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"Old Man Search" Is the Funniest Twitter Account, and This Is Why

Sep 7 2014 - 11:15am

We already know: grandparents are hilarious [1]. One Twitter account, @oldmansearch [2], is just more evidence that our elders are the funniest people we'll ever know. The comedy really comes through when grandparents and tech meet.

So one man started teaching his 83-year-old dad how to use the Internet. He allegedly told his elderly father that Twitter was how to search things on Google, and these are the hilarious results:

what happened yesterday?

— Norman N. (@oldmansearch) October 22, 2011 [3]

the newest vegetable

— Norman N. (@oldmansearch) August 24, 2011 [4]

how many ants are there?

— Norman N. (@oldmansearch) June 16, 2014 [5]

is gangnam style spicy?

— Norman N. (@oldmansearch) September 12, 2012 [6]

canister of olympic pool water for gift

— Norman N. (@oldmansearch) August 6, 2012 [7]

why cant i tickle myself?

— Norman N. (@oldmansearch) August 13, 2012 [8]

a mitt romney limerick please

— Norman N. (@oldmansearch) May 18, 2012 [9]

cologne that smells like paper

— Norman N. (@oldmansearch) May 15, 2012 [10]

has anybody ever been named onion?

— Norman N. (@oldmansearch) March 10, 2012 [11]


Source URL
https://www.popsugar.com/tech/Old-Man-Search-Twitter-35644398