• teft@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    My favorite saying of Diogenes will always be “I wish it were as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly.”

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      8 days ago

      It explained the idea by adding 'like how masturbation work"

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      8 days ago

      Hey, now. He only brought a plucked chicken carcass to forum once. Also, I’ll have you know his natural musk was RENOWNED throughout the location near his barrel or whatever. Pot? He’s a homeless dude who wrote shit down and showed up to public meetings. I still like him. He’s definitely one of those characters that’s better to read about than meet.

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        He only brought a plucked chicken carcass to forum once

        “We know that man is a featherless biped…”

        “BEHOLD! PLATO’S MAN!”

        “Fucking Diogenes.”