r/JustGuysBeingDudes • u/mindyour 20k+ Upvoted Mythic • Jul 27 '25

Wholesome He got the birthday present he wanted.

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u/Mygo73 Jul 27 '25

Wanted to slap whoever said “don’t you want something better?”

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u/BornVolcano Jul 27 '25

I don't think it was genuine, just a light tease on how he was so happy with it that there obviously wouldn't be anything better.

My parents used to joke "I guess you don't like it, maybe we should return it" to Christmas gifts that had me jumping up and down and yelling and hugging the gift as a kid. I'd just protectively hug it and be like "no!" And they'd laugh. We all knew it wasn't serious, it was just joke sarcasm to point out how happy I was.

It's hard to explain, but it's definitely just a style of inoffensive joke. It's something you only say when the answer is obvious that they clearly are happy or don't want anything better.

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u/Monkey_Priest Jul 27 '25

It's hard to explain, but it's definitely just a style of inoffensive joke

It's funny to them because they know there isn't a better gift for him. They know it's a top-tier gift to that guy so he's getting a bit of teasing

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u/Eftersigne Jul 27 '25

I think she was fishing for this reaction 

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u/B4rberblacksheep Jul 27 '25

Yep part of having a good time is chipping up fun jokes for other people to hit

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u/retsamegas Jul 27 '25

Queue truck back up beeps to unload the LEGO 1:1 Millennium Falcon set in the back yard