This moving Twitter thread from @AntnHZ is brimming with all the feels. They paint a picture of a very loving and openminded grandmother, who spontaneously decides to take up D&D late in life while she's battling the harrowing ills of pancreatic cancer. You can just feel the love running amok throughout this story.
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The world's always going to churn out plenty of fails and other cringe-packed disasters. Every now and again it's nice to take a break from all that noise, and instead turn our attention to a nice wholesome Twitter thread about a movie theatre's favorite customer. It's an old and eccentric man named Eddie. Basically, Eddie sounds like a gem. An absolute gem. Literally such a sweet human being that he's able to make the otherwise arduous task of working at a movie theatre somewhat bearable. That's no small feat.
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We've all had bad days where we don't care about our jobs, but that lady really let that package fall with thousand resonations of "I don't give a damn." In what couldn't be better PR for the US Postal Service, we've got a dude who goes out of his way to undo the shoddy work done by his FedEx predecessor and get the other packages out of the rain. Thanks, mail dude.
Why is it that so many people find opossums so relatable? Is it the fact that they're a sometimes adorable reminder of an ugly world? Maybe it's that in a sense we all feel like we're trashborne. Maybe it's the anachronistic reality of being an ancient, fuzzy, rat-tailed non-racoon with a mouth full of horrible teeth and the reputation of a coward? Who knows, but there's just something about them that says "us."
Some family members take on mythical status, be it from their longevity or antics. In some cases it's both. But really if someone is around for long enough they usually have a wealth of interesting qualities to reflect on. For example, this huge list of all the animals one tumblr user's grandpa brought home or this grandpa who hate banana bread he hated for years out of love.
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Cats are wonderful creatures. More often than not they're busy trying to push things off the face of the earth. But other times, well, cats and their innately curious nature can end up bringing perfect strangers together. Walter just wants everyone to be friends. We appreciate that Walter.
IT has to deal with so many stories of corporate BS, like this tech support employee who got fired and unfired on the same day. They even get to see the horrible things people do to their own technology, like these excruciating moments of tech support gore. But the fact remains, most people need IT as badly as they need oxygen, because without them, life as we know it would grind to a halt.
Our lives are swirling messes of responsibility, confusion and turmoil. So naturally it's easy to think ourselves into a corner, imagining that we're just put here to endure life's annoyances. But it's important to pull ourselves back and realize that a big part of life is appreciating the relationships we have and the progress we make. So why not enjoy some wholesome memes to reflect the nicer side of things? We can go back and be spiteful, callous sacks of stress whenever we want, but right now is the time for wholesome memes to give a little boost.
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You'd have to be a truly miserable person to try and seriously prank Mr. Rogers, but even with the light ruse they tried to pull on the guy, he remained as level-headed and classy as ever. They probably could have told him there was no roof and he'd have to sleep in a closet and he'd just thank them for trying.
Just in case you were in need of a reason to absolutely love birds, then this is the video for you. It's really the bird's passion that takes this performance to the next level. Left it all out there.
It's quick and uplifting stories like the one we have here that manage to temporarily restore our otherwise dwindling faith in humanity. Sometimes life presents you with the kind of curveball that basically asks what you're going to do about it? If it's a case of someone just being plain old nasty, you might have to assume the defensive stance. But, if it's a happy senior who is clearly innocently confused, you might just err on the side of being a kind human. A kind human like the one we have here.
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And there you have it: easily the most calming thing to have witnessed throughout the week thus far. Those eyes, man.
After this employee came in late, their boss decided to use the minor infraction as an opportunity to give them a raise in the most convoluted, yet effective way possible. There are so many bad bosses out there, like this boss who said employee computers couldn't idle, or this boss who tried to take priority over the army. But at the end of the day, it's the cool and competent bosses who we remember the most, like this boss who used an eye gag to remove problem customers.
What do you do when an entitled neighbor starts some drama to prevent something as simple as a neighborhood basketball hoop? You figure out a loophole and get that hoop, baby. Praise be to the powers of welding. This one is in the same vein as the guy who realized he needed a permit to build a garage so he just bought a van instead.
It's way too easy to look at the world and find selfishness, but it's also important to remember that people have an immense capacity for wholesome and selfless acts. It makes us feel like part of a whole to help anyone or anything in need. Wholesome memes drive home the fact that people are basically good.
Honestly it's amazing that we live in a world where it's possible to give a person hearing. With new hearing powers comes a few strange moments of people realizing what is and isn't pleasant sounding. There are a lot of things that deaf people are surprised make a sound or don't, like trees or the sun. There's also this classic tale of deaf kids learning about farts.
