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Breakfast of Champions

One evening, a fisherman and his some of his friends decided they were going to go and catch some fish.   So they climbed into their boat and sailed away from the shore and found a place where they were confident to find schools of fish, waiting to be caught.   Casting their net until the water, the experienced fishermen waited for the catch of the night.   It never came.   But fishermen are patient, so they waited longer.   Still no fish. Not even a tug from the net.   Unwilling to be undone or discouraged, they waited all night long.   Much to their dismay, they caught absolutely nothing.   There was nothing to show for their patience, experience and perseverance as seasoned fishermen.   They were a sad illustration of irony: Fishermen without a fish.   No story of the “one that got away”, because they all got away!   Then early the next morning, while sailing back home, they noticed a silhouette of a man standing on the shore.   He appeared to be waiting for them, for s