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minus-squareRestaldt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up44·1 month ago“Were I not Alexander the great I would wish to be you Diogenes” “I would wish to be me too”
minus-squareSharkticon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 month agoNot exactly. It’s based on a quote from plutarch’s history. Almost certainly apocryphal.
minus-squareCuddlyCassowary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoNow I know where Meghan Trainor gets her lyrics from.
minus-squarebarooboodoo@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 month ago“’Cause I got that boom boom that all the boys chase And all the right junk in all the right places” -Diogenes 370 BC
minus-squareCuddlyCassowary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoThis song just came on whatever Pandora station is playing and I was standing alone in my kitchen LOLing IRL thanks to your comment. You (and Diogenes) made my day. (I was actually referring to her song “Me Too,” but your take on it was way better!)
“Were I not Alexander the great I would wish to be you Diogenes”
“I would wish to be me too”
Is this a real quote?
Not exactly. It’s based on a quote from plutarch’s history. Almost certainly apocryphal.
Now I know where Meghan Trainor gets her lyrics from.
“’Cause I got that boom boom that all the boys chase And all the right junk in all the right places” -Diogenes 370 BC
This song just came on whatever Pandora station is playing and I was standing alone in my kitchen LOLing IRL thanks to your comment. You (and Diogenes) made my day.
(I was actually referring to her song “Me Too,” but your take on it was way better!)