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Explanation: The ancient Greek philosopher Plato once defined a man as a featherless biped. The ancient Greek philosopher/shitposter Diogenes later would burst into Plato's lecture with a plucked chicken, crying "BEHOLD, A MAN!" Plato would revise his definition to include flat, broad nails.
The uniform is inaccurate, as that's a Roman toga, but w/e.
Classic Diogenes. I'm proud to announce that I, like Diogenes, also don't own a house.
And I, like Diogenes, masturbate in public
And I, like Diogenes, once slagged off Alexander the great. Granted, I was tripping balls on shrooms at the time but still, Im pretty sure it was either big Alex, or a K-mart security guard