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Myrna Tellingheusen is the name of the internet’s most loved grandma ever. Because the grey-haired lady has been making her 137.3K followers on Twitter chuckle every day since 2015. And she's nowhere near ready to stop.

Her satirical pearls, insightful wisdom bites, and humorous puns have been perfectly capturing the stereotypes old folk face on a daily basis. From “loving the sound of a good vacuum seal” to wishing she could “offer a refreshing slice of my delicious gelatin fruit loaf to all the firefighters,” Myrna is definitely one of the most likable, yet absurdly funny virtual personas out there.

"My story is long and fascinating. However, the short version of this story is I want to make social media fun," the grandma previously told Bored Panda, so the stage is yours, Myrna. Oh, and after you're done, don't forget to check out more of Myrna's wit on our part 1 and part 2.

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    Bored Panda reached out to the internet’s most loved grandma Myrna to find out how her life has been so far. Myrna said that after a rewarding career as an executive assistant at Hughes Aircraft company, she decided to bring her organizational skills to her neighborhood of Vaca Muerta Estates, a retirement community just north of San Diego, California. Today, Myrna is a chair at the First Presbyterian Church, “where she also serves as a member of the Handbell Choir.”

    Some of her followers want to believe the old lady behind all the life advice is real, while others think she's nothing more than a fictional character. The truth remains largely a mystery, but it’s obvious that whoever the grandma is, it doesn’t make her internet presence any less real and funny.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you burn calories.. And.. let's be honest.. like 99% of us that have access to a leaf blower could stand to lose a bit of weight..

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    I've got the postal service on my prayer list and I've been agnostic for years :/

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    Myrna said that she receives her inspiration and strength from the Holy Bible. “You will find no greater book that gives purpose and meaning when life sometimes seems hopeless.”

    She also considers herself a student of life, since “through careful observation from my binoculars, I gauge what’s happening around my neighborhood, whether its potholes in the Cheesecake Factory parking lot, Doris throwing beer cans on my yard, or Carol substituting Cool Whip for heavy cream with Cool Whip.”

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    The grandma is convinced that she knows all the answers to many of society’s problems, and she’d help everyone “if people would only heed my advice.”

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    Myrna also confessed that she wishes she could tweet thousands of times a day, “but casseroles don't make themselves.”

    When it comes to building her viral Twitter account, Myrna said that it all started when her nephew Lyle “downshifted The Twitter onto my computer to distract me from writing tersely worded letters to our newspaper's editor.” As time passed, Myrna realized that she “no longer needs to be invited to dinner parties to rearrange people’s furniture.”

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    “I can still provide my sage, no-nonsense advice to people who are clamoring for a sense of decorum in a stressful world.” But while grandma has a huge audience following her every tweet, she is sure to remain “true to myself in every sense of the word.”

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    !!! Geeze, gramma, that’s quite progressive for a woman from your generation.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was thinking that just the other day. We have government quarantine facilities to get returning citizens and residents into the country but keep their rona out. I wish I could put all the gross pro-Tr*mp trolls from the NZ Herald comments section into a managed isolation facility until their bad personalities go away.

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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s too much bacon. Said no one Ever In the history of mankind

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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing is as good as gravy and mashed potatoes. Hot, melt in your mouth goodness.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right I'm bringing a whistle to school with me (and yes I'm doing school face to face soon)

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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So this is the place where some politicians found their coronovirus strategy!

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s one of the only good thing about COVID; I haven’t had a cold in months!

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would be judged as a cheapskate coz all of my magnets (except one) are freebies that I get in the mail from companies, our local MP calendar, businesses, Drs, kids snack boxes etc lol.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even if it means you have to lean waaaay out of the window and get your glimpse through the tree branches?

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    We're not. We just have a way of seeing the World that is not boring and back dated.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It could be worse, she could dog ear the page. Then, of course, we would have to send the librarians with torches and pitchforks after her.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly! I miss the stars of a few years ago. You know – the ones who wore clothes and had talent.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, now this one really grinds my gears. People that don't use the arrows to walk the proper way down supermarket aisles. .. You're not making a statement, people. You're just obnoxious. Glad I could get that off my chest.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    or purple and orange, or brown and purple, or brown and tan and purple

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look at them more carefully. Maybe your nephew is right, maybe they are all Karens 😉

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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love how y’all are taking all of the tweets so seriously. 1) the person behind the account is likely not even who it’s portrayed to be. 2) it’s clearly satire regardless?!?

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, New Zealanders made thirst tweets about Dr Bloomfield; I’m not judging.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was small, I used my mother's best scissors to cut a single piece of paper. YEARS LATER I still heard about it! Ouch!!!

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And before that, pineapple and ham on pizza. And Olympus fell.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But they coordinate perfectly with all her squirrel-themed decor!

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She really captured the spirit of Nextdoor, also one of the reasons I just left it

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    I'm sure she will let you know she understands right after her celebratory drink.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ohmygawd, I hate flip flops, they are so filthy. Now some teens are wearing them with formal dresses. They think that they are "challenging" society's norms. Norm doesn't care.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does she know about the tequila you put in the rum cake?

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder, do you still think, 6.5 month later, it's "some little virus", as you wrote on March 11?

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    A friend like you would cause St. Peter to smoke 40 a day.

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    Glad you disapprove, I must be doing something right.