I wonder if this starts a L&H quotes theme.

Stan: “Well, I don’t know anything about cutting wood.”
Ollie: “Well, you ought to. You once told me your father was in the lumber business.”
Stan: “Well, I know he was but it was only in a small way.”
Ollie: “What do you mean small way ?”
Stan: “Well, he … he used to sell toothpicks.”