To venture a guess: their true objection was probably "you didn't follow the rules for dealing cards". And, to be fair to your friends, those rules were designed to defend honest players against card sharps, which makes violations Bayesian grounds to suspect you of cheating.
No, this wasn't their true objection. I have a near flawless reputation for being honest and the arguments that ensued had nothing to do with stacking the deck. If I were a dispassionate third party dealing the game they would have objected just as strongly.
I initially had a second example as such:
Assume my friend and I each purchased a lottery ticket. As the winning number was about to be announced, we willing traded tickets. If I won, I would not be surprised to be asked to share the winnings because, after all, he chose the winning ticket.
It seems a...
We've had these for a year, I'm sure we all know what to do by now.
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