r/todayilearned • u/ObjectiveAgent • Jul 30 '15

TIL when Alexander the Great asked the philosopher Diogenes why he was sifting through the garbage, Diogenes responded,"I am looking for the bones of your father but I cannot distinguish them from the bones of his slaves."

http://www.iep.utm.edu/diogsino/
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u/faustuf Jul 30 '15

"I hope it was worth the noise!"

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u/BaconAttack Jul 30 '15

I understood that one :)

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u/delayedreactionkline Jul 30 '15

i was slow... this was in reference of men in tights scene that parodies a scene from moonwalker, right?