Babu is a mallu. Babu 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, Babu how about
Tom
Cruise?" "Sure, yes, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it."
So
sure enough, Tom Cruise shouts, "Babu! Great to see you! You and your
friend come right in and join me for lunch!" Although impressed,
Babu's
boss is still sceptical. After they leave Cruise's house, he tells
Babu
that he thinks Babu's knowing Cruise was just lucky.
"No, no, just name anyoneelse," Babu says."President Bush," his boss
quickly retorts. "Yes," Babu says, "I know him, let's fly out to
Washington." And off they go. At the White House, Bush spots Babu on
the
tour and motions him and his boss over, saying, "Babu , 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 Babu who again implores him
to
name anyone else.
"The Pope," his boss replies. "Sure!" says Babu . "My folks are from
Poland, and I've known the Pope a long time." So off they fly to Rome.
Babu
and his boss are assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when Babu
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 Babu emerges with the Pope on the balcony.
But by the time Babu returns, he finds that his boss has had a heart
attack
and is surrounded by paramedics. Working his way to his boss' side,
Babu
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 Babu?"