I read some account of an old story where somebody is sawing a fishing hole, and is aware a stranger is staring at him, possibly not aware of what he’s doing. The fisherman starts talking to his “partner” on the other side of the ice, complaining he’s not doing his share of sawing. He gets into a big argument with him, and then tells them to come up, and they’ll switch sides, if it’s such a big deal, but his partner refuses. “Fine, stay down there and sulk, see if I care.” and starts fishing, to the consternation of the onlooker.
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