Rizks was bragging to Pajju one day, "You know, I know everyone there is to know. Just name someone, anyone, and I know them."
Tired of his boasting, Pajju called him bluff, "OK, Rizks how about Tom Cruise?"
"Sure, yes, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it."
So Rizks and Pajju fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise's door, and sure enough, Tom Cruise, shouts, "Ya Baldy Rizks! Great to see you! You and your friend come right in and join me for lunch!"
Although impressed, Pajju is still skeptical. After they leave Cruise's house, he tells Rizks that he thinks his knowing Cruise was just lucky.
"No, no, just name anyone else," Rizks says.
"President Bush," Pajju quickly retorts.
"Yes, I know him, let's fly out to Washington."
And off they go. At the White House, George W. spots Rizks on the tour and motions him and Pajju over, saying, "Rizks, 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, Pajju is very shaken by now, but still not totally convinced. After they leave the White house grounds, he expresses his doubts to Rizks, who again implores him to name anyone else.
"The Pope," Pajju replies.
"Sure!" says Rizks. "My folks are from Poland, and I've known the Pope a long time."
So off they fly to Rome. Rizks and Pajju are assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when Rizks 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 Rizks disappears into the crowd headed toward the Vatican. Sure enough, half an hour later he emerges with the Pope on the balcony.
By the time Rizks returns, he finds that Pajju has had a heart attack and is surrounded by paramedics.
Working his way to Pajju's side, Rizks asks, "What happened?"
Pajju 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 Rizks?"
Rizks was bragging to Pajju one day, "You know, I know everyone there is to know. Just name someone, anyone, and I know them."
Tired of his boasting, Pajju called him bluff, "OK, Rizks how about Tom Cruise?"
"Sure, yes, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it."
So Rizks and Pajju fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise's door, and sure enough, Tom Cruise, shouts, "Ya Baldy Rizks! Great to see you! You and your friend come right in and join me for lunch!"
Although impressed, Pajju is still skeptical. After they leave Cruise's house, he tells Rizks that he thinks his knowing Cruise was just lucky.
"No, no, just name anyone else," Rizks says.
"President Bush," Pajju quickly retorts.
"Yes, I know him, let's fly out to Washington."
And off they go. At the White House, George W. spots Rizks on the tour and motions him and Pajju over, saying, "Rizks, 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, Pajju is very shaken by now, but still not totally convinced. After they leave the White house grounds, he expresses his doubts to Rizks, who again implores him to name anyone else.
"The Pope," Pajju replies.
"Sure!" says Rizks. "My folks are from Poland, and I've known the Pope a long time."
So off they fly to Rome. Rizks and Pajju are assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when Rizks 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 Rizks disappears into the crowd headed toward the Vatican. Sure enough, half an hour later he emerges with the Pope on the balcony.
By the time Rizks returns, he finds that Pajju has had a heart attack and is surrounded by paramedics.
Working his way to Pajju's side, Rizks asks, "What happened?"
Pajju 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 Rizks?"