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18 times older relatives didn’t quite get the right end of the stick and it gets more relatable every day

There comes a point in our lives – and we fear we may have passed it some time ago – that getting to grips with new technology is a nightmarish chore rather than the keenly-anticipated pleasure it once was.

Not just technology, in fact, but everyday life as these 18 instances illustrate to glorious effect (and you can find a whole lot more over at BoredPanda here).

They are very funny and more relatable with each passing day.

1. ‘Me: “Grandma, I’d Like To Take A Picture Of Us”. Activate Front-Facing Camera. Grandma: “Oh That’s A Very Nice Picture, When Is That From?” Me: “That’s Us Right Now”‘

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2. ‘Sex Party’

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3. ‘So today my nana showed me some of her favorite websites’

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4. ‘Pressed the wrong button’

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5. ‘When mum uses new technology’

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6. ‘My Nana asked me to fix her phone because “the outside clock is always showing the wrong time.”

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7. ‘A friend posted this’

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8. ‘My uncle using his flashlight to brighten up my dads iPad screen’

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9. ‘Emergency assistance needed’

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10. ‘Granny messaged to wish me luck on my test’

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11. ‘My Wife’s Grandpa Is Unsubscribing From Facebook’

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12. ‘My dad likes reading so I got him a Kindle for is birthday. He’s using it as a bookmark’

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13. ‘Friend’s grandma just asked whose phone this is’


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14. ‘My grandma’s friend used the voice text option and couldn’t get it to stop 😂’

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15. ‘My Grandpa Asked Why The Trail Mix Tasted So Bad’

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16. ‘A name?’


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17. ‘My Grandma, An Avid Gardener, Has Been Wearing This Mask For Weeks. The Checkout Lady At The Store Today Explained It To Her’

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18. ‘Omg opened my Nan’s laptop…’

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You can see a whole bunch more of this sort of thing over on Bored Panda here.

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