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That joke has a bit of a history
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/03/07/haggling
A woman I know went to Vassar College. According to her, the original version was a Harvard professor talking to an all female class.
Wouldn't be surprised if Julius Cesar heard it from Seneca.