Founder of cynicism and famously lived in a barrel. Certified based.
So just straight up Oscar the Grouch
Oscar was partially based on a rude waiter, so pretty much the same thing… most philosophers are waiters in real life…
Now that’s based.
i was never man enough to be a waiter
I thought he was based on homeless people so kids watching Sesame Street would have some exposure to irritable people that live on the streets.
I feel like “lived in a barrel” is probably one of those ancient history things that got exaggerated or was a straight up lie.
The only man truly capable of Getting Over It.
Supposedly Alexander the Great went to visit Diogenes in a suburb of Corinth to see what his deal was. When Alexander asked if Diogenes wanted anything from him, Diogenes reported replied “yes, move, you’re blocking the sun.”
Afterwards, Alexander was so amused and impressed that he’s quoted as saying “it I were not Alexander, I wish I were Diogenes.”
Fucking awesome.
I seem to recall Diogenes replied:
Likewise: if I were not Diogenes I too would wish I were Diogenes
I mean it’s all probably made up but what a guy.
i’ve been trying to figure out how to explain the spirit of the '70s to people, and i think that’s exactly it… everybody wanted to be Diogenes…
And apparently Diogenes said back to Alexander “if I were not Diogenes, I would also want to be Diogenes”.
Legend.
Wasn’t he in like a barrel? That he also used as a masterbatorium?
He only used it as a masterbatorium after getting caught jerking off in public one too many times. When asked about it, he is quoted as replying “If only it were as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly.”
Dude straight up told the most powerful man of his time to fuck off.
More people should do that. Then maybe all of our rich and powerful wouldn’t be such gigantic, punchable dicktwats.
A song I sang in high school choir, written by Rick Sowash:
The philosopher Diogenes lived in a tub in the marketplace. He owned the clothes on his back and a wooden cup. One fine morning, when he saw a man drinking out of his hands, he threw away the cup. Alexander the Great, when he came to Athens, he went down to the market place to see the philosopher Diogenes. As he was about to leave, he asked the philosopher Diogenes, “is there anything at all that I can do for you?” “Yes,” said Diogenes, “you can get out of my light.”
This meeting has an entire Wikipedia entry lol: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes_and_Alexander
I only remember that story because of Reign: The Conquerer.
What a fucking edgelord
Cynics saw the dog as the greatest example of a virtuous life, hence the dog in the statue.
Well, their name comes from the greek word for dog, it only makes sense for this to be alluded to in a statue of Diogenes.
He was like the first famous troll
so based dude practically lived in the baseMENT
Boo. But still upvoted because I’m still laughing over the waiter thing.
i can take your boos, as long as there is laughter… i am The Grouch…
but there’s a pun in there, so it’s not just a slam… Diogenes resided in a basic MENTality that we admire, or something…
One day when a few people were throwing bones at Diogenes as they would to a dog, he got up and urinated on them like a dog.
Certified savage
Remember when base meant vulgar?
Pepperidge farm remembers.
Jerking off in public as Diogenes was known to do is pretty vulgar
Diogenes cumming on people in public compilation.
Noone mentions Sam O’Nella Academy’s introduction to Diogenes?
Well, I’m doing it then: Diogenes, the Publicly-Defecating Philosopher – 11 million viewers can’t be wrong!
Everybody acting like if he existed today he wouldn’t be villified for his actions
