[ScottieK]

A man was at a bar, and in walked Joe. Joe sat right next to the man, and Joe introduced himself. He said "hi, I'm Joe. I know everyone and everyone knows me." So the man said "I'll bet you a hundred dollars you don't know the mayor."

Joe said "okay, let's go to his house." The two went to the mayor's house, where the mayor shook Joe's hand warmly, asked about Joe's kids, and invited them in for dinner. The man was impressed.

He handed Joe the hundred bucks and said, "I'll bet you a thousand bucks you don't know the president." Joe said "let's go to the White House." They hopped a plane to D.C., went up to the White House gate, and they were let in by Secret Service, no problem. The President and the First Family met them outside and were so thrilled to meet one of Joe's friends that they took them on a private tour of the White House. The man was amazed.

He forked over the thousand bucks, shaking his head. Joe just smiled and said "I know everyone and everyone knows me." So the man said "I'll bet you ten thousand dollars you don't know the Pope." "Okay," Joe said, and the two flew to Rome, where the Pope was giving mass in the Vatican. There was a big crowd, and the man waited while Joe went up to see the Pope. Joe came out on the terrace and the Pope welcomed him with open arms and raised Joe's hand in unison for the crowd, and the crowd cheered.

Joe looked down to see the man's reaction, and the man had fainted! Joe rushed down the stairs to help the man, and revived him. Joe said "what happened?" The man said "I was impressed that you knew the mayor, and amazed that you knew the president, and totally astounded that you also know the Pope. But when you were up there, a man standing next to me asked me 'who's that guy up there with Joe?'"

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ScottieK