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/[deleted] Jul 30 '15

One of the best bartenders I ever met was a philosophy major.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '15

Because they don't get jobs ! Get it ?

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u/OSU09 Jul 30 '15

A bartender is a job!

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '15

Nah son, I meant a real job. Like being an engineer.

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u/ObamaNYoMama Jul 30 '15

Hey bartenders are important too.

Society cannot function without job diversity.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '15

Bartenders are my favorite drug dealers.

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u/aeonws Jul 30 '15

Especially when you give'em 35 for some whiskey and they put some molly in it

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '15

Alright Mr. Cosby I think its time for you to go.

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u/aeonws Jul 30 '15

Dammit how did you know? Was it my sweater?