33 of the Funniest Things People Discovered About Their Families

Every family has anecdotes that weave together a portrait of its members better than a family tree ever could. The anecdotes aren’t always about the family itself, but the bits of lore certainly give insight into what kinds of cool people and jackasses you’re related to. Sometimes that lore is “Elvis chauffeured my grandfather in a tank”; other times it’s, “My dad and his friends pretended to be the Pope’s bodyguards.” 

Redditors have spilled the coolest and funniest legacies they’ve learned about their relatives, including one guy’s great great grandfather who had incredibly cursed energy, and there are more than a few people here that I’d love to be related to.