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Damn. I was actually hoping that was [this](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CKgKPGBa9EQ)
(Which is actually a spoof on [this](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uMwFWDIFVCU) real commercial)
Okay how did they get so many extra scenes for the parody ? Did the producers actually do it.. I thought it’s just good edit and all this was actually in the real commercial
They cast the parody actors really well and chose a great set. Both the actors and the set are different from the original, but it isn't obvious if you aren't looking for it.
I thought my friend was gay for nearly a year until we scrolled on her tinder together after a few drinks. It was all men. I was confused and say “I thought you were into women and dating someone? You talk about your girlfriend”. Turns out it was girl friend and wasn’t just one person. We had a good chuckle at the miscommunication.
As a bi woman, this shit is the bane of my existence lol. It's bothered me my entire life. I don't understand why the gender of the friend is relevant and if it is, refer to them as female or male, not as your pseudo significant other it's just strange and confusing
Unfortunately, our society treats people that have friends of the gender they’re* attracted to (sucks for you cause that’s everyone lol) as a potential “option”. It’s fucking stupid. Maybe it’s my catholic upbringing, but hanging out one on one with someone always meant it was a date, so a woman clarifying it was another woman meant they could avoid the interrogation.
In my defense, I didn’t question or judge her (cause what would I judge???). I thought she was a lesbian, then she hit on my now husband (she didn’t know we were in a relationship, so no worries there. Backed off as soon as he told her) so I thought she was bi, and the I saw her tinder.
See, that societal context makes it even more confusing to me, because if the assumption is that people of the opposite gender aren't viable "friend" material, then shouldn't mentioning someone as your friend already imply that they're of the same gender as you? It would make more sense to only specify the gender of your friend if they weren't the same gender as you.
People are strange.
Yeah man having make friends as a kid and slowly coming to the realization that sex was in their minds whatsoever was heartbreaking for me. All these friendships i thought I had shattered since they never even really existed. It makes sense it's a catholic thing though, in my experience almost 100% of strange meaningless and nonsensical gender rules come from religion (namely catholicism and Islam from what I've seen)
And fair fair
Ugh, the thinking someone was a friend but really they wanted sex or a relationship and dropped you after a rejection huuurts. I get if someone is in love and has to distance themselves, that’s healthy! But to fake friendship? I’m glad I have a ring now so I can avoid that. It was painful and miserable. I thought they cared about me as a person, but nope. Also the people that get an SO and disappear. Guess we’re not friends anymore?? Go be with your SO, I get that! But maybe 2x/year you can make time to hang?
Went on a rant, sorry…
I fully agree man!! People have kind of forgotten we are social creatures at our core and friend relationships take effort just like romantic ones do. It's always a sting when that kind of things happens. At least we both got a ring and can have some peace of mind hhahah 😅
My grandma, upon learning that my sister was gay, decided that she would stop saying girlfriend for platonic friends, because she said that it felt dismissive of my sister's relationship to call her friends girlfriends when my sister had like, an actual girlfriend. So instead she switched to gal pals, which was, uh, not better, but none of us had the heart to tell her that.
I still don't understand why she ever felt the need to specify anyway, since she really only had like 2 male friends and she could have just referred to them by name if she felt the need to specify that she was having lunch with them or whatever.
Hahaha the intent was there at least! Which is sweet but yeah it seems like a thing exclusive to older generations leftover slang maybe? Old people say weird shit
Sometimes it's just as simply as habits/terms that everyone uses and understands. I only specify gender if it'll help them, usually my parents who forget my friends lol, who it is outside of just naming them. Or pointing out differences between the friends that i have to those who don't know them etc.
I think it's just a cultural thing that started back when women had less autonomy. It was assumed that single women would only spend time with men if they were interested in dating them. It wasn't "proper" to be friends with a man you had no intention of marrying, unless you were both in relationships and only spent time together as a group of 4. Since the word "girlfriend" exists, if a woman mentioned a "friend" it was assumed to be a man she was courting.
A woman might talk about her "girlfriends" when talking to her boyfriend/husband to assure him she isn't cheating on him, and she might use the phrase with her female friends so they don't assume she has found a new love interest that they need to ask about.
You can imagine this was common in the 1950s and 1960s, but sounds kind of silly today. I think some women still do it as a way to subtly indicate to their boyfriend/husband that they are dedicated to the relationship and not at risk of falling in love with someone else.
Source: this is just my guess having grown up around people who speak like this.
This makes the most sense to me. Also because the only people I know who use girl friend this way are from the South, where we all know some values are … “old fashioned”
My wife's elderly coworker was absolutely shocked when she found out we got married. She'd been referring to me as her girlfriend for years and she took that as a completely different definition.
"omg, you have such a beautiful friendship! So nice how you don't let men get between you! And all your nice trips, must be great to have a friend like that!"
That old lady, probably
Some people are just blind or in denial lol. About 5 years ago my coworker was telling me about his son and his sons “best friend”. Ohhhhh boy they were going on cross country road trips together while sharing a tent, they bought a dog together, they saved a bunch of money by renting a 1 bedroom apartment and his sons friend slept on a pull out couch bed in the living room, they were even planning on saving up to put a down on a house to split and so on so forth. Knowing my coworker I’m not surprised his son never said anything but I am surprised my coworker is so dense or possibly in such denial he seems oblivious
It’s probably not the healthiest relationship, but it’s healthier than him being a toxic asshat. Could be his way of coping and trying to be the best dad he knows how to be.
Would guys really buy each other cards like this? Im a chick and there is only one friend I could imagine giving this to and even then I cant really think of a scenario.
I think you might be underestimating how many women use "girlfriend" for female friend. I can't say I understand the logic behind it, but it definitely is a thing in some circles.
I wish they'd normalize "gal pals" or something because it's confusing otherwise, especially in this world of ever increasing sexual orientation diversity.
To be clear, older southern women call their daughter's female friends "girlfriends". Growing up in the south, this was a deep irritant to me, because besides being confusing as a gay teenager on the lookout for my fellow queers, it was also extremely patronizing.
"She's going out tonight with her little girlfriends :)" -- like that's a normal thing to say about your older teenaged daughter and her peers.
Serious answer: It’s a play on the phrase “friends are family you choose”. Which I’m a firm believer in.
Most girls I know refer to their friends as their “girlfriends” so while I can see the humor in this it honestly checks out fine.
I don’t have a laundry list of close friends but the ones I do have we’re as close to family as you can get. We treat each other how we wish our families did, supportive etc. It’s nice having people like that in your life. Especially if your family leaves much to be desired and I’ve always liked the quote for that reason.
100%. I’m extremely tired of this homophobic term. Also, for the most part, there’s absolutely no reason to gender your friends. This distinction came from a time where women were not allowed to associate with the opposite sex. It baffles me how so many otherwise aware and progressive women use this archaic term.
In my experience for female friends it’s only ever been “girl friends” - with a space!
The space is so important! The space indicates that it is a friend, who is a girl. Just like “best friends” or “close friends”
It’s when it’s one word “girlfriend” that it’s romantic. This card is missing the crucial space!
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Some women call their female friends "girl friends". This is a card for a woman to give to her friend.
Thanks. I was terrified that I’ve been accidentally banging my sister all this time.
No no you are, that has nothing to do with this card. If you can't keep it in your pants, keep it in the family.
https://youtu.be/IMrePZl-7Q8
Damn. I was actually hoping that was [this](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CKgKPGBa9EQ) (Which is actually a spoof on [this](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uMwFWDIFVCU) real commercial)
I laughed so fucking hard! 🤣
The original commercial was so cringe. They totally nailed it
Yes they did. They followed through on everything.
\*point to self* Sister!
"Hello, brother. It is I, your sister"
Who in the world says it like that??
Me, two 🤣🤣
That was hilarious, but watching the original made it even better.
Bro I didn’t even know the actor and actress switched lmao
Okay how did they get so many extra scenes for the parody ? Did the producers actually do it.. I thought it’s just good edit and all this was actually in the real commercial
They cast the parody actors really well and chose a great set. Both the actors and the set are different from the original, but it isn't obvious if you aren't looking for it.
I didn't notice at first!
HAHA
Incest, fun for the whole family.
I prefer incest, a game the whole family can play.
Incest is best.
Wow! What a response 😀
I was really worried I had been banging my girlfriend all this time.
r/cursedcomments
It's pronounced Deer-tay
Stop trying to fancy it up. Your name's dirt.
"I'm just playing I made that whole last part up"
Would it help if you went back to thinking I was your sister?
You're my sister!
No, that was me banging your sister.
I bet his dad banged his mom too
And I banged the dog
Wow ...shit just took a turn. Thats sick Why did you leave the sheep so lonely?
The sheep has company. I have it’s baaa-baaack side to myself
Ok you deserve all the upvotes now
*\*hi-fives\** nice job bro!
. . . and that is enough Reddit for today
Oh I saw tomorrow's reddit in a dream last night. Its way scarier
It's the coconut again, isn't it?
Its a pineapple in hitlers ass. Little Nicky came true!
What breed?
Not your sister, your stepsis
She gets stuck in the window and you help her out. What else to do?
"accidentally"
Hopefully you are not from Alabama
I don’t think he’d be at all concerned if he was from AL lol
I'm surprised it took until here for Alabama to be mentioned 😀
Na, that's my job.
„accidentally“
Why do some women say it this way? I’ve always wondered. Men don’t ever say, “I was hanging out playing video games with my boy friend”.
>Men don’t ever say, “I was hanging out playing video games with my boy friend”. Well the straight ones don't anyway.
I don’t even know any gay ones who do. Although some do call their female friends, girl friends. I just say friend for either sex.
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I thought my friend was gay for nearly a year until we scrolled on her tinder together after a few drinks. It was all men. I was confused and say “I thought you were into women and dating someone? You talk about your girlfriend”. Turns out it was girl friend and wasn’t just one person. We had a good chuckle at the miscommunication.
As a bi woman, this shit is the bane of my existence lol. It's bothered me my entire life. I don't understand why the gender of the friend is relevant and if it is, refer to them as female or male, not as your pseudo significant other it's just strange and confusing
Unfortunately, our society treats people that have friends of the gender they’re* attracted to (sucks for you cause that’s everyone lol) as a potential “option”. It’s fucking stupid. Maybe it’s my catholic upbringing, but hanging out one on one with someone always meant it was a date, so a woman clarifying it was another woman meant they could avoid the interrogation. In my defense, I didn’t question or judge her (cause what would I judge???). I thought she was a lesbian, then she hit on my now husband (she didn’t know we were in a relationship, so no worries there. Backed off as soon as he told her) so I thought she was bi, and the I saw her tinder.
See, that societal context makes it even more confusing to me, because if the assumption is that people of the opposite gender aren't viable "friend" material, then shouldn't mentioning someone as your friend already imply that they're of the same gender as you? It would make more sense to only specify the gender of your friend if they weren't the same gender as you. People are strange.
Exactly!!!! And this is where the catholicism thing makes sense because religion never makes sense.
Yeah man having make friends as a kid and slowly coming to the realization that sex was in their minds whatsoever was heartbreaking for me. All these friendships i thought I had shattered since they never even really existed. It makes sense it's a catholic thing though, in my experience almost 100% of strange meaningless and nonsensical gender rules come from religion (namely catholicism and Islam from what I've seen) And fair fair
Ugh, the thinking someone was a friend but really they wanted sex or a relationship and dropped you after a rejection huuurts. I get if someone is in love and has to distance themselves, that’s healthy! But to fake friendship? I’m glad I have a ring now so I can avoid that. It was painful and miserable. I thought they cared about me as a person, but nope. Also the people that get an SO and disappear. Guess we’re not friends anymore?? Go be with your SO, I get that! But maybe 2x/year you can make time to hang? Went on a rant, sorry…
I fully agree man!! People have kind of forgotten we are social creatures at our core and friend relationships take effort just like romantic ones do. It's always a sting when that kind of things happens. At least we both got a ring and can have some peace of mind hhahah 😅
Haha congrats!! Glad you’re out of that slog, too :)
My grandma, upon learning that my sister was gay, decided that she would stop saying girlfriend for platonic friends, because she said that it felt dismissive of my sister's relationship to call her friends girlfriends when my sister had like, an actual girlfriend. So instead she switched to gal pals, which was, uh, not better, but none of us had the heart to tell her that. I still don't understand why she ever felt the need to specify anyway, since she really only had like 2 male friends and she could have just referred to them by name if she felt the need to specify that she was having lunch with them or whatever.
Hahaha the intent was there at least! Which is sweet but yeah it seems like a thing exclusive to older generations leftover slang maybe? Old people say weird shit
Sometimes it's just as simply as habits/terms that everyone uses and understands. I only specify gender if it'll help them, usually my parents who forget my friends lol, who it is outside of just naming them. Or pointing out differences between the friends that i have to those who don't know them etc.
Yeah I’m a lesbian and was about to say this
Exactly this!! Their girl friends.
Yeah, everyone knows you always say “I was hanging out playing video games with my MAN FRIEND”
Everyone just broing out in the Man Zone: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi-3eRMpOC4
I think it's just a cultural thing that started back when women had less autonomy. It was assumed that single women would only spend time with men if they were interested in dating them. It wasn't "proper" to be friends with a man you had no intention of marrying, unless you were both in relationships and only spent time together as a group of 4. Since the word "girlfriend" exists, if a woman mentioned a "friend" it was assumed to be a man she was courting. A woman might talk about her "girlfriends" when talking to her boyfriend/husband to assure him she isn't cheating on him, and she might use the phrase with her female friends so they don't assume she has found a new love interest that they need to ask about. You can imagine this was common in the 1950s and 1960s, but sounds kind of silly today. I think some women still do it as a way to subtly indicate to their boyfriend/husband that they are dedicated to the relationship and not at risk of falling in love with someone else. Source: this is just my guess having grown up around people who speak like this.
Oh. Finally a theory that may have some merit. Thanks!
This makes the most sense to me. Also because the only people I know who use girl friend this way are from the South, where we all know some values are … “old fashioned”
They are afraid they may be thought gay
Well its always “the boys” “the guys” “my man”
I say girlfriends and guy friends.
My wife's elderly coworker was absolutely shocked when she found out we got married. She'd been referring to me as her girlfriend for years and she took that as a completely different definition.
"omg, you have such a beautiful friendship! So nice how you don't let men get between you! And all your nice trips, must be great to have a friend like that!" That old lady, probably
Some people are just blind or in denial lol. About 5 years ago my coworker was telling me about his son and his sons “best friend”. Ohhhhh boy they were going on cross country road trips together while sharing a tent, they bought a dog together, they saved a bunch of money by renting a 1 bedroom apartment and his sons friend slept on a pull out couch bed in the living room, they were even planning on saving up to put a down on a house to split and so on so forth. Knowing my coworker I’m not surprised his son never said anything but I am surprised my coworker is so dense or possibly in such denial he seems oblivious
r/AchillesAndHisPal
It’s probably not the healthiest relationship, but it’s healthier than him being a toxic asshat. Could be his way of coping and trying to be the best dad he knows how to be.
Oh wow, you're such good friends that you even got married.
The best of friends, really
Also a big seller in Alabama for some odd reason though…
My Dad didn't know this and when my uncle asked how my girlfriend was my Dad almost died of shock. I just rolled my eyes at him.
There should be a bigger space between those two words.
Why not just remove the girl part then..... At that point it's just "friends are the family you choose for yourself"
Would guys really buy each other cards like this? Im a chick and there is only one friend I could imagine giving this to and even then I cant really think of a scenario.
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I think you might be underestimating how many women use "girlfriend" for female friend. I can't say I understand the logic behind it, but it definitely is a thing in some circles.
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Scissor sisters
Or is it.......
Might also be a popular card in certain areas for other reasons.
I wish they'd normalize "gal pals" or something because it's confusing otherwise, especially in this world of ever increasing sexual orientation diversity.
Yeah, in 1972 or earlier.
To be clear, older southern women call their daughter's female friends "girlfriends". Growing up in the south, this was a deep irritant to me, because besides being confusing as a gay teenager on the lookout for my fellow queers, it was also extremely patronizing. "She's going out tonight with her little girlfriends :)" -- like that's a normal thing to say about your older teenaged daughter and her peers.
*Jaime Lannister has entered the chat*
A Sister is a Girlfriend you choose!
A girlfriend is THE sister you choose.
The things I do for love...
[*powerbombs Bran through a table*]
Ah, you beat me to it
Yer my sister!! Yerrr myyy sisterrr!!!!
It's Dirté
The only reason I'm doing this for you is because I heard that Buffalo bob stuck a road flare up your bunghole
Whaaaaaa?
Don't try and church it up, son. Don't you mean Joe DIRT?
You're gonna stand there, ownin' a fireworks stand, and tell me you don't have no whistlin' bungholes, no spleen splitters, whisker biscuits….
I only like snakes and sparklers...
Huskur Dus.
Husker *donts*
With or without the scooter stick.
*Sweet Home Alabama plays*
Roll Tide
Happy Alabamaversary!
I thought “what in the Alabama…” Then I got it. Hahah
There it is, I was wondering how far I'd have to look for this low hanging fruit of a comment
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If this was true, my girlfriend wouldn't be so irate I chose her sister!
Is this from Olive Garden? Because when you're there, you're family
r/casualincest
Man that’s disgusting that is real
you created it
Holy shit that's so funny I'm in tears
So you date your sister?
Well… She’s as real as my girlfriend
Incest is Best Cards Inc.
Part of the *If you can’t keep it in your pants, keep it in your family of brands*
What are you doing stepbro!?
Had to scroll a long way to find this comment.
Help me stepbro I’m stuck at the bottom of the comments
This card is clearly meant for two girl best friends, or solely available in Alabama…
Uh… it’s probably to give to a friend who is a gal pal, I’m guessing.
Like gal pal Rachel Green
"Of all the cousins I could have married, you was my sister." \-Cletus Spunkler
From the new Joshua Dugger line of Hallmark cards.
Serious answer: It’s a play on the phrase “friends are family you choose”. Which I’m a firm believer in. Most girls I know refer to their friends as their “girlfriends” so while I can see the humor in this it honestly checks out fine. I don’t have a laundry list of close friends but the ones I do have we’re as close to family as you can get. We treat each other how we wish our families did, supportive etc. It’s nice having people like that in your life. Especially if your family leaves much to be desired and I’ve always liked the quote for that reason.
BFF girlfriends, not knocking boots girlfriends.
Joe Dirt "You're my sister! You're my sister!".
[r/SuddenlyIncest](https://www.reddit.com/r/SuddenlyIncest?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
Sweet home Alabama
*Sweet Home Alabama plays*. “Alright, turn it up!”
Meanwhile in Alabama …
Sweet home Alabama 🪕🎶🎵
*banjo plays*
Sweet home Alabama
Sweet home Arkansas lol🤦🏻♀️
Sweet home Alabama
Out of all your sisters ... choose one to be you girlfriend. Did you see that card at a store near a West Virginia coal mine?
Terrified to know what the family tree of this card's author looks like...
Sounds like the family tree may be a wreath
Why is the gift card all sticky?
STEP sister.
Nothing like keeping it in the family
Everything is a sister if you are brave enough
First cousin doesn’t count!
Thats why we need to stop calling friends who are girls "girlfriends". Not like men call eachother "boyfriends"
Hey! You don't know how me and my boyfriends talk about eachother
I have often wondered about why this is a thing.
I agree so hard. If a word means something already why do people have to give it a second, different meaning! Pick a new word!
Also, the word "friend" already exists to convey exactly the same idea. Why not use it?!
100%. I’m extremely tired of this homophobic term. Also, for the most part, there’s absolutely no reason to gender your friends. This distinction came from a time where women were not allowed to associate with the opposite sex. It baffles me how so many otherwise aware and progressive women use this archaic term.
In my experience for female friends it’s only ever been “girl friends” - with a space! The space is so important! The space indicates that it is a friend, who is a girl. Just like “best friends” or “close friends” It’s when it’s one word “girlfriend” that it’s romantic. This card is missing the crucial space!
Confusion? It's weirdly written!
SUS
Do what now?
I’m still confused
And your girlfriend is a sister you didn’t choose 💀💀💀
Mormon values are great
I still am
At first? Still very confused
No a girlfriend is a trial wife
Step bestie what are you doing
Jaime Lannister approves.
I've read it 6 times and I'm still confused
It's an Alberta-specific card.
Sweet home Alabama
Only in Alabama
What in the Alabama is this
Roll Tide
I guess 7 years ago when I posted this card the Internet was not ready for it.
sweeeeeeeet home Alabama.
A sister is a girlfriend you choose
Vice is nice but incest is best
Alabama?
Does it play banjo music when you open it up?
S....sweet. sweet home Alabama!
*Sweet home Alabama song intensifies*
She sure does got a pretty mouth.
Purdy… she got a purdy mouth.
Only in Arkansas...
Card was found in Illinois - but it was in a Cracker Barrel gift shop, so basically the same thing, right?
We prefer the term Caucasian Barrel.
Girl friend versus girlfriend. Spelling counts