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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 13 points 2 weeks ago

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.

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