# "Japanese" proverb: Floating enemies, river sitting

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 22, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-proverb-floating-enemies-river-sitting/547602 "2010-07-22T14:44:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-proverb-floating-enemies-river-sitting/547602/50 "2014-06-18T13:27:55Z")

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If we wait long enough, a properly-referenced citation may just pass in front of us.

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