Watch this dad's hilarious reaction to his 8-year-old's awkward iPad search history

BBQ sauce on what now?
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Sage Anderson
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You can run, you can hide, but you can't escape your internet search history.

Your search history is sort of like an old friend, who will never stop bringing up that one embarrassing thing you did that one time. Like when you had a burning to desire to know what Elton John was actually singing in "Rocket Man," or how long it would take to cook a turkey in the microwave, your search history was there to capture those sweet, sweet memories.

Although everyone can relate to begging your friend to destroy your hard drive post-mortem, it doesn't mean we can't have a little fun at the expense of someone else's weird searches.

Twitter user Ashleigh Wilson captured the moment her dad decided to take a look at their iPad history for her 8-year-old brother's searches.

The searches start off innocent enough with things like "lucid dreaming," and then transition to an odd series of searches fixated on celebrity deaths. There are a few that are very typical to 8-year-old boys like Club Ubisoft, Fortnite, and Shadical, a popular Fortnite YouTuber. Then there are head-scratchers like "arson," and the grand finale. Ashleigh's dad absolutely loses it after seeing the final search, "bbq sauce on tiittes."

While at first glance, that might seem like something very NSFW, it's actually a reference to a popular Vine, which is itself a reference to a scene from Orange is the New Black.

Some Twitter users were commending her brother on his relatable questions and his taste in music such as David Bowie. Others, though, had a couple questions.

In a wholesome twist, the Fortnite YouTuber Shadical, mentioned in one of the searches, reached out to Ashleigh on Twitter, saying that he would film himself doing a face reveal exclusively for her younger brother. Considering her brother had previously spent around £200 on Fortnite with their parents' credit card, he seems to be a pretty big fan.

An unintended consequence of her brother's searches, however, seemed to manifest in Ashleigh's Instagram profile.

We feel for you, Ashleigh. And just as a nothing is every really destroyed on the internet, a search history lives on with us forever. So click wisely, my friends.

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Sage Anderson

Sage is the newest Culture writer on the block at Mashable NYC. They recently graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, and have previously worked for The Dr. Oz Show, NorthSouth Productions, and on Netflix's 'The OA Part II'. Off the clock, they can be found testing out cupcake recipes, collecting dolls, and watching Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure for the millionth time.

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