All My Apes Gone

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All My Apes Gone refers to a tweet sent out by a Bored Ape Yacht Club enthusiast announcing that he had been hacked and his ape NFTs were stolen in late 2021. The catchphrase "All My Apes Gone" became a joke on Twitter shortly after as users posted GIFs and tweets mocking the user for his plight.

Origin

On December 30th, 2021, Twitter user @toddkramer1^[1] posted, "I been hacked. all my apes gone. this just sold please help me." The tweet gained over 500 retweets, 2,500 quote-tweets and 2,500 likes in less than 24 hours before it was widely mocked after being posted (shown below).

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Following the tweet on December 30th, 2021, "all my apes gone" began appearing in jokes on Twitter as people mocked the phrase and @toddkramer1's plight. For example, that same day, Twitter user @jacobdotgov^[2] posted a parody of the lyrics to "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and the Papas, gaining over 30 retweets and 260 likes in less than 24 hours (shown below, left). User @catholicdad420^[3] then posted a parody of song lyrics to Kanye West's "All Of The Lights," gaining over 30 retweets and 670 likes in the same timeframe (shown below, right).

Other examples include a tweet by @gatorsafterdark^[4] on December 30th that made a You're Laughing joke, gaining over 200 retweets and 1,400 likes in less than 24 hours (shown below, left). User @FredDelicious^[5] quote-tweeted the original with a Simpsons joke, gaining over 150 retweets and 1,500 likes in the same timeframe (shown below, right).