Of cabbages, round tables and kings
Back in the day King Arthur had a problem. Bickering barons made a great deal of fuss about who was the biggest cheese. When they sat down together for a friendly chat things soon came to head because on your traditional rectangular table everyone would vie to sit nearest the king - the further away you sat the less important you were. The solution? A round table! The table has no head and everyone gets to feel valued and special. Ah, if only all life's predicaments could be fixed with furniture: IKEA would have a seat at the United Nations. [...]