29 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Surprising at the number of people would fall for that without verifying it beforehand. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-22-09, 04:34 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You mean it's a scam __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-22-09, 09:21 PM	#7
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Liked the joke! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

02-22-09, 05:22 PM	#6
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Just looking at that url you should see its a scam.