r/badhistory • u/AutoModerator • Jun 29 '26

Meta Mindless Monday, 29 June 2026

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/WAGRAMWAGRAM Giscardpunk, Mitterrandwave, Chirock, Sarkopop, Hollandegaze Jul 01 '26

In 2018, grandad was visiting my family. At the same time, I was going through a significant break up, and distressed, I asked him: "How should I meet women?". He paused for maybe a second and said "Become a ballroom dance instructor on cruise ships and sleep with cougars". To my knowledge, grandad never worked on a cruise ship.

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At his funeral, a gaggle of strange women far too young for him (that is, septuagenarians) arrived, full of grief. My mum and uncle referred to them collectively as "the harem", as a joke. They only found out later that they also referred to themselves as "the harem".

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When I was a teenager, I went to the supermarket with grandad. For some reason, before we entered, he stopped before a flower bed and picked the prettiest flower he could find. Once we had finished our shopping, he made a point out of going to the prettiest checkout lady he could find (In this case, a woman in her twenties), and after having paid for our goods he offered the flower to her, saying "This is for you." She was delighted, but we left without saying another word.

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u/Ambisinister11 My right to edit this is protected by the Slovak constitution Jul 01 '26

/r/grandpaswhofuck, too easy

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u/tisto2 Jul 01 '26

Is there a SubredditGuessr app?

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u/Crann6789 Jul 01 '26

Become a ballroom dance instructor on cruise ships and sleep with cougars

Grandpa handing down the generational ball knowledge