Looking at My Fruits vs Other People's

been reading a book of mid-century Chinese satirical cartoons. Hua Junwu had the modern meme template pegged before any of us were breathin Nov. 1963 Looking at my fruits looking at other people's fruits 62. Cat's eyes

A screenshot of a tweet shows a page from a book of mid-century Chinese satirical cartoons. The cartoon contrasts a stern cat looking at its own fruit with a wide-eyed cat staring at someone else’s fruit. The joke is that Hua Junwu anticipated the modern meme about being much more interested in other people’s possessions than one’s own. EN: A screenshot of a tweet shows a page from a book of mid-century Chinese satirical cartoons. The cartoon contrasts a stern cat looking at its own fruit with a wide-eyed cat staring at someone else’s fruit. The joke is that Hua Junwu anticipated the modern meme about being much more interested in other people’s possessions than one’s own.

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