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The 11 Coolest Grandparents on the Web

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:06:14 +0000

Out of all the cool people in the world, you know who ranks at the top of our list? Grandparents. Think about it– they’re adorably hilarious and spoil us rotten. Basically, grandma and grandpa rule, so it’s about time their awesomeness gets recognized! We’ve scoped out the coolest older folk on the Web and discovered [...]

Adorable 84-Year-Old Grandpa Plays 'Halo 4,' Freaks Out

Emerald Catron — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:35:55 +0000

Sometimes you need to watch a video of an old man spazzing out while playing a first-person shooter for the first time. If this is one of those times for you, then watch this video. Some folks invited their 84-year-old grandfather to play ‘Halo 4′ and ‘Black Ops 2′ with them, and this is what [...]

Old Men Singing at Tim Hortons Will Delight You

Emerald Catron — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:30:37 +0000

O Canada! Our home and native land! Tim Hortons coffee in all thy sons command! Here are a bunch of older gentlemen singing a very lovely a cappella version of ‘Can You Feel The Love’ tonight in a Tim Hortons. It is significantly better than anything that’s ever happened to us in a Tim Hortons. [...]

Parents Have Hilarious Breakdown After Watching 'Les Mis'

Emerald Catron — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:26:11 +0000

We haven't seen people this upset over a movie since those poor, poor children realized they were going to die one day after watching 'The Odd Life of Timothy Green.' These two fully-grown, middle-aged humans have, in fact, "been to funerals of family members and cried less" than they did watching Anne Hathaway's descent from factory worker to toothless prostitute. All it took was sitting through an afternoon matinee of 'Les Miserables.'

Watch a Dad's Adorable Reaction to Scoring Game Tickets

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:17:38 +0000

No, this isn't an episode of 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' that was left on the cutting room floor. It's actually a father receiving the best gift of his life -- tickets to a championship football game. With the holiday season winding down its nice to remember the little things in life: family, sports, and the fact that fedoras only look appealing on certain people.

Update: Interview With 'Buttery, Flaky' Seniors

Tom Blunt — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:00:47 +0000

Remember John and Sonja, the adorable elderly couple whose local commercial became a viral internet sensation? Here’s a Q&A with the pair on their newfound fame. In this brief interview with WQCB FM in Maine, John acknowledges that the video turned out to be a lot funnier than they thought at the time, but he’s [...]

Meet the Cutest Elderly Couple to Ever Star in a Local Commerical

Emerald Catron — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:02:00 +0000

Stick with this one. It’s funny enough watching an old man struggle to say “buttery, flaky crust,” but this video in its entirety is a comedy masterpiece. The hapless fellow tosses out just enough curse words to make us miss our grandpa, too, so bonus points for that, if the competition is making us homesick. [...]

Conan O'Brien Offers a Senior's Guide to Texting

Emerald Catron — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:35:26 +0000

Thanks to Team Coco for giving this educational guide to texting for seniors to the world. But you might not want to let your grandparents see it. Unless you want them to have constant, instant access to making you feel bad in that special grandparent way, that is. It starts simple enough, with a reminder that te

Elderly People Watch 'Gangnam Style,' Hilarity Ensues

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:25:19 +0000

If you’re ever questioning whether someone or something has actually made it to the big leagues, ask yourself one simple question: do grandma and grandpa know about it? If the answer is yes, then you have yourself a massive pop culture phenomenon. As if we didn’t need any more confirmation that ‘Gangnam Style’ is one [...]

Lifelong Friends Celebrate 100th Birthday Together

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:15:34 +0000

We’d like to introduce you to the world’s most adorable best friends -- Joseph Katz and Al Spiegel from Florida. They have been buds for 91 years, and they’re still going strong!

This Is What Happens When Grandparents Use Webcams

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:06:28 +0000

It's pretty much a given that Grandma and Grandpa and technology don't mix. So when they use a webcam for the first time, we can expect serious confusion, surprise, and hilarity to ensue. Luckily for us, that’s exactly what we have here! Check out the funniest reactions of grandparents using webcams.

Mark Zuckerberg Meets Facebook's Oldest, 101-Year-Old User

Mike Adams — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:27:38 +0000

While there might not be a spot in 'The Guinness Book of World Records' to praise Facebook's oldest registered user -- maybe there should be.

On Monday, Florence Detlor, the social network’s oldest registered user, celebrated her 101st birthday by crashing in on Mark Zuckerberg and his crew of hackers, nerds and programmers at Facebook's California headquarters.

This 90-Year Old Is A World Record Holder in the Pole Vault

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:00:09 +0000

Of all the Olympic sports we'd rather not attempt, the pole vault may be at the top of the list. Not only would we be worried about the whole falling back to earth part, but the pole itself looks like it could do quite a number on somebody who lacks the requisite coordination.

Dr William Bell has no such fears. Which shouldn't be so surprising since he's the father of Olympic pole vaulting silver medalist Earl Bell, and has done quite a bit of vaulting himself over the years.

What is suprising about what you are about to see is that William Bell is 90.

Nursing Home Delivers Mail and Adorable Baby Ducks to the Elderly

Nick Romano — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 14:30:22 +0000

We all hate getting bills to the point where some of us will even hide them in the freezer to put them completely out of sight and therefore out of mind. Volunteer mailman Steve Score of Minnesota's Emmanuel Nursing Home has the unfortunate job of delivering such mail, but it looks like he's found the most effective way of passing along these letters and all it took were some adorable little ducklings.

Internet Raises Big Bucks for Viciously Bullied Bus Monitor Karen Klein

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:54:43 +0000

It's a video that's as shocking as it is heartbreaking. In a clip widely circulating on the Web, middle school students in Rochester, NY's Greece Central School District viciously taunt 68-year-old bus monitor Karen Klein with graphic slurs for ten minutes, eventually driving the grandmother of eight to tears. The video is very NSFW for bad language and an utter lack of humanity. But, if you read on, this terrible tale is headed for a happy ending.

Rapping Senior Adult Choir Gets 'Hot in Here,' Goes Viral

Mithun Divakaran — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:21:07 +0000

They may look like your grandparents but this group of fine elderly folk have gone viral with their church choir. They are the Senior Adult Choir from the First Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia, and instead of praising the lord, these lovable senior citizens thought it would be fun to do some hip-hop cover songs for a change.

72-Year-Old Woman Helps Beat Up Very Dangerous Burglar

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:02:35 +0000

When a 72-year old Metairie, Louisiana woman saw her son fighting in the garage with a masked burglar early Wednesday morning, she called 911. Then she joined the fray and did some serious damage to 30-year-old career criminal Troy Derosa. When the cops arrived, both the 48-year-old victim and Derosa were bleeding profusely, and the 72-year-old had suffered minor injuries. [...]

Science Proves Old People Really Do Smell

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:19:05 +0000

Like most people, we’ve noticed that the elderly have a distinctive, shall we say, fragrance. We’ve always blamed prune juice, but it looks like there is something more to it. Johan Lundström of the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia conducted an experiment in which volunteers of all ages slept in special t-shirts outfitted with cotton [...]

101-Year-Old Dorothy Custer to Make Daring Zip-Line Ride Across Snake River Canyon

Donald Deane — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:48:18 +0000

Most people celebrate birthdays the traditional way, but centenarian (and viral video star) Dorothy Custer will mark her 101st birthday by riding a zip-line across the famed Snake River Canyon. And here we were hoping for presents and cake on our next b-day. Suddenly we're feeling very lame.

Adorable Elderly Couple Wears Matching Outfits for 35 Years

Donald Deane — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:29:48 +0000

Normally, we openly laugh at couples who go out of their way to dress alike. But there’s something impossibly adorable about this elderly couple who’s worn matching outfits every day for the past 35 years. Nebraska couple Mel and Joey Schwanke have been married for 64 years (!) and for more than half that time, [...]

Elderly Skydiver Almost Slips Out of Her Parachute While Plummeting

Danny Gallagher — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:30:18 +0000

Laverne wanted to celebrate her 80th birthday by getting a video of her doing something death-defying. And that’s exactly what she got. However, Laverne’s skydiving video almost became a tragedy after she slipped out of the harness connected to her parachute just after she and her instructor took the big plunge. The entire video goes [...]

Oldest Woman to Scale Mount Everest Scales Mount Everest Again

Danny Gallagher — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:30:42 +0000

You can't keep a good woman down. Apparently, neither can the mighty Mount Everest.

Tamae Watanabe, 73, of Japan broke the world record by becoming the oldest woman in history to climb the world's highest mountain. She decided that breaking the world record once wasn't good enough for her. So she climbed it again.

Grandpa Opens His Drinks With a Chainsaw

Dan Seitz — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:00:11 +0000

Chainsaws are a beloved American power tool, mostly because they let us be utterly irresponsible with something sharp attached to a motor. But some of us push the chainsaw to its very limits. Like this surprisingly precise grandpa, who wants to open his beer. What impresses us the most is how accurate he is. You [...]

College Sweethearts Marry After 60 Years Apart

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:35:24 +0000

Peggy Marie Pence Schuster and Henry O. Freund first felt a spark between them back in 1950 when the pair attended Southwestern of Memphis (now Rhodes College).

They exercised their young love by sitting next to each other in class and attending school events together. But like many college sweethearts, their romance didn't make the jump into the real world. Soon after graduation, Marie married someone else, and Henry, who had joined the Air Force, did the same.

These Two Old Best Friends Will Brighten Your Day

Mithun Divakaran — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:51:24 +0000

When NBC reporter Ben Aaron visited a senior center to do a segment on long-lasting love, he met two old guys - Harvey and Eddy - in their 80s who he instantly took a liking to. Interested to know more about them, Aaron did a segment on the duo and asked them a thing or two about modern-day society.

Senior Citizens Take Back the Streets In Wild Crime PSA

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:30:08 +0000

In this anti-crime PSA from England, senior citizens act out anti-social teenager behavior such as playing loud music, getting drunk in public spaces and vandalism. [via The Daily What]

Teenage Sweethearts Reunited After 70 Years Apart

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:31:59 +0000

There aren't going to be too many tales of long-lost love in the future, thanks to social media sites which make it just about impossible for folks to really lose touch with each other.

But there was obviously no Facebook when Betty Hove and John Grosch meet in the early 1940s. He was 17 and she was 16 and they quickly became sweethearts. But as their relationship began to blossom, Grosch joined the Navy and was shipped off to fight in World War II.

Want to Feel Old? Try MIT's Aging Suit

Shauna Wright — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:30:38 +0000

If you’ve ever wondered what being a senior citizen feels like, wonder no more. Thanks to researchers at MIT’s AgeLab, you can don a suit that will mimic many of the physical effects of an average 70-year-old body. Well, not Betty White‘s. That woman is unstoppable. The suit, dubbed AGNES — an acronym for ‘Age [...]

Senior Citizen Flash Mob Performing 'Last Christmas' Is Sweeter Than Gingerbread

Donald Deane — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:02:54 +0000

Short on holiday spirit? Then this video, which shows a senior citizen flash mob performing ‘Last Christmas’ from ‘Glee,’ will surely get you in the mood. The seniors spontaneously belt out the tune while at a Target in Kansas. One of them even does so while using a walker. Admittedly, their timing is way, way [...]

Two Adorable Senior Citizens Learn to Use a Webcam

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:40:55 +0000

Bruce Huffman, 86, and his 79-year-old wife Esther recently bought their first laptop computer, which came with a built-in webcam. As they try to figure out how to use the camera function, they inadvertently make a hilarious three-minute video of themselves. Check it out below