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Least long-winded speech of Cicero

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[–] jbrains@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I know this joke as about a German mathematician giving a lecture. Tension grew as he spoke. Finally, he drew to a close. After nearly two hours, he said twelve consecutive verbs, and then the audience finally understood what the hell he was talking about.