Everyone Knows Buba

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. "Okay, 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 knowing
Cruise was just lucky.

"No, no, just name anyone else," Bubba says.

"President Bush," his boss quickly retorts.

"Yes," Bubba says, "I know him. Let's fly out to Washington." And off they go!

At the White House, Bush 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 Germany, and I've known the Pope a long
time." So off they go 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 asked, "Who's that on the balcony with
Bubba?"