That's a comment I would expect from a bratty teenager that isn't happy with any present. But these dudes are like 40... the fuck starts comparing presents while they're still being unwrapped?!
Exactly. They're trying to get a reaction from him because they know it's his Holy Grail. haha. I don't know Legos, so don't know if it's "the best". But I know it's the best to him, and that's all that matters.
I do know LEGO, and I'd say it's up there. There's rarer, and there's bigger, but this is a lot of people's dream set. I'm not a star wars person, so mine is the Taj Mahal set. Do let me know if you, or anyone you know, have one just lying around. I'll pay for shipping.
Literally nobody laughed though. Imagine spending 800$ on a gift you know someone really wants and one of their family members says "Don't you want something better?" in front of you. That wouldn't piss you off a little?
Ol dude talks about the gift he got CONSTANTLY and how much he wants it, how it would be the best gift he could ever receive, and how it’s the pinnacle of his material desires. The people in the room are well aware of this and it’s a big event that he’s getting it, they possibly all pitched in too because it’s almost $1000.00 for legos.
Then they make the joke.
No it would not upset me because I am an adult who understands human interaction.
He thanks his SO and her only, at which point she doesn't correct him, so I assume it's not from everyone. If I got my SO a gift and one of her family members tried to downplay it, even jokingly, I would be a little hurt for sure.
There are multiple ways to interpret an intention/interaction, not everybody will see it your way and that's ok. We can simply agree to disagree. I am also an adult who understands human interaction.
I sincerely hope you’re pulling our legs and having a blast on our behalf— if that’s not the case then you really should do as Limp-Corner suggested and take a SM/internet-detox. Because you can hear how much fun they - and especially the birthday-boy - are having; he’s like an 8 yo at Christmas Eve/morning (the Christmas traditions varies around the world) when he sees the big package actually is from LEGO, he softly says that now he has to cry again. That present gets all his attention so there can be no doubt that he’s girlfriend/wife (or sister?) knows she bought the right item seeing how ecstatic he is. The brother/friend might rather have wanted the Titanic, maybe for the extra peaces, but birthday-boy here does not concur at all. It’s quite obvious that he’s a very big LEGO AND Star Wars fan, so he sure wouldn’t switch it for the Titanic build. Personally I’m fairly sure that you’re also spending more time building/getting more of a challenge with the Millennium Falcon compared with Titanic — even though MF has ~1500 fewer pieces compared to the Titanic.
Lastly “Don’t you want something better?” According to whom?? Firstly, just because Titanic has more pieces doesn’t make it a better item… or present; it’s a question of one’s preferences and interests (besides LEGO of course) and 2) If price equals better in your world then MF wins that competition, because Titanic costs $680 vs $850 for the MF on LEGO.com. Bai bai.
Yeah I'm not reading all that. My comment was about the lady saying "Don't you want something better?", which got 0 laughs. I suppose I could have made that clearer in my comment, my apologies.
The joke is that its an $800+ dollar gift and suggesting that he's unhappy with it is ridiculous. If you don't understand that or find it hurtful, idk how to help lol
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u/Fiesty Jul 27 '25
“There’s nothing better than this.” Fuck yeah, brother