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Whenever I entered my Daddys shearing shed one of the men would
tell the blokes..."ducks on the pond" which meant that there was a girl in the shed so stop swearing!!
posted by
Kabu
on May 16, 2012 at 11:17 AM
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PatB
Help Mummy!!!!!!!!I need some kinda tonic.LOL
posted by
WileyJohn
on May 16, 2012 at 10:31 AM
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Not laconic... possibly Laocoonic?
posted by
Ciel
on May 16, 2012 at 9:56 AM
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Gosh Babe don't talk. you smell better than a steers rear. Alright Pat don't blame me blame cowboy films.
posted by
C_C_T
on May 16, 2012 at 8:46 AM
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I have a sardonic man friend that I wish was laconic, but he thinks sardonic is smart and he has lots of words. I get real tired of it.
posted by
TAPS.
on May 16, 2012 at 8:19 AM
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Pat
I wonder if spending one's days with herds of stubborn people might have the same effect on one's linguistic preferences - 'laconic' being imposed by virtue of its 'economy, 'sardonic' being chosen as a means to preserving the self...
posted by
Nautikos
on May 16, 2012 at 7:56 AM
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I enjoyed the word thoughts!
Nicely conveyed memories. Now I'm going to resist the urge to try and shape a poem with those two..:) (I can get too caught up in rhyme play, ha) 
posted by
Katray2
on May 16, 2012 at 6:59 AM
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Laconic is okay with me, I sometimes prefer it; sardonic not so much. But as you say, after spending hours on the trail with stubborn cattle....
posted by
adnohr
on May 16, 2012 at 5:28 AM
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