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True scary stories with Edi

Just The Terror - Grandpa's Goodbye

True scary stories with Edi

True scary stories with Edi and Nick

Comedy

4.6884 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

A family secret that even the family didn't know. A man who is more lore than real. What becomes of a family who's descended from a legend?

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0:00.0

It's now time for just the terror with Nick Guerra.

0:20.0

Grandpa's goodbye. I posted a picture of my great-grandfather online a few days ago. I regret posting it. It turned

0:26.5

my family's lives upside down. Opened up possibilities I'd rather not even contemplate,

0:31.8

and thrown into question everything I thought I knew.

0:35.0

I was scanning some old family photos onto the computer for my mom.

0:39.0

I've always been fascinated by my great-grandfather.

0:42.0

My mom always told me so many stories about how he

0:46.2

brightened her childhood. He was a truly remarkable character. Plus, he's particularly

0:51.6

handsome man.

0:52.8

I've always loved that photograph of him with his chiseled face and his dark eyes staring into the distance.

0:58.8

He wasn't looking directly at the camera.

1:01.0

It's the only photograph we have of him. My mom says that he was

1:04.2

cut off guard by that photograph because he normally never liked his photo taken.

1:09.0

Before I posted the photo I was pretty certain he'd be a surefire hit with the online crowd and I was right but you know at the same time I was still surprised by the extent to which people agreed actually with me the photograph shot up to thousands of up votes very quickly.

1:25.9

My great-grandfather was internet famous. I got the usual, oh my goodness, your great-grandpa

1:31.0

was so handsome, and is that your great-granddaddy? Is he single?

1:35.8

comments. Also, hey can we have a pick of you so we can see how much of the good looks you

1:40.6

inherited? The first few comments made me smile and feel oddly proud of my genes.

1:46.6

After a while it started to get a bit creepy as some people started to cross

1:50.0

boundaries and take things too far.

1:52.2

Started to feel guilty.

1:54.0

Sure there were some beautiful respectful comments, discussion and questions,

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