A businessman was dining at a fancy restaurant and, so the story goes, met Lee Iacocca by the phone booth. "Mr Iacocca," he gushed, "the American business hero! I've studied your career, and any success I've had comes from emulating you. Would you do me a favour? I'm with some colleagues. Please come by my table, say 'Hello, Harry,' and let me introduce you. It would mean so much to me." Iacocca agreed.

He waited for the man to sit down and then walked toward his table. "Holy smoke!" cried one of Harry's friends. "It's Lee Iacocca, and he's heading this way!" "Hello, Harry!" Iacocca said. "Introduce me to your friends." Harry looked at him blankly. "Come back later, Lee," he said. "We're trying to have lunch."