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Bubba 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 friends, 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
Clinton, "his boss quickly retorts.
"Yes,"
Bubba says, "I know him, let's fly out to Washington."
And off they go. At the White House, Clinton spots Bubba on the
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
Pope," his boss replies.
"Sure!"
says Bubba. "My folks are from Poland, and 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 the
Vatican. Sure enough, half an hour later Bubba emerges with the
Pope on the balcony. 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' side, Bubba asks him, "What
happened?" His boss looks up and says, "I was doing fine
until you and the Pope came out on the balcony and the man next to
me said, "Who's that on the balcony with Bubba?" |
