Originally Posted By friendofdd King Ozymandias of Assyria was running low on cash after years of war with the Hittites. His last great possession was the Star of the Euphrates, the most valuable diamond in the ancient world. Desperate, he went to Crosus, the pawnbroker, to ask for a loan. Crosus said, "I'll give you 100,000 dinars for it." "But I paid a million dinars for it," the King protested. "Don't you know who I am? I am the King!" Crosus replied,... "When you wish to pawn a Star ... makes no difference who you are!"
Originally Posted By chickendumpling (btw, I have missed your punny little stories but don't tell anyone.)
