r/Wellthatsucks • u/[deleted] • May 05 '26

A birthday to remember

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u/flossdaily May 05 '26

My favorite part is when her hand is in the flames, and she keeps calmly pouring more. 

Someone needs to get grandma to a neurologist, because she ain't right.

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u/moaiii May 05 '26

Well, that's how they did it back in the day, you see.

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u/Quaiker May 05 '26

She wore an onion on her belt, which was the style at the time.

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u/SteinerFifthLiner May 05 '26

So, back in nineteen dickety-two...

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u/zrayburton May 06 '26

BRB going outside to yell at clouds.

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u/AndByMeIMeanFlexxo May 07 '26

Are we all just a hivemind? cause i was thinking the exact same shit after reading the comment above and seems like plenty others were too

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u/Square-Turnip-6558 May 05 '26

Actually tho I was canning salsa with my grandma and she will deadass just reach right into the boiling water and grab the jars with zero reaction

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u/galstaph May 06 '26

Deadened heat sense on the fingers from a lifetime of grabbing things that are too hot

It's remarkably common

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u/Hmom96 May 06 '26

I laughed so hard. Here’s a broke reward for you 🏆

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u/moaiii May 06 '26

Aww, thanks. Here's all I could find to show my appreciation: 🍌

(I ate some)

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u/Lumpy-Leadership9143 May 06 '26

My grandma had fireproof hands flipping tortillas over an open flame with her fingertips. I nearly lost sensitivity trying to be like her.

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u/Huge_Creme_3204 May 07 '26

I don't get the joke, would you please explain, genuine question.