My ancestors didn't crawl their way out of the primeval ocean to complain that life is hard

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"My ancestors didn't crawl their way out of the primeval ocean to complain that Life Is Hard" is a joke by Karl Jones composed on the evening of Monday November 25, 2019 for a Facebook comment.

The Joke

Life is a mess. Life is hard. That's the deal. My ancestors didn't crawl their way out of the primeval ocean to complain that Life Is Hard. They were too busy getting on with their lives.

History

Jones has made similar comments about other historical eras, e.g. "[My ancestors didn’t fight in the Enlightenment for nothing! (nonfiction)|My ancestors didn't fight in the Enlightenment for nothing!]]"

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