Asking my grandma what she would do if an orphan came in and asked for help

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Why it worked

The video likely worked due to the unexpected and humorous nature of the grandma's initial response, which subverted expectations and created a strong emotional reaction from the granddaughter and viewers.

Summary

A granddaughter asks her grandma a hypothetical question about what she would do if an orphan came to their door asking for help. The grandma's initial response is humorous and shocking, but she then clarifies that she would take care of the child.

Structure

1Granddaughter poses a hypothetical question to her grandma
2Grandma gives a shocking and humorous initial response
3Granddaughter reacts to the grandma's response
4Grandma clarifies her answer, stating she would take care of the orphan

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Asking my grandma what she would do if an orphan came in and asked for help Reaction

Transcript

I asked my grandma what she would do if an orphan came in and asked for help I asked my grandma what she would do if an orphan came to the front door and asked for help I would if I had a gun in the house I'd shoot him If you came in through the front door? Yeah, but I wouldn't let him in First of all, I wouldn't come It wouldn't come to my house That's a very far-fetched thing to say What I answer would be awful If an orphan came to the house I'd take care of him