"I'll show you where you can put that..."
"I learned this in third grade:"
"If someone sticks their tongue out at you, say, 'No thanks...I use toilet paper'."
"They will never do it again. Works with ALL ages."- Sandpaper_Pants.
Inside joke.
"'OH now I see what people were talking about'."
"And never fill them in."- SprinklesMore8471.
Can I help you?
"If somebody says “'what are you looking at?', I respond with “'I’m asking myself the same thing'.”- MochaManBearPig.
That the best you've got?
"I’ve been called worse by better."- UltraaMilds.
"That might be hurtful if anyone gave a sh*t what you think."- PowerStacheOfTheYear.
Some people...
"'I envy the people who've never met you'."-Back2Bach.
What was that?
"I’m sorry I wasn’t listening."- LurkysGoCart.
Melissa Villasenor Oops GIF by Saturday Night LiveGiphyA comeback for a comeback.
"Not reeeeally an insult, but if someone says 'thats what she said!' I reply with a solid 'yeah, not to you.' "
"Never fails to amuse."- legitttz.
Daddy Issues.
"When somebody says, 'Do you know who my father is?' just reply, “why? Your mom didn’t tell you?'”- Doctor-Dragonborn.
Judge and be judged.
"'What people say about you was indeed the truth!'"
"Even if it's fake, it will eat anyone from inside thinking how they're being judged."- TunakYourLastTun.
Perhaps the most effective and efficient comeback seemed to escape the Reddit community.
Which is to simply walk away, and take the high road.
Then again, a good comeback should never be put to waste.
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Apricot bear claws. Can someone please find me apricot bear claws? My grandma and I use to share them over coffee and cards when I was a kid. They are delicious, specifically from Publix. So will someone please send me a recipe or box of them? Thank you.
Perfect
kourtney kardashian eating GIF by KUWTKGiphy"This is obscure, but Pepperidge Farm made salad croutons that were absolutely amazing. Perfectly flavored. Perfectly crunchy. Nothing else compares."
Unhealthy Cuisine
"My family actually has a running joke when it comes to me and discontinued foods. It seems whenever I start to like something it goes away. A few notable examples have been, Eggo Muffin Tops, Taco Bell's beefy frito burritos, and, not a lot of people know about this one, but a carbonated yogurt called fizzix that I believe was from gogurt. Now my family won't let me eat stuff that they like because they're afraid I'll like it and it'll go away."
"Edit: thanks for everyone who suggested alternatives to my carbonated yogurts. I have a huge asian market near my house and I think some of those things should be there so I'll be sure to check it out. Another one of my favorites that I just remembered was the cinnamon clusters from chick fil a. So unhealthy but so delicious."
The Spree...
"Pre 2010 Spree created a Valentines Candy Heart for one, single, Valentines Day. I have never been able to find the Spree candied Hearts on any website, but I know they exist. There was crack in those hearts. I still think about them 15 years later. If someone could contact Spree for me and tell them that I will pay obscene amounts of money for 2 bags of those Spree candied Hearts. Please. Please they were so good, please."
- Guzzles
Cream Dream
"Maybe this was a dream, but I remember Philadelphia Cream Cheese made single size cheesecakes that I would always see at convenience stores. I finally got the courage to ask my grandma to buy me one and it was my first cheesecake experience... so delicious!!!"
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Science is science. Fact is fact. Truth is truth and simple is simple. These are things we must now attest to in 2021. Can we please all get onboard with wha...Homer food...
Homer Simpson Reaction GIFGiphy"Butterfinger BB's... With the Simpson's characters on the package."
I love me some BB Butterfingers. And I'm obsessed with this list already. Except the Philadelphia cream cheese, you can keep that. Gimme more...
No J?
Peanut Butter Lol GIF by JifGiphy"PB crisps from planters. Since this is mildly popular I want to post this in the top comment this is a link to help bring back PB crisps. https://pbcrisps.com/".
Snapped
"Snapple Elements - the Rain one was agave cactus and delicious."
"I would give anything for them to sell their drinks in glass bottles again!!!! I stopped buying their products when they switched to plastic. (I know the big packs still have them, but I mean the single ones)."
19
"Kellogg's Product 19 cereal. I know it's lame, but I really miss it."
"I was NOT going to comment on this thread because I knew someone would say this. People do not understand how good this cereal was... they're all like "whatever its like freakin' corn flakes or whatever... no, they weren't, they were crunchy, and healthy, like freaking PACKED full of vitamins and minerals, no other "healthy" cereal could touch it."
"I've contacted Kelloggs multiple times about bringing it back or just like giving me the recipe and I'll make it. Nope, proprietary... you know what... I 'm going to, right now, make a petition about it, and I'm coming back here, and I'm posting the link, and then I'm gonna make a new thread, and post it there. It's 2021, it's time to bring it back."
Mouth Goodies
"Not necessarily a food, but they used to have these mini Listerine "balls" that you would bite into and mouth wash would explode out."
"On the same level were "brush-ups". They were little finger gloves of a toothpasty rough material that you could use like at work after lunch so you didn't feel like you had food residue on your teeth the rest of your shift. Apparently, people started using these quick-fix products as their main brush for the day and the ADA pulled it. They were awesome."
Fry' Em!
flipping ronald mcdonald GIFGiphy"McDonald fried Apple pies. There's only the baked version now."
The Vault
"Vault soda. God I miss that. Kids at the skate park would drink this and eat a snack size bag of Doritos and lose their stomach from one end or the other. Never failed. Also the typhoon flavor Mtn Dew that was part of a contest way back. It was fruit punch and Mtn Dew mixed. So much better than the blue one that won."
Candy Tragic
"Watermelon Laffy Taffy with the candy seeds in them."
"I didn't even know this was discontinued but I'm devastated by the news."
Layers
GIF by Gorton's FishermanGiphy"Trident used to make a "layers" gum that came with apple and pineapple as the flavors and they discontinued it. It was so great and it lasted forever. They kept grape lemonade! I just don't get it."
Still Around
"Do y'all remember the ubiquitous Viennetta commercials in the 90s? I never tried it but it was the height of sophistication when I was in elementary school."
"Its a supermarket staple here in the UK."
- Jaikus
Good Eats
"Ding dongs. They still make them, but they were better before Hostess went bankrupt and was bought out."
"I loves snack cakes, pies and anything similar to that. I did notice that… something has been off about Hostess snacks since they went bankrupt and subsequently revived however many years ago. I remember Twinkies being so good and delicious, and now they're just… not for some reason. I don't know why though. I can't tell if it's something with the ingredients they use now or a change in recipe but it tastes off nowadays."
"Regarding the Ding Dongs, I personally taste tested and compared Ding Dongs to Drake's version, Ring Dings. The Drake's stuff was so much better. Again, I don't know what changed exactly. But nonetheless I don't buy Hostess stuff anymore and go for either Drake's or Tastykake."
Yabba-Dabba-Doo!!
"Flintstones Push-Up Pops."
"This brought back something from the deepest corner of my brain. Also brings the question why were the Flintstones such an integral part of our childhood and diet. Push ups, fruity pebbles, vitamins. What else am I missing from the Flintstones?"
Turtle Power
ninja turtles GIF by Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesGiphy"Ninja Turtle Pies."
- kablami
"This is it. This is the right answer. It was only in the last couple years I found out that people besides my family ate them. We'd buy every single one at the store whenever we'd see them."
Still Sad
'"Oh Boy!' Garlic bread. We didn't have a lot of money growing up so we always had to ration it whenever we got some, 2 pieces for me, max.. I remember thinking that when I was an adult, I'd buy so much and have all I could want, whenever I wanted. Then, I grew up and it was discontinued. Sadness ensued and persists til this very day. :( "
Cheese It
"Apparently I'm the only one of my friends who remembers these, but those fries from BK that you would get with a separate bag and a packet of cheese powder. You'd proceed to shake the crap out of both of them in the bag and you'd have cheddary fries. So good."
- reyob1
The OG
Giphy"The original Trix yogurt. they have yogurt now, but it doesn't taste anything like it did when I was a kid & it breaks my heart."
- mdaws7
I thought those pies tasted weird. Why do they have to make changes to great things? Leave perfect alone. Now someone get on those bear claws.
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Here's a list of what really needs to make a comeback. A lot has changed in the past decade or so, and it's time that we bring back a few older values.
U/FlintTheDad asked:
What needs to make a comeback?
One of the biggest things that has changed over the past decade or so has been entertainment, and how we consume it.
Video games have changed so much.
"Making a single purchase and getting all of a game's content."
"Similarly, develop your next game instead of continually porting your game to yet another next gen console."
These were the BEST.
well be right back saturday morning cartoons GIFGiphy"Saturday Morning Cartoons"
"Just plop on my couch, have some Cap'n Crunch and watch cartoons all morning."
"Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network still have good cartoons to watch."
"They may not be Saturday morning but they're certainly all day."
Now we have twelve different series of 90 Day Fiancé.
"Good programming on The History Channel, TLC, Discovery, MTV, etc."
"Those channels used to be so good but they're full of bad reality TV shows now."
Classic Disney is the best Disney.
"Classic 2D Disney films. No not CGI films meant to look 2D, actual hand drawn 2D films."
"Sleeping Beauty took six years and six million dollars to make, that entire film is one beautiful painting."
Societal norms have certainly changed a ton in the past twenty years or so.
We all need more of this.
Do Not Disturb Privacy GIF by Juan BillyGiphy"Privacy."
"I hate that the majority of people went from somewhat private lives, to giving it all up via social media in seemingly 5 years. As with most things, it wasn't a well known concern until it was already a huge problem."
They wait that long?!
"This might sounds weird but as someone working in childcare. Early potty training."
"The amount of parents who are waiting until their child is 3-4 to potty train is huge now. When I worked in daycare we were lucky if a child was 3+ and in pull ups."
"When I talk to other daycare workers and nannies they always say the age used to be around 2. Now it seems like everyone is 'waiting until they're ready' then panicking when that moment never comes."
College is way too expensive now.
"An affordable college and graduate school education. I.e Medical school tuition used to be $3000 a year in the 1960s according to some of the older docs. Now it's $72,000 a year at some schools. Even with inflation in mind, $3000 in the 60s is about $25,000 a year in 2021."
"This is one of those things where America looks insane. In the UK, the maximum any university can charge is about £9000 a year, and many charge much less."
Honestly, if people started bringing back the things they were nostalgic for, the world would be a much better place.
Gen Z is bringing back so much.
Broad City Reaction GIFGiphy"Roller skating at skating rinks."
"And perms. Low key 80s kid here lol."
"Perms are back. See all those Gen Z dudes with the curly-on-top and buzzed on the sides haircut, aka the broccoli haircut. You might reconsider your position on that issue after looking though."
Movies used to be so good.
"Making movies/shows/anything like that because they'd be good stories more than just moneymakers."
"On that topic, milking seasons out of a popular series long after it should have been over is just...disappointing."
"Last season of Scrubs, I am looking at you."
Nothing like a good handwritten letter.
"Handwritten letters."
"People at my work have seen my cursive and expressed a desire to possess a handwritten letter from me. My handwriting is a mess when I'm just jotting something down, but if they want letters, I'll go get my sealing wax and a card out of my box for that extra fancy feeling."
"And then the card will just read 'Butts.'"
I'm about to show how much of a nerd I am, but you know what really needs to make a comeback? Good musical theatre that's not based on movies. Just like movies and TV shows, I'm craving some good ol' fashioned original content. Maybe I'm just nostalgic for older theatre, but dang, I miss it.
Luckily, older trends almost always circle back around at some point. There's always hope for things to get better, and bring us back to simpler times
1-
french stereotypes GIF by CheezburgerGiphyKnob.
Also, consider some of the variations; knobhead, knob cheese, knob gobbler...
When I read in a recipe recently that called for a knob of butter, I immediately felt insulted. 😂
2-
My English boyfriend said "Screw off you coffin dodger!!" Meant to be shouted at old people.
Oh I'm gonna keep this one in my arsenal! Mostly because most old people where i live have no clue what it means.
3-
bike GIFGiphyJog on you tosser.
As a Brit, I don't hear this enough anymore.
Similarly: "on your bike, bellend!"
4-
You complete and utter twat.
Dunno if its an American thing or just in my area, but I've only ever heard it pronounced "twot" before. I could be wrong but I think in the movie Easy A its pronounced like that as well, but I don't know why that even comes to mind.
5-
angie imacelebau GIF by I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! AustraliaGiphyWhat a numpty.
"That's my girlfriend, you numpty!!" Is my favorite Harry Potter quote.
6-
Do one you bloody pillock.
I'm American and I tried using the word "bloody" one time and my brother told me to STFU cause this wasn't Harry Potter. :(
7-
Enough Pulling Hair GIF by OriginalsGiphyYou're getting on my tits.
It's a cruder equivalent of 'you're getting on my nerves'. Said by guys and girls.
8-
Well, nearly anything can be a British insult when you put the word "Absolute" in front of a word.
For example, I could say: "You absolute doorknob" and it would sound like an insult!
Same goes for "complete and utter".
Eg: "you complete and utter muppet".
Also: muppet.
9-
Neo Yokio Giant Toblerone GIF by walter_GiphyThe Scottish do this really well.
I was working in Scotland last year and standing at the bar in a hotel. It was quite busy, and they were a bit drunk and loud.
The guy at the back keeps pushing his mate, telling him to move forward when he turned and said "I canny occupy tah same space as him you Toblerone".
I laughed so hard I nearly cried!
10-
Reminds me of a Michael Macyntire (I think?) bit where he suggested anything can be used to replace "drunk" when you're British.
"We got proper bungalowed last night."
"Jessica was completely and utterly side tabled yesterday."
11-
crazy homer simpson GIFGiphyMy friend calls people "absolute watermelons" and I love it.
You don't really even have to put anything after absolute.
"OH you ABSOLUTE.... trails off in disappointment*
Pat-Pat
Was at a limmy book reading a couple of years back where a bunch of drunk teens kept shouting it out loud for no reason. Everyone round them were just telling them to shut it. I reckon it's gone from "heh, that's quite funny" to "freaking honking patter" in a lot of people's minds.
And you Ma?
Cocina Mauricio GIF by Avon MexicoGiphyYa dad sells Avon!
Yer da guards statues.
Under rated!
Rhymes with Jerk
What a berk. Not used as much nowadays but I still like it. Same with the insult "pleb".
Berk has fascinating origins. I believe it comes from Cockney Rhyming Slang (poetry) short for Berkshire Hunt... as in, C*nt.
So Berk is a totally mild and generally acceptable way of saying C**t.
My gran called my a bloody berk once. Great.
Treasonous Ways
bonnie gordon GIF by AlphaGiphyWhen I was angry at my mum once she tried making me a cuppa tea, so I took it and poured it down the sink.
Legally speaking, according to the magna carta you are no longer British after committing such an act.
Glassworks
Not seen window licker yet?
I know right. I'm so far down looking for it... and then I found you.
And just between us... my fave thing of the week was a photo of a frosted up windscreen with MONG written on in massive letters... and the caption, I can't believe someone just did this to my car... it took me 30 minutes to lick it off.
I hate myself for laughing.
Move Along
carpool karaoke adele GIFGiphySod off, you prat.
I love the phrase dozy prat, so add that and that's perfection.
Fur and Liquor
Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries.
There is some deeper meaning to this, hamsters breed indiscriminately and elderberries were commonly turned into booze...
Mags
can't wait meryl streep GIF by MauditGiphyI have an older Scottish friend who said her mother used to call everyone she didn't like a "bloody Maggie thatcher."
Loss of Nice
I'm not British, but I used to date a very prim and proper girl from Cambridgeshire.... she was embroiled in a feud with a workmate for a while during our relationship, and at one point things got so bad that they both stopped using "kind regards" at the end of emails and just switched to "regards." It was brutal.
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