50 Hilariously Relatable Memes That Describe Gen X Life Better Than Words Ever Could

I'll take the downvotes: Koko was arguably not more incredible than any other gorilla. Gorillas are smart, it's not surprising if she remembered Fred took his shoes off. But she didn't know sign language as the myth goes. For every right sign she'd get rewarded for she did 10 wrong ones, meaning she likely did random signs. Added to that the researches weren't even good at sign language themselves, making a lot of meaning out of nonsense. The truth is seldom as flattering as a good story so I get if people won't like to read this but that's sadly the case. It doesn't make Koko less amazing in my eyes, gorillas are incredibly endearing animals, sign language or not.

But kind of sad in a way. No other gorillas for company, out of her element.

So was Mr. Rogers. And yet another case of animals being great at judging character

Koko loved cats - that says it all about her intelligence

A lot of what you read about her was made up. Her owner was both delusional and a scam artist. I once saw a TV show where the owner was doing "video dating" to choose a new mate for Koko, and they chose the one that Koko was making kissing faces to. Of course when they brought the male she treated him like a baby. Because gorillas do not make kissing faces to their mates, only to their children. That woman, who had raised Koko from a baby, did not know even the most basic facts about gorilla behavior. She wanted fame and fortune, and Koko was her ticket to it. The videos of Koko signing were all doctored, and much of the that behavior that was reported was made up. Before shows, Koko was trained to respond in specific ways, and the owner would claim "she never did that!".

ALL animals are - we just don't take the time to see it, especially if we mass produce them for our palates

So was Mr. Rogers!! So much love in them both!♥️♥️♥️

So was Fred Rogers

Better looking than my ex, too.

Same here!

loved watching Animaniacs on disc, because my dad had them, and that and "Do and don't" were my favorite side cartoons.

Riley, I hope so.

Well, the satanic cults were pure fiction, but the resulting panic was not...

This was fought against hard in the 80s and 90s. Countries around the world showed that they DO care about the environment and established a lot of ordinances to cut down on this and it worked.

and the killer bees

Yep, and we would have run out of oil ten years ago and gone back to horses, everyone would be dying of aids and those who weren't would perish in the inevitable nuclear war. God it was fun growing up in the 80s.

And the Bermuda Triangle!

And the Cold War.? I’m still scared because my flat doesn’t have a staircase I can build a shelter underneath

I hear it's absolutely delicious.

Good times

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And Killer Bees.

That was real. A lot of lakes and rivers had fish that weren't safe to eat because of it.

The apple's in the shop.

Probably holed up in a book somewhere.

duh, he took the photo

Where's Goldbug🤔

The early bird finally got him. :-(

Yes, with his shoe! I love him, he's so cute.

Mailman's towed bag.

He could be in Town Hall advising the Mayor.

i don't see any birds either.

no feathered cap, no life

THAT... is the right question.