Quite often, the funniest memories come from the least expected situations and family interactions. In the following lighthearted story, a grandma and a grandpa visit their children and decide to spend the night at their son’s place, but an unexpected discovery in the medicine cabinet leads to a hilarious twist no one saw coming.
So, if you are up for a good laugh, this joke will certainly crack you up.
After they decided to stay at their son’s place for the night, Grandpa noticed a bottle of V pills in the medicine cabinet and asked his son if he could use one.
“I don’t think you should take one, Dad. They’re really strong and expensive,” the son replied.
“How much?” asked Grandpa. “Ten dollars a pill,” replied the son. “I don’t mind,” said Grandpa. “I’d still like to try one, and before we leave in the morning, I’ll put the money under the pillow.”
The following morning, the son saw $110 under the pillow and believed his dad misunderstood him when he told him the price for the pill.
The life of Avery Koonce, a 19-year-old standout athlete and a U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) cadet, was cut short due to untreated bacteria in her lungs.
The lifeless body of Koonce was found inside her dorm and despite the efforts of the paramedics to revive her, there was nothing they could do, Air Force officials reported. She was discovered by fellow cadets, who called the emergency services.
Prior to graduating from Thrall ISD, Koonce was awarded the Congressional Nomination for the academy by U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Waco, on March 27. She was an outstanding student who competed in cross country, powerlifting and track and field. Koonce was also a distinguished cheerleader.
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Following her tragic passing, it was determined by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office that Koonce died of complications from pneumonia.
As per the coroner’s report obtained byPeople, the 19-year-old had anaerobic bacteria called Paeniclostridium sordellii, which is relatively rare but can be fatal. This bacteria caused sepsis and complicated an underlying, acute viral lower respiratory tract infection. As per reports, Koonce had been suffering from bad cough the days prior to her passing but she was probably unaware of the severity of her illness and failed to seek medical attention.
According to the coroner’s office, the bacteria that claimed the life of the Air Force Academy freshman “can cause serious disease or death in various clinical settings including airway infection.”
“In essence, she died of untreated pneumonia,” forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden told IBT.
Koonce’s parents and family have been deeply affected by her tragic and untimely passing. “Our daughter, Cadet Avery Koonce, was an incredibly bright light in this broken world,” they said in a statement released through the Academy. “Our lives will forever be diminished because of her absence.”
Track athlete of the year, cross country leadership award, and outstanding girls lifter for powerlifting! Junior year sports banquet ✅ pic.twitter.com/7GCaDbvmMI
On September 12, members of Koonce’s community held a memorial service at Tiger Stadium in Thrall in her honor. The service was attended by over 100 people who came to pay their tributes to the aspiring young woman who was taken too soon.
Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, USAFA Superintendent highlighted Koonce’s profound impact on her squadron, track team, and class, despite her brief time at the academy, saying, “We lost an incredible teammate.”
We are deeply saddened by the loss of such a young life. May she rest in peace.
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The relationship between Prince Harry and the rest of the royals remains a rocky one.
It all started when he and Meghan Markle made the decision to leave Britain behind and settle in California. This decision, however, didn’t only trigger a change in the number of working royals, but it also affected Harry’s relationship with his niece and nephews.
When Prince George was born, Harry felt like the happiest uncle on Earth. In his all-tell memoir Spare, he wrote that he looked forward to spending quality time with his nephew, but that wasn’t what happened. According to him, he wasn’t incited over at his brother’s place as often as he wished to, but believed William and Kate were busy building their own family so he didn’t overstep with William and Kate.
Despite this, Harry was able to create and nurture a strong bond with George, and later with Charlotte.
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However, when he stepped down from his royal duties and moved to the States, the youngest of his brother’s children, Louis, was still a toddler, so Harry didn’t have much time to connect to him. What’s most, he’s only seen Louis a handful of times since he left his homeland.
When the little Prince was christened, Harry went to great lengths to gift him a very special present that represented a continuation of a sweet tradition his late mother Diana started when Harry himself was a child. He bought Louis the first edition of Winnie-the-Pooh, hoping to build a library of first editions for Louis and his siblings.
“One of Harry’s happiest childhood memories was being read a bedtime story by his mother. She loved all the old classics, and Harry had the brilliant idea of starting a little library of first editions for Louis, Charlotte, and George to enjoy as they get older,” a close source told the Daily Record.
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Harry bought the original edition of A. A. Milne’s book for around £8,000 ($10,000).
“He originally wanted to get Lewis Carroll’s Through The Looking Glass, which was on sale for £24,000, but decided Winnie-The-Pooh would be more suitable for a first tome. Robinson Crusoe was William’s favorite book, but Harry loved all things A.A. Milne,” the source continued.
This was a meaningful gift, and Harry truly looked forward to building a connection with his brother’s children, who he now no longer sees.
In his book, Harry spoke of Charlotte and Louis, fearing that they could end up being “spares” just like him.
“Though William and I have talked about it once or twice, and he has made it very clear to me that his kids are not my responsibility, I still feel a responsibility knowing that out of those three children, at least one will end up like me, the spare,” Harry said.
“And that hurts, that worries me.”
Harry continued: “I was brought into the world in case something happened to Willy, I was summoned to provide backup, distraction, diversion and, if necessary, a spare part. Kidney, perhaps. Blood transfusion. Speck of bone marrow. This was all made explicitly clear to me from the start of life’s journey and regularly reinforced thereafter.”
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The Duke was later criticized about speaking of his brother’s children, with royal expert Ingrid Seward saying he should” lay off Prince William’s children.”
However, it seems that William and Kate are indeed worried that Harry’s words may come true so they do the best of their abilities to make Charlotte and Louis feel as special as their oldest sibling, George.
Speaking to the Mirror, royal expert Jennie Bond said she believes William and Kate would encourage both Charlotte and Louis to pursue careers outside the royal fold if they want to.
“And from there they will want him to find a life that is meaningful to him as well as appropriate for the son of a future King. They will try to ensure that he feels he is living a life of value, irrespective of his place in the line of succession and that will probably involve service of some kind as they have emphasized from the start that they want their children to understand that having empathy with others is not only a kindness, but is rewarding as well,” Bond stated.
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Being their uncle, George, Charlotte, and Louis probably wonder why Harry is no longer present in their lives. Whether they know the reason why he no longer lives in Britain is unknown.
Royal commentator Lydia Alty believes the three royal children are ‘likely asking questions’ about Harry and what really happened when he left.
“Prince Harry used to be close to his brother, Prince William. He was also very close to Prince William’s wife, the Princess of Wales and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis,” she said.
“Harry was even close to his father, despite reports and claims from him that he wasn’t. Now that the royals have all split up and, as far as we know, not talking, this will have affected George, Charlotte and Louis.”
Lydia Alty concluded: “His nephews and niece will probably be wondering why they haven’t seen their uncle and cousins.”
We hope the royals would be able to rebuilt the bridges they have burnt over the last couple of years.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales rank among the most renowned couples globally. They have been together for many years and have three beautiful children together.
William and Kate first met when they both attended the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. At first, they were just friends and shared a flat together with other people and it all started from there.
Speaking of the time they first laid eyes on each other, Kate once shared, “I actually went bright red when I met you and scuttled off feeling very shy about meeting you.
“William wasn’t there for quite a bit of the time initially, he wasn’t there from Fresher’s Week, so it did take a bit of time for us to get to know each other.”
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According to the documentary The Day Will and Kate Got Married which aired in April 2021, the two were just good friends at the beginning but one night changed it all. During a student fashion show, Kate wore a sheer dress that wooed the Prince, and the rest is history.
“A switch had been flicked, he suddenly saw her in a different light, and I really believe that was the turning point in their relationship,” Vanity Fair’s royal correspondent, Katie Nicholl, said in the documentary.
A reported by The Telegraph, Prince William said: “We were friends for over a year first and it just sort of blossomed from then on. We just spent more time with each other and had a good giggle, and realized we shared the same interests.”
Their love was deep and they got the entire attention from the media. Kate even made a public appearance with the Royals and attended the Sovereign’s Parade at the Royal Military Academy, in which William attended, along with her family.
And as everyone believed a royal marriage was just around the corner, the two split in 2007.
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Recalling the time of their break up, both Kate and William claimed it was actually good for them because they got to “find themselves.” Kate even said that “you can get quite consumed by a relationship when you’re younger,” as per The Telegraph.
Their wedding resembled a fairytale, but allegedly, there were some things regarding their special day that bothered William.
While the future Duchess wore a stunning Alexander McQueen wedding gown, William’s outfit was announced before the wedding by the Palace.
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“Prince William has chosen to wear the uniform of Colonel of the Irish Guards on his Wedding Day. Prince William, who is commissioned in all three Armed Services, and who has served actively with the Army (The Household Cavalry Regiment) and with the Royal Air Force (Search and Rescue Force), chose to wear the uniform of his senior honorary appointment in the Army.”
“Prince William will wear an Irish Guards Mounted Officer’s uniform in Guard of Honour Order with a Forage Cap. The Prince will wear a gold and crimson sash, and gold sword slings, both of which are worn in the presence of a Member of the Royal Family. The Prince will not wear a sword. The Prince will wear the Garter Sash with the Wings of the Royal Air Force, the Garter Star, and the Golden Jubilee Medal.”
The statement continued, “The tunic, in Guards’ Red, features the Irish Guards’ distinctive arrangement of buttons in groups of four. The buttons feature the Harp of Ireland surmounted by the Crown Imperial. The arrangement of buttons on the uniform denotes the Irish Guards’ position in the Order of Battle as the Fourth Regiment of Foot Guards.”
“The Insignia of the Irish Guards on the Forage Cap is the eight-pointed Star of the Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick and features the Regiment’s motto ‘Quis Separabit?’ (‘Who shall separate us?’).”
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William wore his uniform with pride, but according to reports, he had something else in mind, but his wish wasn’t granted by his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Royal expert Roya Nikkhah claimed in the BBC documentary Royal Wedding: A Day to Remember that the young Prince to wear his Household Cavalry military uniform instead.
“The military is everything to William and to Harry. The Queen said, ‘No, you’re wearing your Irish Guards. You are the new Colonel of the Irish Guards.’ That’s the one thing he didn’t get his way on, and he deferred to Granny,” Nikkhah said.
This was confirmed by Harry in his all-tell memoir Spare in which he wrote, “He’d asked Granny if he could wear his Household Cavalry kit and she’d turned him down. As the Heir, he must wear the Number One Ceremonial, she decreed.”
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“Willy was glum at having so little say in what he wore to get married, at having his autonomy taken from him on such an occasion. He’d told me several times that he felt frustrated,” Harry wrote.
“I assured him that he looked bloody smart in the Harp of Ireland, with the Crown Imperial and the forage cap with the regimental motto: ‘Quis Separabit? Who shall separate us?’ It didn’t seem to make an impression.”
Reportedly, when speaking about the choice of outfit for his wedding, William told journalist Robert Hardman, “You just do as you’re told!”
This “issue” wasn’t the only one that bothered William.
He also showed his concerns regarding the guest list, which included many celebrities, royalty, and friends from his and Kate’s university days. However, most of the people on that list were unknown to William.
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“When the guest list was drawn up [William] was very bemused and had a conversation with the Queen to say ‘I don’t know any of these people’. He wasn’t very happy about it. The Queen just said to him, rip that list up and start where you want to start from and invite who you want – and that’s what they did,” Nikkhah revealed.
The guests had a wonderful time at the wedding. One of them, the landlord from The Old Boot Inn, the Middleton family’s local pub in their hometown, said, “It was great that Kate and William were allowed to invite all their own friends. Friends from the village, from uni, friends that she grew up with. She invited me, I’ve known her 15 years or so. It was fabulous.”
In his book, Catherine, The Princess of Wales: The Biography, Robert Jobson wrote that the wedding truly was one to remember, especially when You’re the One That I Want from the musical Grease started playing and the newlyweds took the dance floor and danced their hearts out.
The wedding of William and Kate is still remembered as one of the most extravagant ones.
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The Academy Awards, or the Oscars, remain the highest honor in filmmaking due to their historic significance, global recognition, and cultural impact.
The ceremony was first held in 1929, becoming synonymous with excellence in cinema, recognizing achievements in acting, directing, writing, and technical crafts. Over the years, it witnessed the greatest of all in the industry taking the stage, either as nominees, winners, or presenters.
At the same time, the Oscars have been all about prestige, glamour, and luxury.
One year in particular, 1975, is a representation of Hollywood’s creative reawakening. Many of the films that stood out that year pushed boundaries and represented the American culture from a rather different perspective, with directors such as Francis Ford Coppola and his masterpiece The Godfather Part II and Roman Polanski with the everlasting Chinatown promoting darker, more intense style.
Audrey Hepburn at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, 1975 ( Getty Images)
All in all, this year’s Oscars was “back when actors and actresses had class and no political agenda,” but that wasn’t entirely true.
Nominated for the role of Lenny in a biographical film about comedian Lenny Bruce, actor Dustin Hoffman compared the Oscars to a beauty pageant, dubbing the ceremony ”ugly” and ”grotesque.” This led host Bob Hope to make a joke at Hoffman’s expense, saying, “If Dustin Hoffman wins tonight, he’s going to have a friend pick it up for him — George C. Scott,” referring to Scott’s refusal to receive his award four years prior. Hoffman, however, didn’t win.
One particular scene that is still remembered by many is the acceptance speech by documentary filmmaker Bert Schneider, whose winning documentary Hearts & Minds centered around the Vietnam War which was about to end in April of that year. Schneider couldn’t help but bring up the debate about the war, saying, “It’s ironic that we’re here at a time just before Vietnam is about to be liberated.”
He then read a telegram from Viet Cong Ambassador Dinh Ba Thi that said, “Greetings of Friendship to All American People” and thanked the anti-war movement.
This didn’t sit well with host Bob Hope who later handed a telegram to Frank Sinatra to read.
“The academy is saying, ‘We are not responsible for any political references made on the program, and we are sorry they had to take place this evening.’”
Shirley MacLaine, one of the co-hosts, and actor Warren Beatty fired back. “Thank you, Frank, you old Republican,” Beatty reacted, while MacLaine added: “You said you were speaking for the Academy. Well, I’m a member of the Academy and you didn’t ask me!”
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What raised eyebrows that year was Art Carney winning an award for his portrayal of Harry and Tonto, as some believed this robbed Al Pacino of an Oscar for his iconic role as Michael Corleone in The Godfather.
A photo from that spectacular night that is still talked about today nearly fifty years later is that of Jon Voight and Raquel Welch, who were considered one of the most renowned actors in the world of film at the time, and even today.
Jon Voight and actress Raquel Welch poses backstage after presenting ” Best Cinematography” award during the 47th Academy Awards (Getty Images)
What made this photo controversial isn’t the actors’ choice of outfit, which is relatively typical for that period, but the way Voight holds his fellow colleague.
While this image is considered iconic, it resurfaced recently and people couldn’t help but comment that Voight’s hold on stunning Welch is rather inappropriate. “Jon’s looking like a creep. Raquel doesn’t look comfortable. Unless they were a couple—that’s well creepy,” one woman commented. Another added: “She looks like he is touching her without her consent 🥺.”
As expected, there have been those who wrote that people are execrating as this was a normal pose back in the day.
The 1975 Oscars bring nostalgia for everything they represented.
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Back in 1993, the birth of a baby boy named Tomm Tennent from South East Australia stunned not only his parents and doctors, but pretty much the entire world. The story of his mysterious condition which left him with enough skin to cover the body of a 5-year-old made everyone wonder what life would bring for this boy.
Tomm’s parents were aware their bundle of joy would be different, but no ultrasound could prepare them for the severity of the condition. When they were told something was wrong with their baby, they even considered terminating the pregnancy, but luckily, that didn’t happen.
Speaking to 60 Minutes Australia, Tomm’s dad, Geoff Tennent, said back in 2003, “When he came out I was quite shocked (…) I didn’t think a human, or a little baby, could ever look like that.”
His mom also spoke of the moment she first saw her baby boy. “My heart came up to my throat, but at the same time it was lovely to pick him up and cuddle him,” she said.
Over the years, Tomm spent a lot of time at hospital, not because he was sick, but because doctors wanted to examine his condition and learn how to help him. Since the literature never documented a case like his before, they had a hard time learning what caused him to have so much excess skin.
Upon further research, they were finally able to give Tomm and his parents some answers.
Namely, experts saw similarities between the way Tomm looked and the Chinese dog breed Shar Pei. They discovered that Tomm’s level of Hyaluronic acid, found in skin, was 100 times higher than normal, which is the case with Shar Pei puppies.
Knowing that those levels drop as puppies grow older, doctors hoped the same would eventually happen to Tomm. And they were right.
However, until reaching that point in life, Tomm experienced certain difficulties. Besides that, he has always been a lovable boy who loved the way he looked.
When asked if he had any concerns about how his friends saw him, Tomm told 60 Minutes, “Not really (…) because they are my friends and they don’t really care how I look like. Sometimes they (people) say I look cool, sometimes they say I look really cool, and sometimes they don’t say anything.”
Since 2003, when Tomm and his parents gave the interview to 60 Minutes, 21 have passed. Today, Tomm looks completely normal, no excess skin at all.
Although his story didn’t receive much media attention while he was growing up, except for, of course, when he was born, many people wondered how Tomm looks like nowadays.
“Life’s simple. You make choices, and you don’t look back,” Tomm posted on his Facebook profile, and we assume this quote sums up his mindset and his whole life.
An idyllic family who had built their peace of heaven near the river in the North Carolina mountains have been swept by a huge wave during Hurricane Helene.
The family of four, Alison Wisely, her fiancé Knox Petrucci, and her two children, Felix, 9, and Lucas, 7, tried to leave their home as the hurricane approached, but their vehicle began to float as they tried to navigate the floodwaters. As driving the car was hard, they abandoned their efforts to evacuate and decided to return to their home, but on their way home, a wave swept them all into the Toe River.
Since the tragedy struck, their bodies were all recovered.
As per close family members, Alison and Knox made preparations when warnings of Hurricane Helene had been announced. They purchased pallets and sandbags and anticipated minor flooding of their home’s basement, believing the mountains would serve as a protection, mainly because the area has never experienced extreme weather events.
Sadly, they were wrong as the Toe River surged by 22 feet, with water levels coming within inches of reaching the ceiling of Alison and Knox’s one-story house.
According to the GoFundMe set by Knox’s sister Briana Petrucci Yarbrough, her brother and Alison were to get married on November 9, 2024.
She wrote about how precious the family was and how idyllic the life they created had been.
Knox was a beekeeper, musician, songwriter, artist, and an aspiring blacksmith. “Along with being an advocate for the Earth and bees, Knox was always there for friends who were like family and inspired others in the way he moved through life with authenticity and boundless love and acceptance,” the Briana wrote of her brother.
“Brilliant and wise Alison, was a most loving mother to the boys she shared and co-parented with Lance Wisely, their devoted dad,” she continued.
Felix and Lucas were adorable young boys who loved playing Minecraft and enjoyed drawing and painting.
The boys’ dad, Lance Wisely, took to Facebook to share the devastating news of his children’s, Alison’s and Knox’s tragic deaths.
“The boys were loved fiercely and generously by all of their grown ups, and by you, even many of you who never met them have watched them grow up and shared in our joys as a family. Their lives were dense with adventure, art, silliness, and snuggles. It has been my great honor and pleasure and exhausting privilege to be their father for their time in this world with us,” he wrote.
He praised Alison for being a great mother, and added that Knox had always impressed him for loving the boys as though they were his own.
Recent reports indicate that over 230 people have been discovered dead following Hurricane Helene, as authorities in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee continue recovering bodies nearly two weeks after the storm struck. The death toll of Hurricane Milton, which struck Florida on October 9, has been reported to be at least 16.
We are deeply sorry for the tragic loss experienced by everyone affected by the devastating hurricanes.
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The wisdom the elderly people gain throughout the years is unmatched. Their life experience has taught them many things, and that should be a number one reason we should never mess with them.
The following joke falls into the category of “old, but gold,” because it has been around for a very long time and yet it manages to make us laugh every time we stumble upon it.
It involves a 92-year-old dad who visits the mall together with his son when the two come across a teenager with a wild, wild hairstyle…
”I took my dad to the mall the other day to buy some new shoes (he is 92). We decided to grab a bite at the food court. I noticed he was watching a teenager sitting next to him. The teenager had spiked hair in all different colors: green, red, orange, and blue. My dad kept staring at him. The teenager would look and find him staring every time.”
When the teenager had had enough, he sarcastically asked, “What’s the matter, old man, never done anything wild in your life?”
Knowing my dad, I quickly swallowed my food so that I would not choke on his response, knowing he would have a good one. In classic style, he did not bat an eye in his response.
Got drunk once and had sex with a peacock , I was just wondering if you were my son!
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