# Just how dense is Diogenes the Cynic **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 7, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749 "2011-03-07T04:30:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/121 "2011-03-10T07:01:33Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Should I say something about cats or fat people? Indulge yourself. Say it about both. This thread needs serious help. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/122 "2011-03-10T17:57:09Z")
Why do fatties always smell like cats? ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/123 "2011-03-10T17:58:59Z")
Won’t someone think of the fat kittens!? Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/124 "2011-03-10T18:09:44Z")
There is no such thing as a fat kitten. I have never seen one, therefore they don’t exist. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/125 "2011-03-10T18:21:34Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > There is no such thing as a fat kitten. I have never seen one, therefore they don’t exist. **Diogenes** is right, and everyone else is stupid. I say this in order to garner anal sex from him. ---
**Author:** ![elninost0rm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@elninost0rm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elninost0rm)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/126 "2011-03-10T18:32:20Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > **Diogenes** is right, and everyone else is stupid. > > I say this in order to garner anal sex from him. Pretty much. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/127 "2011-03-10T18:49:31Z")
> [@elninost0rm](#): > > Pretty much. So, **Dio** , how about a little something, you know, for the effort? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/128 "2011-03-10T18:52:10Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > So, **Dio** , how about a little something, you know, for the effort? Oh, there won’t be any anal, but when you die…on your deathbead…you will receive total consciousness. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/129 "2011-03-10T19:19:08Z")
So, I got that going for me… which is nice. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/130 "2011-03-10T19:22:50Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > There is no such thing as a fat kitten. I have never seen one, therefore they don’t exist. That’s the spirit! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/131 "2011-03-10T19:35:43Z")
> [@Lord\_Ashtar](#): > > That’s the spirit! [Getting it in before **Dio**]There _are_ no spirits![/Getting it in before **Dio**] ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/132 "2011-03-10T19:37:53Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [Getting it in before **Dio**] Wow, Hentor, you’re popular! ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/133 "2011-03-10T19:41:57Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > Wow, Hentor, you’re popular! Makes me feel all warm inside. At least momentarily. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/134 "2011-03-10T19:44:57Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > So, **Dio** , how about a little something, you know, for the effort? Maybe he’ll at least let you polish his [trophy](http://i53.tinypic.com/2eolik0.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/135 "2011-03-10T23:41:15Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > Wow, Hentor, you’re popular! [**Dio**]Cite?[/ **Dio**] ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/136 "2011-03-10T23:52:24Z")
I don’t know what’s going on in this thread. But I like it. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/137 "2011-03-11T00:20:05Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [Getting it in before **Dio**]There _are_ no spirits![/Getting it in before **Dio**] No, no, it’s “Vast amounts of scholarship have conclusively proved beyond all shadow of any doubt there are no spirits (No, I don’t have a cite)” ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/138 "2011-03-11T00:21:56Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Should I say something about cats or fat people? No- \*declawing \*cats, who are fat, and have been circumcised, and do you tip the tech for the procedure? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/139 "2011-03-11T01:32:20Z")
My cat’s fat smells like cat food. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749/140 "2011-03-11T02:33:53Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > …and do you tip the tech for the procedure? No time, you gotta rush since you parked in the fire lane. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-dense-is-diogenes-the-cynic/573749.md?page=8)