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The 12 coolest grandpas on Facebook

Respect your elders.

 

Miles Klee

Internet Culture

Posted on Aug 2, 2014   Updated on May 30, 2021, 8:28 pm CDT

When you’re talking about how the elderly use the Internet, “grandmothers on Facebook” is a known quantity: gentle admonishments to behave better, public confusion about the site’s basic functions, and some surprisingly risqué humor. But what of the men they married?

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In news that will shock no one, it turns out that grandfathers are among the most entertaining people on social media. Let’s all take a moment to rejoice in the sequence of fortunate events that led them to have computer access, shall we? Heroes, all of them: 

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If your grandpa’s on Facebook, be sure to give him a friendly “poke” from all of us here at the Daily Dot. Then tell us what he thought that notification meant.

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*First Published: Aug 2, 2014, 10:00 am CDT
 

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