Bubba, an airline mechanic, was bragging to his boss one day, "You know, I
know everyone there is to know. Just name someone, anyone, and I know
them."
Tired of his boasting, his boss called his bluff, "OK, Bubba how
about Tom Cruise?" "Sure, yes, Tom and I are old buds, and I can prove it."
So Bubba and his boss fly out to Hollywood and knock on
Tom Cruise's door, and sure enough, Tom Cruise shouts, "Bubba!
Great to see you! You and your friend come right in and join me for lunch!"
Although impressed, Bubba's boss is still skeptical. After they leave
Cruise's house, he tells Bubba that he thinks
Bubba's knowing Cruise was just lucky. "No, no, just name anyone
else," Bubba says. "President Bush." his boss quickly retorts.
"Yep", Bubba says. "I know him. Let's fly out to Washington." And off
they go.
At the White House, Bush spots Bubba on the White House tour and
motions him and his boss over, saying, "Bubba, what a surprise! I was just
on my way to a meeting, but you and your friend come on in and let's have
a cup of coffee first and catch up."
Well, the boss is very shaken by now, but still not totally convinced.
After they leave the White House grounds, he expresses his doubts to Bubba,
who again implores him to name anyone else.
"The new Pope.", his boss replies. "Sure!" says Bubba. "I've known the
Pope a long time" So off they fly to Rome.
Bubba and his boss are assembled with the masses in Vatican Square
when Bubba says, "This will never work. I can't catch the Pope's eye among
all these people. Tell you what, I know all the guards so let me just go
upstairs and I'll come out on the balcony with the Pope." And he disappears
into the crowd headed toward St. Peter's.
Sure enough, half an hour later Bubba emerges with the Pope and
assists the Pontiff in blessing the multitude. But by the time Bubba
returns, he finds that his boss has had a heart attack, and is surrounded
by paramedics. Working his way to his boss's side, Bubba asks him, "What
happened?"
His boss answered, "I was doing fine until you and the Pope came out on
the balcony. But then this Japanese tourist next to me asked, "Who's that on
the balcony with Bubba?"