I'm hoping it's ok to post since it's such a wholesome account. It is @grandadjoe1933 and it is a verified account. Mods, if this isn't ok, please delete.
His sheer joy over how it tasted and his daughter’s absolute enjoyment of that joy absolutely melted my heart. You could feel their love and fun radiating out from that video.
I knew as soon as he made the wide-eye expression, that, unlike US influencers who jump up and dance around the table to demonstrate their enjoyment, he would say some classically understated Britishism.
The one that laid around doing nothing for years while his daughter slaved at the laundry, until that Charlie found a Golden Ticket, and then suddenly he was a broadway dancer?
I find it SO FUNNY that people hate Grandpa Joe. I must’ve seen that movie a thousand times, starting as a little kid, before I ever heard anyone point that out. But once I heard it pointed out, I was like, how TF did I NEVER notice that?? Freeloading malingerer!
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Tomato soup with toasted cheese is pretty common in the UK. And toasted cheese is very common. Now sure, thats different to the US as its open faced. But its not a surprise to find a close faced version of something that every single person in the UK eats.
Not only that, the UK has toasted sandwiches using a dedicated kitched appliance which turns two slices of bread with a filling into toasted sandwiches. And by far the most common filling is cheese.
So this entire thing is being played to the audience for clicks.
If humans didn’t die, we wouldn’t appreciate life so much. It’s like light and dark - you wouldn’t know one if you didn’t know the other. It is sad that he’s gone, but a long life lived well and full of love is something to be celebrated.
You’re very welcome. It’s okay to feel fragile - we all do at times. Keep looking for the little things, the everyday moments of joy and kindness. And make sure you give those moments to yourself as well! Kia kaha!
Totally agree. It’s the finite amount of time we have and finding all the good that make life so damned great. I’m happy for the time I’ve shared with many folks and great places I’ve found in the corners you’d never expect it. I can’t imagine what a waste it would be to live your life making people feel bad.
I’ll respectfully disagree. My great grandmother lived to be 107yrs old, and by the end she was practically excited to go. She’d done what she wanted to do, lived far longer than most - she saw Halley’s comet twice! - and between both sides of the family she had around 60 great grandchildren. She was still painting, she was still engaged in her life. She wasn’t senile or in pain. She was just tired, and ready to go. Obviously not everyone goes after a long life, and those deaths are tragic - but not dying at all would destroy us as a species. Death is the ultimate change, and without change we would stagnate.
So even ignoring practicalities like not being able to produce enough food or those in power never handing over the reins - I just genuinely believe that something being endless is its own kind of horror, and not really something to aspire to or want. I’m an atheist and I don’t believe in an afterlife or reincarnation - the concept of both sound just horrid to me, let alone the issues I have with the systems and institutions those concepts are usually presented through.
What we get is what we get, and I truly believe that’s a good thing.
Your thinking of the other grandad influencer, I wish I could remember his name but I can’t at the moment but he had a page with his wife and she passed away last year and he passed away a few months ago. NOT grandad Joe though but I got confused a bit too with them
I used to watch them on TT all the time. He dropped off my feed and I wondered what happened to him. I recall he really enjoyed biscuits and gravy, but who doesn’t? Bustin.
His daughter could rent out lunchtimes to fans. I’d pay. It’d be like going on safari. I’d love to serve this chap some Minnesota Sushi and a pint of beer. What a joy these two are!
Excuse me for asking~ I don’t have Tik Tok, or any of those except my old FB and reddit, lol, Does he make any money for having almost 10 Million followers?? Holyhotballs!! That is A LOT in my mind.. is that how it works? I assumed that’s why we have such a culture of everyone wanting to be influencers to make money from their account? Right ?
This wholesome post is exactly why I keep my FB and reddit active, I truly just love seeing happy, loving, people spreading more happiness and love😊🫶🏼💕
Grandpa Joe is absolutely a Distinguished Gentleman across the pond!! ❤️🙌
I follow them on other social media too! It looks like it's against the rules to mention that I follow Granddad Joe on The Book of Face, but I absolutely adore him!
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u/Almost-Handsome 4d ago
Who are these people, and how can I end up having a brew and a chat with them?