Banta 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 Banta how about Tom Cruise? Sure yes Tom and I are old friends and I can prove it So Banta and his boss fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise’s door and sure enough Tom Cruise shouts Banta Great to see you You and your friend come right in and join me for lunch Although impressed Banta’s boss is still skeptical After they leave Cruise’s house he tells Banta that he thinks Banta is knowing Cruise was just lucky No no just name anyone else Banta says President Clinton ” his boss quickly retorts Yes Banta says I know him let’s fly out to Washington At the White House Clinton spots Banta on the tour and motions him and his boss over saying Banta what a surprise I was just on my way to a meeting but you and your friend come on in and have a cup of coffee first Well the boss is very shaken by now but still not totally convinced After they leave the White House he expresses his doubts to Banta who again implores him to name anyone else The Pope his boss replies Sure says Banta My folks are from Poland and I have known the pope a long time So they fly to Rome Banta and his boss are assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when Banta says This will never work I cannot 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 will come out on the balcony with the Pope And he disappears into the crowd headed toward the Vatican Sure enough half an hour later Banta emerges with the Pope on the balcony But by the time Banta returns he finds that his boss has had a heart attack and is surrounded by paramedics Working his way to his boss side Banta 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 is that on the balcony with Banta?

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