"Well, I just had some of the best mousaka and it was made by an Italian client who runs a Greek pizza restaurant..."
Funny, I have several Greek clients who run Italian pizza restaurants, but, you know, "Una Facia Una Racia"!
"with pictures of these armless Greek gods all over his walls that he said were his Italian ancestors that went to Greece to improve the breed."
You know why we keep all those statutes around? Its to remind us what Orthodoxy rescued us from (we also really like the Italians)! :)