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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 548348, member: 6370&quot;]oh...interesting note about Lakedaimon, many here have probably heard the phrase &#039;Laconic Wit&#039;...this is referring to Sparta and their well known dry wit...an example of Spartan Laconic Wit:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Lycurgus (lawgiver) responded thus to a proposal to set up a democracy: &quot;Begin with your own family.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Laconic Wit or Phrase is short, concise, and to the point...maybe a bit of a bite as a short sharp answer to a long winded diatribe. Effective against people with an Attic Wit, Spartas main opposition, Athens, who were known for long, elegant, refined speech.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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