Ryan Reynolds and Chrissy Teigen might be the king and queen of Twitter but even the Royals have to respect their elders. Myrna Tellingheusen has been tweeting since 2015, and her wise quotes perfectly poke fun at the stereotypes surrounding old folks. So far, little is known about Myrna, and her identity is a complete mystery. Some of her followers want to believe the old lady behind all the life advice is real, while others think she's nothing more than a fictional character. In hopes of finding out something about this internet persona, we've invited her for a little chat.
"I exist in a modular home park in Rainbow, California, a sleepy little town just north of San Diego, and just south of Temecula," Myrna told Bored Panda. "My story is long and fascinating. However, the short version of this story is I want to make social media fun."
"There is too much acrimony in the world right now, and people need to better their sense of humor."
But regardless of who's behind the grandma quotes account, it doesn't make Myrna's tweets any less hilarious. And maybe that's the point. Maybe it's your grandma sharing the life tips; maybe it's a thirty-something literature professor that has a knack for humorous quotes. The mysteries behind Myrna only add more charm to her Twitter game. Scroll down to read her funny quotes on holding grudges, hard-boiled eggs, and other serious topics. Oh, and don't forget to upvote your faves.
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Mildred (79) was fed up with living without her deceased husband, so she decided to kill herself. She decided the best way to do this was to shoot herself with her late husband's army pistol. To make sure she got the right spot, and didn't become a vegetable, she called the NHS Helpline. She asked, "If I wanted to find my heart, where would it be?" The man responded, "Just below your left breast." Later that day, Mildred was admitted to hospital with a gunshot wound to her left knee.
It's good that she can remember her cats name. I have six and when I start calling them to eat , it's like a guessing game of who goes where and what is you name again. I have one cat that I call many names and bless his heart , he will come to me by any one of the four names I mentions. Maybe he just loves food. LOL
Cats can't be bothered with the name you give them. O, they will react to it, thats in their best interest. But only in very rare cases they tell you their secret name. And then you are bound to keep it secret!
That's true, we often go for the cheapest one... except vehicle parts and maintenance. No Nego.
Load More Replies...Toilet paper. You see, there's toilet paper with only one layer ("ply") of paper, which makes it too thin to use it to wipe your rear exit without having THAT accident, you know what I mean.
Load More Replies...It may be cheaper but you use twice as much to compensate for it being thinner, so it’s not a saving. That’s what being penny wise and pound foolish is all about.
This woman....haha..I would pay big bucks to have her as my Guest Grandma at funerals and holiday partys galore!
So there Roberta, you should have known you know when you said that.
I don't hold grudges, I store them safely in my grudge box. This leaves my hands free for revenge
I cannot agree with this more!! Stop putting my bag of salad on the BOTTOM of the bag. It's produce, not packing material!
Every new young guy at my supermarket puts the bag of salad in with the milk, canned goods, or something else heavy.
Load More Replies...OMG Yes! Boxes and cans go together, cold items stay together so they stay cold longer, produce gets it's own bag, household stuff and chemicals should be separated from food. Is that too hard lol.
This reply should have more upvotes. Its kinda the whole point. Not the gender of the person doing it or that it is a separate person than the customer or the checker. Whomever is doing it, do it right!
Load More Replies...Still why does anyone need a bag boy..is the USA the only country where this is a thing? And is it in all states? And all stores? I really wonder.
(1) No, the US is not the only country. There are, for example, bag boys and girls in the Bahamas. Also, petrol station attendants. (2) Not all stores in the US have separate bag boys/girls/men/women. (3) In many countries, the cashier also packs the bag - Myrna's point still applies.
Load More Replies...So true. Heavy stuff at the bottom, soft at the top ... how can that be a problem?
Don't make me stop this car and come back there (said to two grown men)
I've seen young women with small dogs better dressed than they were. There, I said it.
Well what do you expect from someone who names their cat after themselves... I mean, honestly.
But how can you educate others when they are wrong when they never admit to being wrong. Dog chasing tail.
of course only vanilla extract should be used when baking. vanilla essence is simply for scenting things.
Load More Replies...I need this Grammy grams in my life, like right now!! Teach me your ways wise one...
The only thing I use fake vanilla extract for is scenting the house. Pour some in a small pan, add water and put on the stove on low. Your whole house will smell like sugar cookies.
Except now it costs a kajillion dollars (really $16 for a 59ml bottle).
This is why i suffer. Baking isn't a poor girl hobby
Load More Replies...On behalf of my sister named Joann, who just so happens to enjoy comphy fabric..you are forgiven.
Mine wasn’t either, I just choose NOT To shop there anymore, besides it’s just too close to my house and doesn’t give my car a chance to blow the cobwebs out.
"If JoAnn Fabrics can't handle Myrna at her worst then they don't deserve her at her best." - Marilyn Monroe
omg lol the lady with the 1000 coupons! they cant be used together lady!
Me too myrna... Too many outbursts, but I'm working on it!
I always know where it is too, I keep it close to the chip on my shoulder.
You're my hero. A woman mistook 10 items or less as 10 different products or less. She had 4 boxes of cereal which was 1 item to her nothing about multiples mattering
A while ago I decided to boycott any store that had an "x items or less" line...Marks & Spencer in the UK seemed to be the only one with an "x items or fewer" so I had to just shop there.
I pack a can of air horn for occasions such as these, people scream joy when they realize someone is making sure store policies are being enforced. Thank you.
And everybody's sayin' that there's nobody meaner Than the little old lady from Pasadena
Before the cat or dog has decided to hide, so I have someone bearable to talk to
That's right Myrna - then you can catch them in the act using Betty Crocker cake mix instead of making it from scratch just as you suspected.
Sorry Myrna, sometimes it's not always about trends but about allergies XD
I'm sure Myrna isn't making fun of people with Celiac's. She's making fun of all the "trendy" people who went gluten free because it's "so much better for you" - the people who insist that you should do it too and judge you if you don't.
Load More Replies...That's WAY too far. They'll become f*****g disgusting.
Load More Replies...Like my old science teacher said "For me it's not just Shots Fired, but Shots Landed."
Just don't try to peel the uncooked ones. Might make a bit of a mess.
Isn't that... How you boil an egg though? When it's uncooked?
Load More Replies...Never put together flat pack furniture when you are angry, it will become modern art
Unless it's one of those ones that just doesn't want to peel without taking half the egg with it. Then is just makes the anger worse.
Nope. I tried this once. The egg ended up squished and in the trash. Of course, I was angry because it was SO HARD TO PEEL. :-)
Yes, and i would like the sweater with zebra print cantaloupes, please.
Okay, that thought gave me an instant migraine. I mean I had to blink my eyes a couple of times.
I've never understood decorative soaps. What do you do with them after 30 years.
They live in your house till you die. Then it's your relative's responsibly to throw them away.
Load More Replies...Poor you, having to look at such an indiscretion, Bernice shouldn’t have bought them if she didn’t have the control to wait. I know, I know, you’ve talked to her about this before, when will you stop trying to be the kind one to try to help others?
Why did Myrna bother to waste the time laminating the coupon .... they come every Sunday with the paper coupons.
Yes, hon! YES!!! Why the hell do they give them out if they don't expect you to use them? And that nasty attitude they always give you...
"Vaca Muerta", oh, I do love that one! That is going in my little notebook of improper things to teach the grandchildren, lol.
In Soviet times, people covered TVs with crochet cloths, when not watching. My grandma still covers her flat screen TV
I witnessed my mom invent this joke. At least, she had discovered the last half of it when we told her it was already a thing. She was so sad because she thought she was the first to think of it.
You're name is literally a cheese....I believe you Parm.
Load More Replies...Start with chucking out 'artifical cheese' of you want your great country back! The horror!
Considering the tweet was posted eight months ago, "she" either saw it somewhere else, originated the joke, or is clairvoyant.
Load More Replies...And no greater shame than falling to temptation and eating them all in one night...I'm not allowed advent calendars anymore...
Invest one day of your life. Welcome all kids on your doorstep. Let them sing, let them perform. And award them with apples, grapes, tangerines etc. Glow your best smile at the look on their faces. Word will spread.
At the COST of fruit? I'll just buy the batteries.
Load More Replies...I light a couple of candles and cook by the light of the open fridge door!!
This is the philosophy I have with "dry clean only". Oh really? Let's see.
How about a white piece of clothing with a label saying "100% cotton, Hand wash, Cold" when you can literally boil it. Right.
Load More Replies..."Highway to the danger zone!" - That should play everytime she opens the dishwasher
As a pagan myself, I can confirm that we thwart the godly by not only surreptitious and/or pointed wind chime hanging, but by also ensuring that one, only one of the chimes is half to three quarters of a note flat.
Load More Replies...(I know this is a joke but some people are morons. soooo) Not all Pagans worship Satan.
I truly hope that you understand this is a joke. Myrna Tellingheusen is a gay, house-father of three in St. Louis, MO.
Load More Replies...That's what the neatly dressed and clean child, and or husband, were for.
Load More Replies...Crockpots, nuthin' sweetie! It was casseroles, in a dish clearly marked with our name. Or disposable if it was for someone we didn't know well enough to leave our good casserole dish with. I am ashamed of you woman!!
Do NOT buy store bought trash. I have the most perfect pir crust recipe i wrote. If anyone wants it comment back and I'll post it.
It always appears on the table. But no one ever eats it.
Load More Replies...I have to promise not to cook, my creations can cause serious gastric distress
That happened with my Dad frequently... Click-click..click-click...click-click.. "Dad..do you have your blinker on again?" "You just won't let me leave that on will you!?!"
I know, but if you didn’t your head would explode and then where would we be? Cleaning up a big fat mess I’d say, you know the size of your head? Suggestion, tape yourself saying it on that smarty phone of yours and play it every few seconds, would that help?
It is probably a blessing that Fran leaves her blinker on. This will warn other motorists to approach this driver with caution. A warning beacon, of sorts.
Also with your back to a wall etc, so no one can attack from behind. :)
I have older brothers, so I need to be able to see all doors and windows
Too bad she wasn’t taught the protocol like you and I were, baaaaaaad form!
It’s your home, you opened the box, you put the eggs, water, and oil in, ergo, it’s home made, any questions?
Pyrex is a type of glass that is used for cookware. It can withstand the freezer, the microwave, and the oven. It is nearly indestructible. Many American kitchens have pieces that are decades old.
Load More Replies...My Pyrex has survived decades of my creativity. Men tend to break easily
LOL I hate pyrex! I had a pyrex glass container bloody explode in my work microwave. Hundreds of shards everywhere. I starved the rest of my night shift :(
it probably was not pyrex, but anchor hocking. Anchor Hocking simply cannot go from freezer to microwave.
Load More Replies...And disgusting, too!! Went to deli for potato salad, wanted to know what's San Francisco style? "Oh, that's the sweet one made with Miracle Whip." Gag me with a spoon.
For anyone who might want to know: Miracle Whip is sweetened mayonnaise. Yuck!
I put so much mayo and mustard on my sandwich you can't taste the meat lol
I had (note: had) an American friend who would pull her hairbrush out at the table when we were at a restaurant, brush her hair, then pick it out and throw it on the ground. She did this once on the MRT, too, and the Taiwan MRT is one of the cleanest places you'll ever see. I was appalled, disgusted, and told her so.
She just "launched shade" at Applebee's customers! (Accurately, too.)
Who uses a magazine as a coaster anyway? It's time to excommunicate her.
One guy hawking moisturizers told me he could fix my crow's feet...
Sorry about that. It suddenly doesn't let me delete or edit anymore
Load More Replies...i wanted to build a tiny house - but i think i will just go to my rented place & clean up
just don't have heaps in sandwiches every single day, my older brother used to do that and he just stunk
Load More Replies...Only casseroles are allowed in heaven (and Bible studies). Not even manna gets past the gate.
Good point! "Khoo-mus" is the Arabic word for this legume, and the Latin "Cicer" is the etymological root of the modern name. Cicer pea--> chick pea.
Load More Replies...Chick peas are the planet's pay back for my attempts at cooking. They do to me what my cooking does to everyone else
If someone would have just named it what it actually is...A DIP, we would all be enjoying some right now.
.....and mashed potatoes and pizza crust. It's really getting out of hand.
Load More Replies...Re: Not A Panda: Of COURSE carbs are important, but for those of us watching our blood sugar, we must limit the amount of carbs in a day. If I can swap out some heavier carbs for cauliflower, I'm all for it!
Yeah real rice tastes better but watching carb is important!!
Load More Replies...Neither did He create it to eat. It came into existence at the fall of Adam & Eve.
I don't like cauliflower. I'm not a picky eater, and I will things I don't like for the nutrition, but I really don't like cauliflower.
And before anyone tries to correct it: As a verb, to pore is used with through or over and means that you are absorbed in the study of something or that you are reading something intensely. For example: He spent more than 10 hours on the manuscript, poring over the details and asking faculty members for advice. (Nature)
So do we, the first one to diagram it correctly gets to feel superior, we love games at our house too during the holidays!
Pore, as I pointed out above. It's used as a verb to mean to closely scrutinize.
Load More Replies...Unless it's IHOP or Waffle House.......in which case a sticky menu is a quality check.
And also with tables that are wiped AROUND the condiments and with crumbs etc on the chair because they haven't wiped them.
Cuz if you can't show up on time for Jesus, then you just shouldn't show up....
C & E Christians. They show up on Christmas and Easter. Related to High Holy Jews, who show up to the synagogue on High Holy Days, and Eid Muslims, who show up to the mosque twice a year, once for each Eid. Although, culturally, we should be pleased to see anyone in attendance at a worship service. It is rather annoying, though, when someone holds them selves to be a stellar representative of their religion, when they are marginally active.
"I am a stellar representative of my religion," said that hypocritical Crossfire b***h in High school, who cheated on tests and slashed he ex-boyfriend's tires. If places of worship want more butts in the seats, pews and prayer rugs, it would be a Stellar! idea to stop waging pointless wars, molesting children and taking away women's sexual and reproductive rights. Thanks, God people.
Load More Replies...Its an American product shaped like a broom. Except picture a flat rectangle attached to the stick by a ball joint. And on this rectangles bottom you place a sheet that wipes up and clings to dirt on your floor. Its like a broom and dust pan in one
Load More Replies...From there, it's just a short step away from leaving your outdoor Christmas lights up till June...
I do this. I ask for their address so I can come over at a convenient time. They back away not breaking eye contact.
Same as with Telemarketers. Ask them for their phone number [personal one] so that you may call THEM at an INCONVENIENT time like they do.
I was an au pair for a woman who invited the JWs in and talked to them for hours trying to "save" them. Never saw the same ones twice
😂😂😂😂😂😂 all of these have made my horrendous week feel do-able again. Many thanks!
You meant 99.44% is unacceptable, right, please tell me it was a typo.
I have said that for so many years, perhaps this year will be the year that people will listen and ALL will be well with them!
Family favourite recipe... what needs to be cooked today or thrown out tomorrow
It's a joke in that 'spicy' brown mustard might be considered 'racy'.
Load More Replies...I so agree with this. Not even kidding, I hate that "big room" concept, there's absolutely nothing cozy about them.
I can understand if the kitchen and dining are in the same room but the living room as well is just pushing it
Load More Replies...How the heck are the kids supposed to play hide and seek in an open concept house anyways? I mean, for heaven's sake, can't we just leave one damn wall up?
like hello, uninvited guest, please come in on this rainy day & see [1] my inner wear dying on a rack, [2] my soiled pots & pan [3] & everything else
Not a bad idea. No stairs, plenty of space, and you could fit a massive TV inside one.
Divinity is a seasonal treat usually made with sugar, corn syrup, water, & egg whites. Topped with a pecan half
Load More Replies...Marlene brought one last year, I thought we talked about that at the meeting. It wasn’t supposed to happen EVER again? Some people just don’t listen like we do. If I could find the sad and angry emoji, I’d use it right here.
My Gma legit photocopies the local obits every day for the local historic society.
That no good son of a (Insert Dolphin Noise)... I don't see how you haven't divorced him yet,
Mine are mostly purple. The non matching is the fault of manufacturers not catering to my tastes
Avocado is actually a really good kitchen color. I also really like that gradient-brown with the chrome trim. I wish they'd bring that back.
My kitchen walls and ceiling are meant to be paired with harvest gold appliances, but they were all updated before we bought the house. We simply touched up and brightened up all the yellows.
Load More Replies...First you have to rummage through the purse looking for your credit/debit card. Then you have to think for a couple of minutes to see if you left it at home or if it might be in the car. Make sure to talk to yourself as if having a conversation with someone who has all the answers. THEN you shrug and say "well..guess I'll have to use a check." Refuse profusely if the cashier offers to print the check for you saying "I don't trust them machines." Then, when you start writing it, take a minute or two to act like you can't see what you are writing before you say "Oh..silly me..I need my glasses." Then act like you are totally unaware that they are sitting on your head before "finding them." Resume writing the check. Smile at the cashier and the people piling up behind you as if to say..sorry..having a senior moment.
That is a beautiful and pointed description. Stealing the hell out of it....
I... actually don't. Now excuse me as I run from the angry mob. Same thing happened when I said I don't like bacon.
Our little town had a full-service station for a very long time, probably until the late 80s/early 90s. It switched to a "normal" station for only a little while before it shut down.
Load More Replies...Totally agree. Vegetarian drums just don't have that good sound of the real skin headed ones.
It's the vegan drum-beaters you have to watch out for... Signed, A vegetarian drum-beater.
If they are, fire up the grill, and let the delicious aroma of steaks and burgers waft all the way down to the home of the Chairperson of the HOA.
No...that's all the Bing Crosby classics, Gene Autry, Nat King Cole...
Load More Replies...What about when they switched Darrins on Bewitched? Still freaks me out. They thought we wouldn't notice?
Better than canceling the show, I think. D#1 was unable to continue.
Load More Replies...I had a meme that said "My Dad would cuss all the time and then say 'excuse my French.' One day the teacher asked if anyone in my class knew a foreign language. I raised my hand."
I dropped it, now it's right side up, or wrong side up for upside down
Young man, I’m from Minnesota (Virginia) so watch your mouth. Anyone get the reference, no just me, ok.
Load More Replies...While many of these comments are amusing, as a whole they are a tribute to bitterness, angry curmudgeonism, prejudice against the elderly and an intolerant judgmental attitude. When did celebrating extreme character flaws become so entertaining?
I also don't think it's an indictment of the elderly--rather the opposite. There are many lovely old ladies, but it's refreshing to see represented old women as they can be--witty, biting, funny.
Load More Replies...I just had the urge to say something extremely rebellious, but then i realized thisadg might come and slap me
Or hate that you’re not
Load More Replies...Excuse me, but Friday night is the start of Sabbath, so that kind of behaviour is inappropriate for a God-fearing lady such as yourself.
They're in your store now! They're called Kingsford Charcoal Briquets.
This is hilarious, but egg nog is essentially uncooked cake batter with tons of rum to cut the richness, so I approve.
Check your recipe, there's no flour in eggnog. -or are you getting that icky gloop in the carton? Eggs, cream, Brandy and Rum with a little sugar and nutmeg.
Load More Replies...I adore egg nog! I'm the only one in my house now, so I never have to fight with anyone for the quart we get at the store. :D
Don't be so sure. Betty White is still as sharp as a tack.
Load More Replies...In Germany we have @RenateBergmann on Twitter and Facebook. Renate also writes books. 😊
Myrna Tellighusen has never married. She does not have children, and thus does not have grandchildren. Your fact checker fell asleep on the job.
Don't be so sure. Betty White is still as sharp as a tack.
Load More Replies...In Germany we have @RenateBergmann on Twitter and Facebook. Renate also writes books. 😊
Myrna Tellighusen has never married. She does not have children, and thus does not have grandchildren. Your fact checker fell asleep on the job.
