In my next life I want to be a Chief with lots of gold hashmarks. In the meantime this is for all my heroes who made it.
The Chief was bragging to the Ensign one day. "You know, I know
everyone there is to know. Just name Someone, Anyone and I know
them."
Tired of his boasting, the Ensign called his bluff, "Okay,
Chief, how about Tom Cruise"? "Sure, yes, Tom and I are old
friends and I can prove it."
So they fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise's door and
sure enough, Tom Cruise, shouts, "Chief ! Great to see You! You
and your friend come right in and join me for lunch!"
Although impressed, the Ensign is still skeptical. After they
leave Cruise's house, he tells the Chief that he thinks his
knowing Cruise was just lucky.
"No, no, just name anyone else," the Chief says. "President
Bush," the Ensign quickly retorts. Yep" , I know him, let's fly
out to Washington."
So, off they go. At the White House, Bush spots them on the tour
and motions them over, saying, "Chief, what a surprise. I was
just on my way to a meeting, but you and that Ensign come on in
and let's have a cup of coffee first and catch up."
Well, the Ensign is very shaken by now, but still not totally
convinced.
After they leave the White House grounds, he expresses his
doubts to the Chief, who again implores him to name anyone else.
The new Pope," the Ensign replies. "Sure, I've known the Pope a
long time." So, off they fly to Rome.
They're assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when the
Chief says, this will never work. I can't catch the Pope's eye
among all these people. Tell you u what, I know all the guards,
so let me just go upstairs and I'll come out on the balcony with
the Pope."
He disappears into the crowd headed toward St. Peter's.
Sure enough, half an hour later, the Chief emerges with the Pope
on the balcony. But by the time he returns, he finds that the
Ensign has had a heart attack and is surrounded by paramedics.
Working his way to his side, the Chief asks him, "What
happened"?
The Ensign looks up and says, "I was doing fine until
you and The Pope came out on the balcony and the tourist next to
me asked, "Who's that on the balcony with Chief"?
The Chief was bragging to the Ensign one day. "You know, I know
everyone there is to know. Just name Someone, Anyone and I know
them."
Tired of his boasting, the Ensign called his bluff, "Okay,
Chief, how about Tom Cruise"? "Sure, yes, Tom and I are old
friends and I can prove it."
So they fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise's door and
sure enough, Tom Cruise, shouts, "Chief ! Great to see You! You
and your friend come right in and join me for lunch!"
Although impressed, the Ensign is still skeptical. After they
leave Cruise's house, he tells the Chief that he thinks his
knowing Cruise was just lucky.
"No, no, just name anyone else," the Chief says. "President
Bush," the Ensign quickly retorts. Yep" , I know him, let's fly
out to Washington."
So, off they go. At the White House, Bush spots them on the tour
and motions them over, saying, "Chief, what a surprise. I was
just on my way to a meeting, but you and that Ensign come on in
and let's have a cup of coffee first and catch up."
Well, the Ensign is very shaken by now, but still not totally
convinced.
After they leave the White House grounds, he expresses his
doubts to the Chief, who again implores him to name anyone else.
The new Pope," the Ensign replies. "Sure, I've known the Pope a
long time." So, off they fly to Rome.
They're assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when the
Chief says, this will never work. I can't catch the Pope's eye
among all these people. Tell you u what, I know all the guards,
so let me just go upstairs and I'll come out on the balcony with
the Pope."
He disappears into the crowd headed toward St. Peter's.
Sure enough, half an hour later, the Chief emerges with the Pope
on the balcony. But by the time he returns, he finds that the
Ensign has had a heart attack and is surrounded by paramedics.
Working his way to his side, the Chief asks him, "What
happened"?
The Ensign looks up and says, "I was doing fine until
you and The Pope came out on the balcony and the tourist next to
me asked, "Who's that on the balcony with Chief"?