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Mais oui, it is very pithy...short direct and memorable.

It is. A fine exemple of 'un mot d'esprit'. Un bon mot.
At the court of Louis XVI one could climb to a high position or fall down to deepest disgrace by producing or missing 'un mot d'esprit'.

There is a very good movie about this by Patrice Leconte:
I keep it on tape as a most pleasant, witty movie.

Ridicule

César du cinéma 1997
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Baffona - Italian: an attractive moustachioed woman.
There are many goodies, AnnaStrophic

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