Saturday, December 20, 2008
Imelda Joke
After Imelda completed 10 years of being the first lady of the Philippines, she wanted a special postage stamp issued with her picture on it.
President Marcos, wanting to please his wife, instructed the Postmaster General to make it happen stressing that it should be of international quality.
The stamps were duly released, and Imelda was pleased; however, very shortly after the release of the stamp, she began hearing complaints that the stamp was not sticking properly.
She became furious and complained to her husband. President Marcos called Gen. Ver and ordered him to investigate the matter.
Gen. Ver checked several post offices and then reported back to the president.
He said, "Sir, the stamp is really of international quality. The problem is, our citizens are spitting
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*photo by: http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:xT-YbE2Lm_GKKM:http://www.iomoon.com/philippines1086.jpg
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