Oh well- I guess meta-sarcasm about guns is a scarce finding in your culture
I suppose our ancestors that replied “Yes, go ahead and try shooting me.” (with a spear or arrow) didn’t live long enough to have children carry the behavior
I still find it funny you can see this post here, which gives examples regarding that urge to dunk on people.
The oldest dunk I can think of right now comes from the Spartans, who were famous for their witty one-liners. Indeed, the “Laconic phrase,” defined by Wikipedia as “a concise or terse statement, especially a blunt and elliptical rejoinder,[2]” was literally named after Laconia, the region of Greece that included the city of Sparta. Wikipedia’s account of the classic laconic phrase goes as follows:
> A prominent example of a laconism involving Philip II of Macedon was reported by the historian Plutarch. After invading southern Greece and receiving the submission of other key city-states, Philip turned his attention to Sparta and asked menacingly whether he should come as friend or foe. The reply was “Neither.”
> Losing patience, he sent the message:
> “If I invade Laconia, I shall turn you out.”
> The Spartan ephors again replied with a single word:
> “If.”
> Philip proceeded to invade Laconia, devastate much of it, and eject the Spartans from various parts.
See what I mean? This anecdote has everything we associate with “dunking”, even the part where the “dunker” gets their teeth kicked in despite trying to sound cool.
I suppose our ancestors that replied “Yes, go ahead and try shooting me.” (with a spear or arrow) didn’t live long enough to have children carry the behavior
I still find it funny you can see this post here, which gives examples regarding that urge to dunk on people.