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Social media is there for everybody, but that doesn't mean that everybody should use it.
Check out this hilarious list compiled by Bored Panda to see what we mean. In it you'll find countless examples of older people trying, and failing, to figure out just how this fancy and newfangled social media business works. From dads failing to communicate properly with Siri to grandpas who can't take a joke about their suspiciously fake-looking Metallica tattoos, the people in the list below may have failed at social media, but they definitely won when it came to making us smile.
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#1
Not All Old People Are Terrible At Social Media. Dwayne Seems To Have It Figured Out Ok
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#2
My Friend's Grandma Commented On Her Status
#3
My 95-Year-Old Grandma Updating Facebook
#4
Savaged By My Own Grandma
#5
This Woman On The Subway
#6
That Lasagna Looks Crisp...
Khristal Shoosh 8 years ago
You can see its a baby just have to look at the picture far away lol
Thomas John Hulligan 8 years ago
??!-your Daughter looks like a Lasagna ?!!-does she get her "looks from her Dad or her Mom?!!😀JohnH
Koko Sempai 8 years ago
lmao lasagna baby (;^ o ^;) but wouldn't the pic have a title? (0_o) If so, that would turn out to be a rude comment? I dunno (* - * /)
#7
My Granson Isn't Here
#9
When Your Mom Spectacularly Misunderstands The Cry Laughing Emoji
#10
Grandma's Love For The Empire Has No Limit
#11
I For One Enjoy Facebook Interactions With My Grandma
#12
Chad
#13
My Friend's Mom Was Making A Post About Obama, But She Accidentally Hit The "Copy And Past" Button On The Phone
#14
Still Learning
#15
Grandpa And Grandmaster Flash
#16
Stylish Necklace
#17
Send It Siri
#18
My Friends Mom Printed And Framed A Picture From Facebook
#19
James Tells Facebook What's On His Mind
JEFF THE KILLER 8 years ago
I bet once they realized they were like OH SHOOT HOW DO I DELETE, DELETE PLZZZ
#20
Grandma Sees Shitty Duckface For What It Is
#21
Meet My 86 Year Old Grandmother
#23
Whoops...wrong Grandson
John Tracey Jr. 8 years ago
https://www.change.org/p/bobby-hammer-let-ethan-cohen-be-bobby-hammer-s-grandson Just in case anyone wanted to sign that petition.
#24
Brutally Honest Grandma
#25
My 83 Year Old Italian Grandmother Posted This A Few Days Ago. I Shared
#27
I Think My Grandmother Is Retarded
Filipe Vieira 8 years ago
It's the only thing I like about Facebook, being able to save lives through likes
#28
That's Enough Of That Shit Ricky
#29
How Jean Celebrates National Pet Day
#30
Either My Grandma Doesn’t Know How To Use Facebook Or She’s Really Salty About Aunt Doris
Anna Thouvenin 8 years ago
This stupid thumb up happened to me once. Someone sent me a notification that my ex died and I panicked and sent this (it was a new feature at that time)...
#31
Janice Would Like To Help But Cannot
#32
Not Sure What's Going On Here
#33
Grandma Tagged A Different Rapper This Time - Blaze Is Her Dog
#34
Esther's Granddaughter Is Single
#35
Husband Asks Why His Wife Was Fired From Cracker Barrel
Anna Thouvenin 8 years ago
When are we gonna know what's up with Cracker Barrel and Brad's wife?
#36
Damnnnnnn Grandpa
#37
Can She Handle This Much Sexy?
#38
Former President Of Mexico
#39
My 73-Year-Old Aunt Commenting On This Outback Post From Almost 3 Years Ago
#40
Greg Shares Cause And Effect
#41
Jo Ann Is Angry
#42
The Bad News Just Keeps Coming
#43
Please Share, Gene
#44
Joy Takes On The Establishment
#46
If I Got Arrested, What Would You Think I Did?
#47
Please Call
#48
Christian Moms Against Dabbing
#49
My Dad Just Posted This On My Cousin's Timeline. He Says It Means "Happy Birthday To You From Your Favorite Uncle"
#50
A Beautiful Indigo Coloured Rose
BoredBunny 8 years ago
I went onto YouTube and searched up "uberhaxornova". Pretty good channel.
#51
Would You Really, Sheila?
#52
Grandma Is Not Having These Counterfeit Minions
#53
Dad Tries To Send A Video
#54
Neil Degrasse Tyson
#55
Grandma Asked If We Could Send $5,000 To A Man She Met On Facebook That Lives Overseas. Here's His Profile Pic
Anna Thouvenin 8 years ago
Those kinds of scams are really awful. Taking advantage of old and generous people... I have no words.
#56
Facebook, Not Google
#57
Who Doesn't Love The Sun?
#58
Found On My Friend's Grandma's Wall
#59
Grandpa Makes A New Facebook Account Whenever He Forgets His Password
#60
Wholesome Oldies
#61
Old High-School Teacher Posted This On My Timeline At 4am
#62
My Grandma Asked People To Copy And Paste Her Status To Show Their True Friendship
#64
My Grandma And Grandpa Just Joined Facebook. This Was Their First Post
#66
Barbara's Patience Has It's Limits
#67
It's Not Good Enough For Jack
#68
She Just Loves Those Stick Figure Jokes. She Really, Really Loves Them
#69
Comment My Elderly Aunt Made On My Young Pregnant Cousin's Status
#70
Jonah Is The Youngest Child Ever
BoredBunny 8 years ago
Here's the article: This is Jonah. In some ways, he’s an ordinary kid. He plays with toys. He loves to draw. He’s learning to talk in sentences. But when it comes to age, Jonah is extraordinary. Jonah is 3 years old. What?! You might have heard of a 6-year-old, or maybe even a 5-year-old. But a human being who is just 3? As far as we know, Jonah’s April 10, 2011 birth date makes him the youngest child ever to walk the face of the earth. By a long shot. Jonah is a bona fide biological marvel. Three! It’s an age so low, it’s almost impossible to think about. But if you want to wrap your head around just how young Jonah is, try this: Consider the youngest child you’ve ever met. Now cut that age in half. Now, you’re in the ballpark of how old Jonah is. Apparently, it’s in the genes, too. Jonah’s brother Elliot is 7, while their sister Rebecca is just 11. The proud parents, Stephen and Molly, are pretty young themselves at 36 and 38, respectively, and family lore holds that when Jonah
#71
Who What
#73
My Friend Posted A Picture Of A Sandwich I Made For Her, And Her Grandma Lost Her Damn Mind
#74
Yeah Olive Garden, Do Something
Sweep the Leg 8 years ago
Did it work? If so, I'm going to ask my Domino's Pizza down the street to get on the Syrian refugee crisis.
#75
A Great Pic Of My 95 Year Old Grandma
#76
Gayle Remembers The Challenger Explosion
#77
This Congratulatory Comment I Got For My 105-Day My Fitness Pal Streak
#79
What A Brave Man
#80
Havea Blessed Fag
#81
My Computer Got Hacked Yesterday
#82
Grandpa Wants To Log In To Facebook
#83
Write A Comment... Glad You Had A Nice Time, Sweetheart. X4
#85
I'm Not Silly I'm Truthful
#86
The Most Intelligent Young Man
#87
My Grandmother Chimed In On Bowie's Death
#88
Mildred, I Don't Think Esther Can See This
#89
Thomas Wanted To Share His Experience Making Hot Dogs On This Stove. (Hot Dogs Not Pictured)
#90
Geraldine Thinks Her Granddaughter Should Be Nicer To Rihanna
#91
My Grandma's Public Outrage At Her Son Not Driving Six Hours To See Her For Thanksgiving
#92
Aunt Helen's Friend Wants To Ask You Something
#94
Terry's Employment History Summed Up In One Poignant Update
#95
We Got A New Dog
M O'Connell 8 years ago
Well, it's good to see that their dog has found a new home so quickly.
#96
Dottie Needs Help With Her Fireplace
#97
Warning:
#98
I'd Like To Purchase A Bushel Of Apes
#99
What Happened To Jasper?
#101
My Grandpa Is A Great, Smart Guy, But Sometimes He Struggles With Facebook
#102
Damn, Susie, Way To Shit All Over Chuck's Nice Family Outing
#103
My Grandma Discovered Her Web Cam And Posted This On Facebook. Uhm, What?
#104
My Great Aunt Made A Screenshot Of Her Phone Her Profile Picture. Bonus: Half Of Her Own Face Is Cropped Out
#105
Gordon Ramsay On Instagram
#106
She Must Really Love You've Got Mail
#107
Apple's Branding Is Too Subtle
#108
Ryan Needs Help
#109
Old People + Facebook + Memes
#110
She Just Really Likes Their Cheesecakes
#111
A Fine Choice, Sir
#112
Sydney Doesn't Understand What That Dog Is Doing
#114
Posted By My Grandpa, Nothing Significant Has Happened In His Life, This Is Just Some Out Of The Blew "Blow Away"
#115
My Father, Everyone
#116
Grandma Gets Crop Dusted At Walmart. Never To Return
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Larry Bud Melman 8 years ago
Listen up whippersnapers, some of us "older people" have been tech WAY longer than you and have transitioned just fine. My first computer was a Radio Shack TRS80, where you had to write your own programs, while sitting outside in the snow.... (I made that up)....BUT... ever heard of Quantum Link, Commodore 64, an RF modulator or 1200 baud modem?
Ditto 8 years ago
I write my own programs all the time (Computer programming minor here) hehehe
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Annabel Laver 8 years ago
I'm a student and as a joke I shared a picture saying 'when is put all your money in your daughters account day' and tagged my dad... my grandmother gets email updates from FB and I am the only one of her friends she ever looks at... she saw this... emailed me to check I had enough money and then phoned immediately afterwards... not quite getting it was a joke!! I also shared a friendaversary video... and my grandparents spent 20 minutes marvelling at it...
John Leonard 8 years ago
None of these folks, "failed to use social media." They all used social media
Larry Bud Melman 8 years ago
Listen up whippersnapers, some of us "older people" have been tech WAY longer than you and have transitioned just fine. My first computer was a Radio Shack TRS80, where you had to write your own programs, while sitting outside in the snow.... (I made that up)....BUT... ever heard of Quantum Link, Commodore 64, an RF modulator or 1200 baud modem?
Ditto 8 years ago
I write my own programs all the time (Computer programming minor here) hehehe
Load More Replies... Annabel Laver 8 years ago
I'm a student and as a joke I shared a picture saying 'when is put all your money in your daughters account day' and tagged my dad... my grandmother gets email updates from FB and I am the only one of her friends she ever looks at... she saw this... emailed me to check I had enough money and then phoned immediately afterwards... not quite getting it was a joke!! I also shared a friendaversary video... and my grandparents spent 20 minutes marvelling at it...
John Leonard 8 years ago
None of these folks, "failed to use social media." They all used social media
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