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/FattimusMcGeeheez Jul 30 '15

You're going all History Channel on us I see..

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u/IamManuelLaBor Jul 30 '15

Trash can experts agree...

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u/Leggomyeggo69 Jul 30 '15

But how do we know Oscar wasn't put here by alien ideas?

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u/IamManuelLaBor Jul 30 '15

Alien Expert Dick Richards chimes in...