I used to believe that the Guerrilla fighters in Rhodesia in the 1970’s where real Gorillas. I became very confused when the pictures shown on the TV News always showed black men with guns jumping out of trucks and not Gorillas.
I think I must have watched the “Planet of the Apes” too much on TV.
A childhood belief about wars
you weren't the only one
83 of you believed this
- I thought “guerrilla tactics” meant fighting like a gorilla— beating your chest and that sort of thing.— Kai
- I was convinced that Gorilla soldiers in Vietnam in the 70's were real Gorillas attacking other Soldiers.— Mario
- that Guerilla Warfare was called "Gorilla Warfare" and it's about fighting gorillasAnon
- From a TV news program about freedom fighters, I though that `Gorrillas` could use guns.— adrian
- That "guerilla warfare" involved real Gorillas.— Geoffrey
- I used to beleive that gorilla wars were fought by gorillas.— Professor Luke