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Problems I Sometimes Have That A Gorilla Who Lives At The Zoo Might Also Have

Daniel Lavery
Jul 24, 2023
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  • Someone who usually greets me walked past without greeting me this morning

  • Dinner a little later than usual today

  • Tired from too many visitors

  • Daily life too easy due to lack of natural predators and repetitive environment

  • Grass looks wet

  • Stranger looking at me in the eyes instead of politely at floor until I get used to their presence

  • Disappointment when human I usually associate with food visits without bringing me food

  • Ball fell in river :(

  • Too much looking

  • Prefer looking out the window overlooking lots of foliage over looking out other, less important window where there is not enough foliage

  • Crowd won’t go leave

  • It is cold when it should not be cold

  • Not enough of the day spent foraging and resting

  • Plum at lunch has weird texture

  • Lexigram board frustrating

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  • Neighbor didn’t seem to realize I’d been away for a little while

  • Not sure if someone who regularly greets me is really happy to see me or just feels socially obligated to maintain a consistent level of interaction

  • No-play-face

  • Nuts hard to crack open

  • Producing token which usually results in the receipt of apple or banana fails to produce apple or banana

  • Walking in a little circles no longer really “doing it” for my mental health lately

  • Failed to make acquaintance who usually laughs when I do something funny laugh this time when I did something I thought was funny

  • I am asked too many tiring questions in a row in an attempt to establish my familiarity with grammar or object permanence

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E. Jean Carroll
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Jul 24Liked by Daniel Lavery

You have hit the zenith.......AGAIN, Danny!!!

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Chris Turner-Neal
Jul 24Liked by Daniel Lavery

Well, this certainly hit me dead center mass.

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