A sheik from dubai was down on his luck due to the latest money troubles and began to sell off his valuables. The last of these was the Star of the Euphrates, one of the most valuable diamonds in existence.
He went to a pawnbroker who offered him 10,000 rials for it.
"Are you crazy?", said the sheik. "I paid over one million rials for this gem! Don't you know who I am?"

The pawnbroker replied, "When you wish to pawn a star, makes no difference who you are."