They remind me a bit of a high school version of me: Going to parties and enjoying myself with my peers, yet coming home afterwards and talking shit about those same parties and people to my closer, more anti-social friends who didn't attend. Then wondering why everyone thought I was an asshole. bahaha
He hadn't quite retired yet, but had settled for defending his title by coasting to victory with a modest 55 hot dogs...until one day in mid-February came a knock upon his door.
Enter three men in sunglasses and suits.
"Joey. We need you to beat your record."
"What? No. No one can beat 75 dogs. I've made my mark on history!"
"It's not about the records or the brats! It's about the message! The people need you!"
"But I - I don't know if I have it in me. My record beating days are behind m-"
"Joey. You need to do this. If not for you...Do it for America."
-a single tear rolls down his cheek as he salutes the men, wraps an American flag around his shoulders like a cape and marches down to his basement-
Kenny Loggins plays
Yo, that's just around the corner from the Suez Canal based on my quick Google I just did. :/
EDIT: Just a 32 hour drive across Saudi Arabia! lol