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    What famous Greek met another famous man, and when the second man told the first that he would give any one thing that he wanted, the first man replied, "Get out of my light." Legends say that they died on the same day. Name them both.

    Question #71200. Asked by malarson. (Oct 05 06 12:22 PM)


    lanfranco

    		That would be Diogenes and Alexander the Great.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes_of_Sinope

    Oct 05 06, 12:44 PM
    malarson

    		Hey, that was pretty good. My World Civilizations professor discussed this when we studied Greece. I found it rather funny.

    Oct 05 06, 1:00 PM

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