by Al Kamen - Apr. 3, 2009 11:25 AM
The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - There's a new Obama executive order. This one is for staff working at the White House. On Saturdays, we hear, they are being advised that they should wear jeans (color unspecified), by order of President Obama. Apparently the president figured that, if you have to come in on Saturday to work, you might as well be comfortable.
True Stories:
On Christmas Day in 1974, Marshall Fields, a man (not a cookie) who claimed he was the Messiah, crashed his Chevrolet Impala (What would Jesus drive?) through the Northwest Gate of the White House Complex and drove up to the North Portico. Fields had flares strapped to his body, and he announced to Secret Service personnel that the flares were explosives that he was prepared to detonate. After about four hours of negotiation, Fields (temporarily forgot he was the Messiah and) surrendered.
Hells Bells, they wouldn't even let Borat in...
On December 1, 1976, Steven B. Williams became the first would-be intruder to test the new, strengthened gates. He rammed the Northwest Gate with his pickup truck at approximately 25 miles per hour. The gate did not buckle and the front of Williams' truck was flattened. (Proof that Jesus would not drive a pickup truck)
Oh, and if you don't wear jeans on Saturday, they don't let you out...
New Dress Code Schedule
Monday: PJ's because nobody wants to work on Monday
Tuesday: Twos day (two shirt, two pair of underwear, etc.)
Wednesday: An artificial (but discrete) hump
Thursday: "I'm Thursty" favorite beer t-shirt
Friday: Wear the suit because nobody ever works on Friday anyway
Saturday: JEANS (duh)
Sunday: Sunday best ... whatever that means
