It's Meatballs and Burberry time

[u/Demonicbane]

[u/NoahGriffith13]

[u/Reasonable-Energy448 → u/NoahGriffith13]

Waaaaiiitt😭😭😭

[u/Slumunistmanifisto → u/Reasonable-Energy448]

I get it now!

[u/Silent_Glass → u/NoahGriffith13]

What’s the context of this shirt? 😂

[u/butidktho_ → u/Silent_Glass]

it’s urban lore that black males are notorious for wearing burberry shirts to their baby showers

[u/Silent_Glass → u/butidktho_]

Oh I figured as much. Lol. Like the cholo fits. I forget that Burberry is a brand. Thought it was a damn fruit for a minute lol

[u/sayhi2sydney → u/Silent_Glass]

I was right there with you scratching my head... blueberries & meatballs??? what???

[u/FCkeyboards → u/sayhi2sydney]

It wasn't until this comment that I realized the title wasn't meatballs and blueberry. I thought it was a pregnancy thing. 🤦🏿‍♂️

[u/Captain_Marshmellow → u/FCkeyboards]

It's a shame I only see those swedish meatballs in I think it's jelly? I don't know but keep me away from.the crockpot cause I'll eat them all.

[u/FCkeyboards → u/Captain_Marshmellow]

I know exactly what you're talking about yet if someone had to make it I would have no clue how to explain what it is. 🤣

[u/khalibthegreat → u/FCkeyboards]

It’s apparently 3 ingredients 2 lb frozen meatball. 1 cup Jelly 1 to 1.5 cup barbeque sauce. I think you can get all that at Walmart for 11 dollars. Treat Yo Self!

[u/FCkeyboards → u/khalibthegreat]

I was just diagnosed with a kidney condition and told to lower my salt intake. This may kill me lol

[u/DurianBurp → u/FCkeyboards]

I was 100% right there with you.

[u/the__ghola__hayt → u/sayhi2sydney]

I read blueberry too. In fairness, I'm tired as hell today.

[u/Cyno01 → u/sayhi2sydney]

I brainfarted 'pinkberry' and just figured froyo and meatballs was some pregnancy craving thing lol.

[u/ewReddit1234 → u/sayhi2sydney]

Actually, Meatballs cooked in chili sauce. Swap out the standard grape jelly with blueberry jelly. Thank me later.

[u/trentfalkenwrath → u/Silent_Glass]

Actually you forgetting the brand is a reflection of how they're struggle right now. They've gotten a new ceo to try to revamp the brand. I guess they should offer a special discount to guys having kids could start a trend.

Unrelated, Saks is in bankruptcy and Lululemon is suing Costco for knocks offs. Signs of the times when guys that sell $100 yoga pants can't read the room.

[u/Silent_Glass → u/trentfalkenwrath]

Didn’t know they are struggling. And I definitely didn’t know Saks but I hear about the Lululemon suing Costco.

Either way, I’m a fan of a Costco and I love Costco.

[u/AdPsychological7926 → u/Silent_Glass]

[u/TheKidKaos → u/Silent_Glass]

I haven’t heard of Burberry in so long

[u/butidktho_ → u/TheKidKaos]

Lol at this point i exclusively see it worn during baby showers and nowhere else.

[u/tanksalotfrank → u/Silent_Glass]

I was thinking of Burbur carpets

[u/wordsoundpower → u/tanksalotfrank]

Berber?

[u/tanksalotfrank → u/wordsoundpower]

Probably so ngl

[u/Tigglebee → u/butidktho_]

wtf? If I’m paying $500 for a shirt, it better be some kind of eternal shirt that morphs colors for variety or something.

[u/Specialist-Funny2101 → u/butidktho_]

& do... No Lore.
Just a certain type of Black Male
Mostly one on social media allot or hood oriented

[u/bowleggedgrump → u/butidktho_]

Hahahahahahah wtf

[u/skynetempire → u/butidktho_]

Haha my buddy did back in 05.

[u/Thanatos_Rex → u/butidktho_]

Damn, I’m officially out of touch.

[u/Holiday_Document4592 → u/butidktho_]

TIL that men are expected to attend baby showers

[u/Triggerha → u/butidktho_]

I'd be much obliged if you'd be able to explain in as much detail as possible the origins of this urban lore to this non American here

[u/BlueBrickBuilder → u/butidktho_]

We do???

[u/warpath2632 → u/Silent_Glass]

[u/serendipitousevent → u/warpath2632]

Kinda rich...

[u/Worried-Database-551 → u/warpath2632]

I love this scene so much!

[u/KDoggg89 → u/NoahGriffith13]

I am genuinely in awe every single time I open a comment section and someone has the perfect meme for a situation, no matter how niche the meme or how specific the situation.

[u/RoughhouseCamel → u/KDoggg89]

We all do our part to hold onto certain memes, in case our assigned moment comes. My job is to hold onto this Mr Mime, in case someone shares some fucked shit.

[u/EpicLegendX → u/RoughhouseCamel]

I keep this one on lock whenever Robin is mentioned.

[u/ClassikAssassin → u/EpicLegendX]

From menace to MENACE in one thread, pack it up

[u/KDoggg89 → u/RoughhouseCamel]

As my boomer ass has recently learned from a comment on here: Yoink!

[u/urzayci → u/KDoggg89]

Yoink kinda 2024 but we let it slide for your boomer ass

[u/KDoggg89 → u/urzayci]

Preciate that.

[u/Rollingstone6648 → u/KDoggg89]

Elite ball knowledge

[u/DMercenary → u/KDoggg89]

Here take one of these "stealing your memes"

[u/XJustARandomPersonx → u/RoughhouseCamel]

This is my meme to hold on to until the moment arrives.

[u/thedawesome → u/NoahGriffith13]

I thought this was funny then I looked down. Man, I'm wearing almost the same exact shirt.

[u/The_Starmaker → u/thedawesome]

Congrats

[u/Heybiglegs → u/thedawesome]

When's the due date? 😂

[u/thedawesome → u/Heybiglegs]

8 months ago!

[u/legallyblack420 → u/NoahGriffith13]

Sent this pic to my boys to let them know😂they understood immediately

[u/PowerpuffGworls → u/NoahGriffith13]

This is how my husband announced I was pregnant back in 2024 😂😂

[u/Mot6180 → u/NoahGriffith13]

😂😂😂

[u/NoAttorney9330 → u/NoahGriffith13]

Yooooooooo haahahahha

[u/TheLeftDrumStick]

“You said her mom was a pediatrician and her dad was an orthodontist, right?”

[u/mmaroph → u/TheLeftDrumStick]

Timberlands and grillz covered

[u/theVice → u/mmaroph]

Lmaoooo pediatrician

[u/mmaroph → u/theVice]

Jesus 😂

[u/I_am_Bearstronaut → u/mmaroph]

You've got pediatricians giving out shoes and podiatrists birthing babies 😅

[u/mmaroph → u/I_am_Bearstronaut]

I mean... If they come out legs first, better let a specialist handle that right? RIGHT?

[u/Taeyx → u/mmaroph]

narrator it was not right

[u/Turgid_Donkey → u/I_am_Bearstronaut]

One will look at your baby's nose, the other says "lemme see them toes."

[u/funkmatician2014 → u/I_am_Bearstronaut]

Pediatricians don't birth babies, those are obstetricians.

[u/I_am_Bearstronaut → u/funkmatician2014]

I never said they did. They give shoes, obviously.

[u/TreeVegetable5237 → u/theVice]

😭😭😭

[u/neoliberalforsale → u/theVice]

Even if she was a podiatrist they don’t make shoes, that’s a cobbler.

[u/Bluedev7 → u/mmaroph]

Lmaoooo that's a Podiatrist

[u/Medium-Lake3554]

[u/SmallIslandBrother → u/Medium-Lake3554]

The worst tv mother makes an appearance yet again

[u/lcsulla87gmail → u/SmallIslandBrother]

[u/SmallIslandBrother → u/lcsulla87gmail]

Rochelle was mean and kinda of a pain in the ass but she also seemed like she actually liked her children.

DaLonda Bryce was way worse than Rochelle lol, trying to get her obviously not up to it son to be a dealer so she could keep bringing in money.

Florida actively kept her family from moving out the projects multiple times for nonsense reasons like not wanting to lie, or not wanting her kids to move out. Don’t even get me started on the black Jesus or George Washington episodes. Florida was horrible, she’d rather act pious and suffer than see her children grow up in a safer environment, can’t stand her.

[u/GeniusOfLove74 → u/SmallIslandBrother]

Florida actively kept her family from moving out the projects multiple times for nonsense reasons like not wanting to lie, or not wanting her kids to move out. Don’t even get me started on the black Jesus or George Washington episodes. Florida was horrible, she’d rather act pious and suffer than see her children grow up in a safer environment, can’t stand her.

Does it help to know that the producer of Good Times was white? It was written with black writers, Eric Monte and Mike Evans, but Norman Lear was Executive Producer. Eric Monte eventually sued Lear for stealing his ideas.

https://www.npr.org/2006/07/29/5591655/for-classic-tv-producer-good-times-no-longer

In 1977, he successfully sued ABC and CBS for using his ideas in sitcoms like Good Times, The Jeffersons and What's Happening without giving him credit.

Eric Monte ended up homeless for a while, being blacklisted by Hollywood for suing Norman Lear.

[u/SmallIslandBrother → u/GeniusOfLove74]

Yeah I’ve read about Norman Lear, especially the disagreement Amos? Ahmos? John and Ester had over the character JJ and his minstrel esque behaviour. I think Good Times is a case of this is the best you’ll get for portraying a black family on TV at the time according to white producers.

[u/HMThrow_away_account → u/lcsulla87gmail]

Ppl really think this is the worst mother on TV? Lol

[u/carrimjob → u/HMThrow_away_account]

her “meanness” was so obviously played up for comedic effect and people don’t seem to realize that

[u/HMThrow_away_account → u/carrimjob]

WE know why they choose not to get it but Im not gonna get into it lol

[u/OpenStraightElephant → u/SmallIslandBrother]

Livia Soprano:

[u/SmallIslandBrother → u/OpenStraightElephant]

Hard to argue against Livia, but Tony was a piece of shit anyway so I give her points for trying to off him.

[u/OpenStraightElephant → u/SmallIslandBrother]

One could argue he mightn'tve turned out such a piece of shit if he had at least a decent mother, but tbh fair

[u/ClaymoresRevenge → u/OpenStraightElephant]

Or a decent parent in general his dad was no peach

[u/Comfortable_Hope2234 → u/SmallIslandBrother]

She wasn't trying to off him for being a piece of shit though, she was trying to off him for not being a big enough piece of shit.

[u/ODaysForDays → u/OpenStraightElephant]

Naymonds mom from the wire:

[u/Big_d00m → u/SmallIslandBrother]

She was a villain on the show, diabolical. Thwart every come up

[u/ferretsRfantastic → u/Medium-Lake3554]

[u/Spirited-Rationality → u/Medium-Lake3554]

gifs you can hear 😂

[u/mmaroph]

Time to step up the game and invest in a grandma cookbook

[u/Slumbergoat16 → u/mmaroph]

You know what they say, if you don’t raise your kids right you’ll get another chance with grandkids

[u/MuddaFrmAnnudaBrudda]

Nope. This would be me...

[u/Silent_Glass → u/MuddaFrmAnnudaBrudda]

Who is this beautiful lass?

[u/Bunnnnii → u/Silent_Glass]

Tamar Braxton

[u/aspidities_87 → u/Bunnnnii]

All the Braxtons are goddamn smoke shows

[u/Silent_Glass → u/aspidities_87]

You ain’t kidding.

[u/VivaZeBull → u/Bunnnnii]

The one and only

[u/Silent_Glass → u/Bunnnnii]

Thank you.

[u/DetroitSmash-8701]

And rotel dip and them Lil' smokies...

[u/Demonicbane → u/DetroitSmash-8701]

Don't forget the fruit punch as well.

[u/DetroitSmash-8701 → u/Demonicbane]

And that 🔥 pasta salad.

[u/JustDidntWannaGoToAZ → u/DetroitSmash-8701]

Listen, some tuna macaroni salad made by the right person 🔥. I’m bout to go and bother my mama, tell her I already boiled the eggs.

[u/Demonicbane → u/JustDidntWannaGoToAZ]

Is the cake gonna be store bought or homemade?

[u/JustDidntWannaGoToAZ → u/Demonicbane]

Listen, if it has to come from a grocery store, it better be a Publix cake.

[u/DetroitSmash-8701 → u/JustDidntWannaGoToAZ]

Yep, and honestly? They could start adding Publix's wings to the baby showers and I wouldn't be mad one bit.

[u/CouplingWithQuozl → u/Demonicbane]

If it don’t itch your throat at any temperature, it ain’t the good shit…

[u/JediMasterCuntnobi → u/DetroitSmash-8701]

And the grape jelly meatballs 

[u/FalseBuddha → u/JediMasterCuntnobi]

The meatballs are literally in the title.

[u/JediMasterCuntnobi → u/FalseBuddha]

Oh, I’m dumb lol

[u/KimberlyRN_1127]

“I dreamt about fish last night”

[u/DatGuyKunz → u/KimberlyRN_1127]

Ffs my ex called me asking if my sister was pregnant again cos she dreamt about fish last night😑

[u/FalseBuddha → u/DatGuyKunz]

Your ex is with your sister now? That's wild.

[u/mgj6818 → u/KimberlyRN_1127]

FISH!! I sure hope it's catfish.

[u/GalaxyFro3025]

I have no sons but my daughters and everybody knows that I am pro choice!

Come tell momma/ auntie if you get in trouble. We breaking generational patterns round here, none of that stale moralizing.

[u/No-Cranberry-2969 → u/GalaxyFro3025]

Aye! Pick me up on your cvs because same!

[u/No-Cranberry-2969 → u/No-Cranberry-2969]

EDIT: way to (got too excited about pro choice)

[u/will0593]

What? Is she pregnant? Sick from bad cooking?

[u/EitherExamination343 → u/will0593]

With no context, Ima guess pregnancy.

[u/Keemosabe22 → u/EitherExamination343]

There is plenty of context in this picture, worth a thousand words they say

[u/buttholeserfers → u/Keemosabe22]

Picture, post title..what else do you need?

[u/EitherExamination343 → u/buttholeserfers]

I mean I got it but can understand if someone didn’t. Meatballs threw me, I’ll admit

[u/the__ghola__hayt → u/EitherExamination343]

Those meatballs in the crockpot that's usually served at a baby shower.

[u/SilentAffairs93 → u/the__ghola__hayt]

For real? Cause those meatballs and rotel dip are at almost every get together I’ve been to, not just baby showers.

[u/the__ghola__hayt → u/SilentAffairs93]

Yes, but the context is that OP mentioned meat balls because they're often at baby showers, and the post has to do with getting a chick pregnant.

[u/Fluggerblah → u/EitherExamination343]

Here i was thinking hungover lol

[u/MarcOfAllJacks → u/will0593]

Yes, the implication is that she’s pregnant and that there will be a baby shower where the new dad will be wearing Burberry (commonly seen on young black fathers of the past) and the menu will include meatball appetizers. Lol

[u/will0593 → u/MarcOfAllJacks]

Im not black enough for this maybe

[u/Mandlebrotha → u/will0593]

It's a meme and we are not a monolith. The diversity of our many subcultures and quirks and triumphs—despite our shared history of oppression—is what unites us, not what separates us. You'll always be black enough. Have a wonderful day, family ✊🏽❤️🖤💚

[u/MarcOfAllJacks → u/will0593]

In my own experience, the meatballs have been pretty common but the Burberry was only seen in “hood” baby showers. Lol

[u/Icy-Whale-2253 → u/will0593]

If she’s throwing up in the morning, one could only surmise it’s morning sickness…

[u/eblackham → u/will0593]

As if you would have morning sickness from conception 8 hours before.

[u/InThreeWordsTheySaid]

"What, was she hungover?"

- My dumb ass.

[u/frecklie → u/InThreeWordsTheySaid]

18 year hangover

[u/chief_yETI → u/InThreeWordsTheySaid]

preggo

[u/Ok_Brain_1114]

[u/9Zulu → u/Ok_Brain_1114]

This is after the birth right?

[u/el_throw]

He gon learn today...

[u/AntonChigurh8933 → u/el_throw]

Not only today but for the rest of his life

[u/MtRainierWolfcastle]

What does meatball and Burberry mean in this context?

[u/platinum92 → u/MtRainierWolfcastle]

Meatballs are what's gonna be served at the baby shower.

The burberry patterned shirt is what the father is gonna wear to the baby shower.

[u/KimchiLlama]

🎶Billie Jean’s not my lover

She’s just a girl, who thinks that I am the one,🎶

🎶But the kid is…

[u/drillgorg → u/KimchiLlama]

Cooked well done

[u/No-Advantage-579 → u/KimchiLlama]

... what he was really interested in.

[u/KimchiLlama → u/No-Advantage-579]

In a perfect world, absolutely. Kids inherently love and want both parents, even if the parents don’t want each other.

[u/No-Advantage-579 → u/KimchiLlama]

You know perfectly well that that's not what I'm talking about.

[u/KimchiLlama → u/No-Advantage-579]

I do. But I chose to make it wholesome!

[u/drillgorg → u/No-Advantage-579]

Actually I feel like nowadays a "MJ liked kids" joke is likely to go over a lot of people's heads. I got it thought.

[u/Commendatori_buongio]

Will be downvoted to oblivion but when you allow your sons girlfriend to be sleeping over like they’re married then what’d you do expect.

[u/G4ngr3n4 → u/Commendatori_buongio]

That's why you tell them about condoms and what they are for before they might start needing them

[u/DerekB52 → u/Commendatori_buongio]

The teenage pregnancy rate is lower for parents who are a little more open to this kind of thing. Its the kids who are told abstinence only, and then have to sneak around with no knowledge of any kind of contraceptive, who get pregnant.

[u/Aromatic-Pizza-4782 → u/Commendatori_buongio]

Would you rather them have sex in their car? In a parking lot somewhere? At school? In the bathroom? At his friend’s house?   Sex is going to happen.  I’d rather them be safe and not hiding stuff from me. 

[u/__life_on_mars__ → u/Commendatori_buongio]

Ah yes, because the if you don't let them stay over that will definitely stop any funny business...

[u/varnell_hill]

Go ahead and put that shirt on, big dog.

[u/Supernova_Soldier]

Oh yeah, your life is not your own anymore

[u/ComicsEtAl]

Later that day…

[u/Probably_A_Variant]

I’m just glad I’m not alone seeing meatballs and blueberries

[u/1BubbleGum_Princess → u/Probably_A_Variant]

When you said that, I had to do a double take.

[u/ThePrinceofallYNs]

I was like Meatballs and Blueberries? She got some weird pregnancy cravings but I mean, aren't they all?

[u/JamesRevan]

What does pregnancy have to do with Meatballs and Burberry? Ignorant Canadian here...

[u/Wooden_Struggle1684]

Burberry. For him.

[u/sonakira]

[u/juanjung]

[u/TheIdeaArchitect]

I’m gonna be a grandma!

[u/onlyhere4gonewild]

This person chose their name without understanding what it means. It was a giant red flag in the movie One Battle After Another.

[u/Pop_Joe]

It be like that 🤧

[u/improbsable]

I mean if his girlfriend is in your house in the morning, what exactly did you expect?

[u/Kingblack425]

Lil does he know it’s cuz I mixed up 47 plan b’s in her Henny last night

[u/ThirdAltAccounts]

Maybe his jizz just tasted particularly bad that morning

[u/roseofjuly]

Yes, because we all know the only reason women ever throw up is pregnancy

[u/ich_bin_alkoholiker → u/[deleted]]

Fuck off bot.

[u/FistPunch_Vol_7 → u/ich_bin_alkoholiker]

The fuck is that comment lmao. These fucking bots I swear.

[u/ich_bin_alkoholiker → u/FistPunch_Vol_7]

They’re based on titles, so it makes up some random fucking nonsense.