Reagan said once after inviting a Russian to dinner- *(I’m paraphrasing, can’t remember exactly what they said, but it was similar to the following:
“I would like you to attend a dinner I’m throwing, bring a friend... if you have one”
to which the Russian replied “I can’t- I’ll be going to see the second day showing of your play... if there is one”
Zing!
I think you’ll find that you have paraphrased an exchange between Winston Churchill and George Bernard Shaw.