Here in my little corner of Connecticut, we thrive on yanking each other's chains. If one isn't getting their chain yanked, one should wonder what they're doing wrong.
When I work with a partner that I haven't worked with in a long time, he says, "It's been awhile.", I reply, "Yeah. I told (our assigner) that I didn't want to work with you any more".
I would never say that to a partner who I really didn't want to work with.
