Back in the olden days, before he was Secretary of State, he came to the UN for some consultations on Iraq, after the first Iraq war. We knew he was there, but we weren't involved in his programme. So, sometime mid-afternoon, while we're just working quietly, this guy walks into our office and starts looking out the window, searching for something. I notice this guy, but don't really pay too much attention until someone else looks and says, "Is that Colin Powell?" So we're all subtly checking this person out, because he looks like Colin Powell, but there's no reason for him to be there at all. So finally Marybeth goes up and asks, "Excuse me, but are you Colin Powell?" He is indeed! He's cool, happy to shake our hands and meet us, and explains that he's lost his motorcade. So we use our vast resources and connections to find his cars and get them to the right place, escort him down, and see a grateful General on his way.
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Colin Powell Rules
Date: 2003-09-24 01:14 pm (UTC)Back in the olden days, before he was Secretary of State, he came to the UN for some consultations on Iraq, after the first Iraq war. We knew he was there, but we weren't involved in his programme. So, sometime mid-afternoon, while we're just working quietly, this guy walks into our office and starts looking out the window, searching for something. I notice this guy, but don't really pay too much attention until someone else looks and says, "Is that Colin Powell?" So we're all subtly checking this person out, because he looks like Colin Powell, but there's no reason for him to be there at all. So finally Marybeth goes up and asks, "Excuse me, but are you Colin Powell?" He is indeed! He's cool, happy to shake our hands and meet us, and explains that he's lost his motorcade. So we use our vast resources and connections to find his cars and get them to the right place, escort him down, and see a grateful General on his way.