
Mark was bragging to his boss one day:
“You know, I pretty much know everyone. Just name somebody… anyone.”
His boss rolled his eyes and said,
“Alright… how about Tom Cruise?”
“No problem,” Mark said. “We go way back.”
So they fly to Hollywood, knock on Tom Cruise’s door, and Tom opens it saying,
“Mark! Great to see you! Come on in!”
The boss was impressed… but still not convinced.
“Alright then,” he said, “what about President Trump?”
Mark smiled. “Easy. Let’s go to Washington.”
They head to the White House, and sure enough, President Trump spots him and says,
“Mark! Good to see you! Come on in, let’s talk!”
Now the boss is starting to believe it… but still has one more test.
“Fine… what about the Pope?”
Mark says, “Pope Leo? Of course I know him. Let’s go to Rome.”

They arrive at St. Peter’s Square, packed with people. Mark says,
“There’s no way he’ll see me in this crowd. I’ll go up with the guards, and in a few minutes, I’ll come out on the balcony with him.”
About 30 minutes later… there’s Mark, standing on the balcony next to Pope Leo, waving to the crowd.
When he comes back down, he finds his boss lying on the ground with paramedics around him.
“Boss! What happened?” Mark asks.
His boss looks up and says,
“That was it… that finished me off…
You and Pope Leo came out on that balcony, and the guy next to me said…
‘Who’s that guy in the white hat standing next to Mark?’”
