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07-11-2018, 11:08 PM
Grandma so confused by GIF that she heads directly to Verizon store for answers
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Everyone remembers their first GIF.
Forbes staff writer Alex Konrad (https://twitter.com/alexrkonrad) was in a group chat with his grandmother, nicknamed Grammy, when one of his family members sent a Steve Harvey GIF. Grammy, who hadn't been exposed to a GIF before, understandably freaked out.
SEE ALSO: Why we could be watching 'The Simpsons' for another 30 seasons (https://mashable.com/2018/06/24/simpsons-springfield-confidential/)
Before you pass judgement, try empathy. Imagine being forced to watch Harvey clap on loop in your phone, unsure if he'll ever stop.
"Help??!!! Who is that person clapping above????? Why??" Grammy wondered.
My aunt sent a gif of Steve Harvey clapping to the whole fam and my grandma went to the Verizon store to make it stop pic.twitter.com/AwYf9BTrlg (https://t.co/AwYf9BTrlg)
— Alex Konrad (@alexrkonrad) July 11, 2018 (https://twitter.com/alexrkonrad/status/1016846969921105920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/11/steve-harvey-gif-grandma-verizon-store/)
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Everyone remembers their first GIF.
Forbes staff writer Alex Konrad (https://twitter.com/alexrkonrad) was in a group chat with his grandmother, nicknamed Grammy, when one of his family members sent a Steve Harvey GIF. Grammy, who hadn't been exposed to a GIF before, understandably freaked out.
SEE ALSO: Why we could be watching 'The Simpsons' for another 30 seasons (https://mashable.com/2018/06/24/simpsons-springfield-confidential/)
Before you pass judgement, try empathy. Imagine being forced to watch Harvey clap on loop in your phone, unsure if he'll ever stop.
"Help??!!! Who is that person clapping above????? Why??" Grammy wondered.
My aunt sent a gif of Steve Harvey clapping to the whole fam and my grandma went to the Verizon store to make it stop pic.twitter.com/AwYf9BTrlg (https://t.co/AwYf9BTrlg)
— Alex Konrad (@alexrkonrad) July 11, 2018 (https://twitter.com/alexrkonrad/status/1016846969921105920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/11/steve-harvey-gif-grandma-verizon-store/)
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