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Since the eponym is derived from his name, we can say with certainty that George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) was the first, and best, exponent of Shavian wit. The Irish writer, political theorist and co-founder of the London School of Economics made many famous witticisms: ‘England and America are two countries separated by a common language’; ‘I often quote myself, it adds spice to my conversation’; and ‘If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion’ are just three.