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Posted at 7:47 AM on February 22, 2009 by Bob Collins (0 Comments)
Filed under: Life

You know that game they play at the St. Paul Saints game where a couple of fans spin around while holding their head on a vertical bat, and then try to run a few yards? That must be what being a former president of the United States is like. You go from being the center of a universe to being a guy who does... well... what?

A Dallas hardware store took out an ad in a newspaper, offering a greeter's job to former president George Bush. On Saturday, the greeter-in-chief showed up to claim the gig.

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