One sunny day in the not too distant future an old man approached 10 Downing St.
He spoke to the policeman standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and meet with Prime Minister Brown."
The policeman looked at the man and said, "Sir, Mr. Brown is no longer Prime Minister and no longer resides here."
The old man said, "Okay" and walked away.
The following day, the same man approached the 10 Downing St and said to the same policeman,
"I would like to go in and meet with Prime Minister Brown."
The policeman again told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Brown is no longer Prime Minister and no longer resides here."
The man thanked him and, again, just walked away.
The third day, the same man approached 10 Downing St and spoke to the very same policeman, saying "I would like to go in and meet with Prime Minister Brown."
The policeman, displaying the patience for which the British bobby is famous, looked at the man and said,
"Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Brown.
I've told you already that Mr. Brown is no longer the Prime Minister and no longer resides here. Don't you understand?"
The old man looked at the policeman and said, "Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it."
The officer snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow."
