One sunny day in January, 2013, an old man approached the Lodge...

One sunny day in January, 2013, an old man approached the Lodge the Canberra

residence of Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard



he'd been sitting on a park bench. He spoke to the guard and said,



"I would like to go in and meet with Prime Minister Julia Gillard."

The Guard looked at the man and said, "Sir, Ms Gillard 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 The Lodge and said to the same Guard,



"I would like to go in and meet with Prime Minister Gillard."

The Guard again told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday,



Ms Gillard 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 the The Lodge and spoke to the very same Guard,



saying,"I would like to go in and meet with Prime Minister Gillard."

The Guard, 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 to speak to Ms Gillard.



I've told you already that Ms Gillard is no longer the Prime Minister and no longer resides here.



Don't you understand?"

The old man looked at the Guard and said, "Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it."

The Guard snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow, Sir.