King Mandias of Assyria was getting short on money because of war with the Hittites.
His prized possession was the Star of the Euphrates, the most valuable diamond in the ancient world. So he went to see Croesus, the pawnbroker, to obtain a loan. Croesus said, “I’ll give you 100,000 dinars for it.”
Mandias was shocked and said, “But I paid 1 million dinars for it. Don’t you know I am the king?”
Croesus replied, “When you wish to pawn a Star, makes no difference who you are.”
Jack A. Graves
Turlock, California
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Ancient origin, no doubt, of the currently popular TV reality show, “Pawn Stars.”
That’s what happens when you wish u-pawn a star
A friend of mine loves his little Mini Cooper, especially with the escalating gasoline prices. Recently, at a traffic light, he stopped behind a big Chevy suburban. When the light turned green the big suburban didn’t move. My friend, thinking the suburban driver must not have noticed the light change, tooted his horn. Nothing happened so he tooted again. The suburban driver stuck his head out of the window and angrily shouted, “I’m having car trouble, why don’t you drive around me?”
My friend replied, “Oh sorry, but I’m not sure I have enough gasoline.”