. . . who posts here occasionally under the login marcD.
"Guess what, Art?"
"Uh . . . the Dodgers are in first place?" (We're both LA Dodgers fans.)
"No, but almost as good. I was at our firing range in Burbank a little while ago. Guess who I ran into?"
"Clint Eastwood?"
"Don't be ridiculous. Someone you know."
"I give up. Who?"
"When I walked in, the guy next to me looked at my wrist and said, 'Hey, nice watch!' I'm wearing the new Speedy today."
"Well, I told you it would get noticed. What was he wearing?"
"He was wearing the NTTD. Then he asked me where I got it. I told him where, at the authorized dealer in San Gabriel. Then guess what he said?"
"I have no idea, Marc. Tell me."
"He said he was the Omega boutique manager in Beverly Hills. Then I told him we probably knew the same guy - you!"
Moral of the story: be nice to everyone - your friends, your AD, your grocery store bagger. You never know when a stranger is really an acquaintance once removed.
;-)