Goats Are Like Mushrooms
Meaning
Goats are like mushrooms refers to a popular nonsensical copypasta, featuring a photoshopped picture of the Operation Kinder kid, Victor, with the beard of Osama bin Laden edited on to his face.
The whole copypasta goes as:
“Goats are like mushrooms, if you shoot a duck, I’m scared of toasters.”
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Origin
While the exact origin of the meme is not known, an early instance of the image macro has been posted to Reddit’s r/funny subreddit in February, 2012.
The post claimed that the image macro was found on the /b/ board of 4chan.
Spread and Usage
Over the following years, the nonsensical sensation has spread widely across the web, appearing with or without the image macro on pages like 4chan, Reddit, Tumblr as well as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and humor sites like 9GAG, iFunny or FunnyJunk.
External References
- Snopes.com – Did Biden Say ‘Goats Are Like Mushrooms?’
- Know Your Meme – Goats Are Like Mushrooms
