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When I was lecturing at Victoria, B.C., I went into the hotel barber shop to get my hair cut. The barber passed his comb back and forward through my hair and said:

‘Well, sir, if I had a head of hair like yours, I’d make an awful lot of money selling hair tonic.’

‘Yes,’ I answered, ‘and if I was as bald as you are, I could double my fees as a humorist.’

We parted with expressions of mutual esteem.

I told the story that night to my audience. But he’s still telling it to his.