King Archelaeus and Me

While getting a haircut this morning, and trying to ignore the barber's good natured, but tiresome chatter, it occurred to me that something I once read had bearing upon the situation.

Way back in the 5th Century, BC, a king named Archelaeus, of Macedonia, needed a trim.  His barber, talkative like the rest of his profession, asked the king how he would like his hair cut. "In silence," replied the king.

No telling what kind of a haircut I'd have got if I'd tried that one this morning.