From the gossip column of the Washington Post:
Next time you visit the king of Jordan, we know exactly what you can bring him as a gift: Domino’s pizzas. When King Abdullah was visiting Washington in May, he asked for 14 pizzas to take back to Amman, U.S. News & World Report’s Paul Bedard reports in his Washington Whispers column. His embassy called two stores, one in Crystal City and the other in Georgetown, with varying instructions. The Crystal City order was to be cooled before being boxed so they could remain fresh. (Good call -- soggy pizzas are the worst.) The Georgetown branch was asked to include "five times the sausage," according to a Domino’s rep. The Secret Service picked them up, paid the $180 tab and left the king’s $80 tip. And there’s no stopping Abdullah’s cravings. Just last week he sent his personal jet to retrieve five more. He’s the king of the country; can’t he open his own chain? |