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aron Von Lodge was the head of a small country known as Lilliland near Switzerland. The time was the early 1900s.

Lilliland is ideal for outdoor sports all year long. There are hiking and sailing in the spring, summer and fall, skiing in the winter, and horseback riding on the beautiful bridal paths most of the year. Picnics and camping are always available.

There was a large hall for plays and musical events. The library was as large as some universities. So, the thing that was best about vacationing in Lilliland was that there were always a variety of things to do. Shopping in the large selection of stores at the Town Center area was always something everyone liked to do, even the Baron.

One day, when the Baron was shopping at the Town Center with his fiancée, Lady Angela of Alpine Castle, he noticed there were more things to buy that were of interest to women. As the women shopped, the men had to stand around and wait. When the men got tired of waiting, they would have to force themselves to still stay there and wait some more.

Finally, the Baron, who was as patient a shopper as the average man, said to one of the shop owners, “Why are there so few places for men to sit while they wait for their wives to shop?” The shop owner said that his store had two chairs in the back of the store for that purpose. But the Baron noted that they were always hard to find.

The Baron finally lost his calm and cool attitude with the store owners. “Either you show some mercy on the men as they wait patiently for the women to shop and offer them chairs, or we’ll take our business elsewhere.”

The Baron said to Lady Angela, “What is the use of being a Baron if you cannot get some chairs for the men who are patently waiting?”

When the Baron later discussed his chair edict with his chief advisor, Professor Hamblin, the Professor said that a simple rule on the books for all businesses to follow would have been the more appropriate way to go. “You really didn’t have to blow your stack over this very simple matter, and it would have been more courteous to the men who were patiently waiting for their women shoppers.”