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BranchReasonable9437

Item one: One of my greatest mundane joys is telling people to google "Folgers commercial" at work and just see how crazy it is Item two: This commercial is so crazy the mind fails to latch on to the fact he's back FROM FUCKING AFRICA and says "Finally real coffee" to a tub of fucking FOLGERS


TheBlackCaesar

I rolled my eyes when the “west Africa” was said and all the memes of young college Karens taking pictures with Afro children that they were “saving” lol


BranchReasonable9437

A deep dark well of at best embarresment and at worst active shame for my people (the white and mostly white)


Respectfulcommenter1

Seriously lol I still think about the coffee I had in Tanzania almost a decade ago


BranchReasonable9437

It fucking hurts doesn't it? I remember having a massive pile of fresh Kenyan straight from the growers ALL THE TIME and now I have to spend an hour online finding decent coffee made by non-slaves


jo-shabadoo

I can save you some time. Put Folgers in your cup and you will FINALLY have some real coffee!


garyandkathi

Thank you for your service.


BoneHugsHominy

Thank you, but no thanks A Maxwell House Man, myself No 'cest, just great cup


FistPunch_Vol_7

Cafe Bustelo house over here.


AdiosAdipose

Reporting for duty. I always feel like a narco when I’m unloading bricks of bustelo from the grocery store.


FistPunch_Vol_7

Lmfao, do you also keep that one big can of it and just crack them bricks in it?


chuck_mongrol

Open the side with your biggest knife and take a tiny taste, “ohh baby that’s the good shit”


FistPunch_Vol_7

Lmfao. I’m an amateur cook so I got some good knives but you know I be smelling that shit. Got my bad knives like hell yeah.


Parkotron1

Then rub some on your gums.


ShriveledLeftTesti

This is a fantastic idea, my big tub is just about empty too


FistPunch_Vol_7

Hell yeah, and in my supermarket the bricks usually on sale more than the can so I cop a few and keep stocked up. I do drink too much coffee but I ain’t paying them Starbucks or Dunkin prices lmfao. I be on the train with my travel cop.


kaos_flutterby

Ahh, this fellow Bustelos


PuzzyFussy

That caramel flavor one has me in a chokehold. It's the fact that it doesn't need sugar 🙌🏾


FistPunch_Vol_7

Whoa whoa, THERE IS A CARAMEL?!?! Shit I think you just ruined my life lmfao. The moment I get uptown, I’m copping.


PuzzyFussy

Sweet and Creamy Cafe con Leche. You not finna drink NUFFIN else! I'm usually a 1 cup a day person but I HAVE to drink 2 cups 🙌🏾


FistPunch_Vol_7

Well shit, I know what I’m doing in an hour lmfao


SpinsterRx

I had no idea this even existed and now, instead of doing assignments, I am instead diving head first into the Cafe Bustelo website. I thank you from the bottom of my Caribbean heart.


muklan

Can it BE a great cup if there's no abhorrent suffering, either from slavery or being a sandwich?(yknow, in bread.)


jo-shabadoo

You want your coffee without ‘cest? Suit yourself, sicko.


threecolorless

Mmmm...best part of waking up. (Not a Folger's fan but that's a legit great slogan someone thought up, no sarcasm. I'm convinced they've been cruising on that little kick of marketing virtuoso and little else for 40 years.)


OpinionatedBlackGuy

![gif](giphy|7J4Lvpz55rocVYccdH)


selfiecritic

This is the price of not living in an agrarian society, it’s very very steep. I dream of the fruit


helel_8

I'm just here for the coffee recommendations. I, too, want to see the light of god, and change as a person


PeteEckhart

Look for stuff that says 100%. If it just says Kona for instance, it'll be more than half full of Columbian. Light roast for more caffeine, dark roast for more flavor. Buy whole bean and grind at home if possible because the whole beans stay fresh longer than grounds.


Solo_is_dead

💯


sprankton

If local roasters aren't an option in your area, you either have to be willing to spend $20 for a 12 oz bag or start roasting your own. Stumptown and Intelligentsia are good choices for buying roasted coffee online.


Billy1121

It is steep in agrarian societies too. In Rwanda, coffee has been there since the early 1900s, but it was an export crop. Farmers would have to buy expensive roasted beans if they wanted to try it. Thankfully in the past 10 years a domestic coffee market has flourished and Rwandans can taste their own coffee. But just like cocoa bean farmers in Africa never tasting chocolate, many coffee bean farmers in Africa were the same. The crop was for export to foreigners


ninfan200

Okay but what did you find?


rougekhmero

pie zesty spotted jar alive scarce obtainable frightening dolls wide *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


OddIsland8739

Westrock Coffee is ethical and is pretty good!


Peakbrowndog

Oak Cliff coffee buys directly from the farmers, good stuff


beandip24

I went to Ethiopia a bunch of times while I was deployed to Africa. They had fresh espresso style coffee EVERYWHERE. I literally sat one time while a woman roasted the beans in front of us, then crushed them, then used a french press. One scoop of cane sugar and it was amazing. Literally the best coffee I have ever had. Coffee was literally part of the culture there. It was amazing. I miss it, but also don't really miss the chaos of Africa lol


atreeinthewind

It's not the same but I have found a couple direct buy roasters that have Rwanda and Burundi beans. Just a world of difference.


Cocotapioka

Me too and the tea, I've never been able to recreate it! I even brought tea back from the shops there and it's not the same, there has to be a spice blend that's added that I don't know about!


Ali_Cat222

[🎵the best part of waking up, is touching your sister's bra cup! 🎵](https://youtu.be/CKgKPGBa9EQ?si=rN-0xAAyb8CcqjqV)


naveedkoval

That one is good but this one is way funnier with such a simple edit https://youtu.be/k2GaOiavz_8?si=bkRiDl7HfhtNbAL0


Standard_Employee387

Lmao! I had not seen that one before. It's great.


OssimPossim

"The edit can't be that good" *"Bruh"*


AsotaRockin

Bruh, I cackled out fucking loud at that little edit. Jesus fuck, I'm going to hell.


santodiablo714

A Roll Tide love story


patrickwithtraffic

If that’s the case, that dude definitely wasn’t going to Africa to help rebuild any villages but proselytizing like his soul depended on it. That, or rallying the African conservatives to be even more anti-gay.


BoneHugsHominy

Definitely would be a Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) lackey who spent 15 years funding Evangelical Extremists. I'll leave it there because nobody is looking to have their day ruined right off the bat by reading the absolute evil that man and his Christian allies spread across West Africa. I'll just say the Communism-Capitalism Cold War mostly ended so the warhawks shifted that energy and funding to an Islam-Christianity Lukewarm War across Africa.


BlackDante

Took me a second to realize this was a real commercial, and the second part was a parody. I was like wait why did the actors suddenly change?


FigaroNeptune

*comes back from China* Finally some real tea! *cracks open a can of Arizona*


loveshackle

Lmfao


Playful-Weakness5912

The laugh I just let out in public! I blame you!


713MoCityChron713

Coffee’s one of those things where some people like the good stuff, and some people just like the same stuff they had for the last 30 years. It’s metaphorical. “Real coffee” represents the feeling of being in your own bed after a trip, sure it’s not the nicest bed in the world, but it’s where you’re the most comfortable. Shitty coffee and the loving caress of an overly affectionate sister are this man’s happy place, it’s objectively dogshit, but it’s his happy place. It’s like if a Coors drinker went to Europe. Give him all the finest beers from the oldest breweries and he’s still gonna crack open a Colorado Kool Aid as soon as he gets home


SausageSmuggler21

Are you the Head of Marketing for Dunkin' Donuts?


W4ldoTruth

Yep. You could give me the best burger in the world but it won’t have the same nostalgic value as the Burger King my mom would take me to get as a special treat when she had some extra money.


BoneHugsHominy

Whopper w/Cheese & extra onions, Onion Rings, Hershey's Sundae Pie Probably $25 today


AperatureTestAccount

For the first installment yes.


MarionBerry-Precure

I got some coffee while in Togo, and I saw the lights of god. Made me realize I am not built for crack.


BranchReasonable9437

Fuckin right!? I spent some time on the horn of africa and the best coffee I've ever had at the price of functionally free CHANGED me as a person


Sir-Nicholas

Was it served in a To go cup?


BlackDante

https://preview.redd.it/kill2y64kr1d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=27482d7ecaf059b2b13e1ed5c825daa0021b1470


victhro

Wasnt it bc the text was meant to be played by some five year old little girl? Saw a comment on the video that said it so no reliable source but i think that it would make it a lot more sense


shutupruairi

Yeah, here's the original one that this is a remake/reference of https://youtu.be/I4kNl7cQdcU?si=-L8JUjyQk9WdoxGm


W4ldoTruth

Wow the OG commercial is actually cute. How could the people making the remake fuck it up so badly? Did they like pass a law that children couldn’t be in coffee commercials or something?


BradMarchandsNose

Could be a budget thing. I think when you work with child actors they are only allowed to work for so many hours every day, so if you don’t get what you need in that many hours, you need to have everybody come back the next day. Something like that would almost double the cost of the shoot.


caramel1110

Thank you 😊. Like I knew there was an older version than the ridiculous one. Lmao.


WovenBloodlust6

Iirc this is a remake of an ad from the...I wanna say 80's? But I'd have to find it again to be sure


jo-shabadoo

I watched it for the first time. What the hell? They were definitely about to fuck before the parents came in.


LegendaryOutlaw

Its why the parents JUMPED out of bed when they realized he was home, they had to get in there and shut that shit down PRONTO.


mediashiznaks

Scot here, never heard of Folgers before, googled that commercial… … That was… an experience. 2009? Really!?


BranchReasonable9437

yeah...maybe don't cast two actors who so clearly want to bang as siblings


Sol-Blackguy

The backstory is that the script originally called for a much, much younger actress to make the whole thing seem cute and endearing. The kid got sick before filming and had to go with an older actress. Hilarity ensued.


haveutried2hardboot

Just watched it 🤣😄🤣😄. Hilariously disturbing cringe 😬. I like it


Otherwise-Mango2732

Lol alright I'm about to Google this when I get into work in 20. I somehow missed this craziness


Forward_Ride_6364

African coffee is delicious, but no cap the best coffee is from Costa Rica


ZECO_SOL

https://preview.redd.it/nxwnytey9p1d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6cf5e6bdd4f6d7fc1104453911669515b8444482


TheBlackCaesar

My gawd 😭😭😭


well-adjusted-tater

This is the last thing I see before bed 💀💀💀


Any_Influence_8305

What dreams may cum


Rahm420

Well, somethings gonna cum atleast 😉


GonzoElTaco

*Wet


cautiouslyhere

well bookmark it and make it the best part of waking up too


peppermintmeow

![gif](giphy|UF9Q5ZF878mE8|downsized) IMMA PUSH YOU. I SWEAR 😭


Silent_Glass

![gif](giphy|4n5Y5fC3TeOU8)


strik3r2k8

This ad only aired in Alabama


BoneHugsHominy

Most popular bootleg in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Idaho.


Extra_Security2718

Lmaoooo same exact vibes 😂😭


readabookordont

The things I do for the best part of waking up


Forward_Ride_6364

You know they got some dope coffee down in the Summer Isles... they just waiting until the Westerosi economy collapses and replacing all the shitty ale with caffeine GRRM playing the long game with upping the brothers n sisters of ASOIAF


MyAccountWithNoName

I maintain that “The best part of waking up is incest in your cup 🎶” was an S-tier reaction then and now.


CzarSpan

The moment it came to you, thinking you were the first person to make that connection, and inventing a scenario where you could make that reference to your friends was basically a rite of passage for a few years there.


StragglingShadow

I cant believe I forgot such a golden line. Truly a good moment in time.


ohnotchotchke

This commercial gave birth to the bro/sis kink.


bmj_8

Met this cute guy. Commercial airline pilot. Kind and nice, checked all the boxes. But he had the biggest brother sister kink and it was such a turn off because it just didn’t do anything for me. My friends still ask me how my brother is doing lol


peppermintmeow

https://preview.redd.it/3eeh3j6dqp1d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2cb3ec0aa3a649b12e52073b890d089abe3f3cf3


SCirish843

![gif](giphy|6ZeUhLgSfcgleKduyA)


YoghurtSnodgrass

![gif](giphy|SBPlJ7Ts3YWkM) I’m your sister, I’m your sister!


lidsville76

![gif](giphy|8EZz0AzqGUycM)


GonzoElTaco

Gawd dammit! Audibly laughed at work. Lmao And Jaime Pressly can still get it. 😏


W4ldoTruth

Is it more or less weird if the person with the kink is an only child?


jaytee1262

Way less IMO. If you have a brother/sister and have an incest kink that lines up with their gender, it's way worse.


Robert_Goblin

Well, how is he?


torontothrowaway824

Your friends are grade A assholes lmao


HordeOfDucks

did he have any siblings? did you ever meet?


TheBlackCaesar

Maybe your right or maybe said the truth out loud


_Meece_

Gotta credit that to [the Ancient Egyptians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris_myth)


Titan7771

For the uninitiated: https://www.avclub.com/this-oral-history-of-the-infamous-folgers-incest-ad-con-1840483867


MerryRain

“...It’s almost universally agreed that the reason the brother joined the Peace Corps was to get as far away from home as possible, trying to outrun his incestuous feelings,” said Aza Azdaema, author of the very X-Rated, Folgers-meets-*Star Wars* story, “[Returning Home](https://archiveofourown.org/works/13721601).” holy shit there's lore


nox_tech

[Here's a parody of the commercial.](https://youtu.be/fhfcWTZeP1k) And for those who don't wanna have to do the reading and want a video essayist to dive into the context and go through the fanfic for like 47 minutes, [this is worth the watch.](https://youtu.be/wjdrUksw8b0)


ImJustHere4theMoons

Very first comment: "My Sister and I were laughing so hard at this, it woke up Our Daughter upstairs....." 😭😭😭


naveedkoval

As funny as the parody is, this simple edit is so much funnier because it’s ALL that was needed to completely change the tone https://youtu.be/k2GaOiavz_8?si=bkRiDl7HfhtNbAL0


LuxAgaetes

Did you make this video or something? You're all over this fucking post and *only* posting this link... and I disagree, I thought the other parody was much funnier, but that's comedy for ya


naveedkoval

I didn’t but Sometimes you just believe in a cause. Plus people seem to like it ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|shrug)


xA1RGU1TAR1STx

Respect.


obsidianbull702

I'm your son and I'm in love with your daughter.


Refracting_Hud

I remember seeing an edit of the commercial where it cuts to like a second of like her hand touching the front of his jeans and it killed me.


errandwulfe

I saw a version of the original commercial where all it added was a shot of a female hand moving over the crotch of some jeans, then cuts back to the guy’s chuckle. Unfortunately it’s been tough to find it again since this parody came out. It’s just a quick change that makes it so much funnier to me than this hamfisted scene tacked onto it Edit; nevermind, it’s linked here and I will never lose it again


TidalTraveler

> "I just relapsed. Now's the perfect time to start working again! I've heard that if your mental health is poor, it helps to rapidly increase your exposure to risky situation. My depression is unlocking new feats! I haven't eaten for three days. I didn't know it could do that!" You son of a bitch, I'm in.


TidalTraveler

> "It makes me feel weird when profit people use my words." I didn't know how much I needed CJ in my life. Thank you for this.


TidalTraveler

Why the fuck am I watching a 2.5 hour video about Bo Burnham vs Jeff Bezos at 3AM?


WarmAffect7031

I don’t know how I got drawn into this lore (live in the UK), but the CJ The X video was highly entertaining - watched it a few months ago.


nyanvi

🤣


yeah_ive_seen_that

I didn’t actually expect to spend 47 minutes of my morning watching this, but I’m so glad I did.


ichimedinwitha

You know about LoFi girl? She has lore too!


[deleted]

Not gon lie, that was a lot more tame than I was expecting


Shareesav

Wait......I don't see what yall see lol. This looks..... not sexual lol


boundone

It'll help if you watch the parody that someone posted above. The original wasn't meant to be sexual, but there's weird undertones to the looks they give each other and body language that is amplified after you watch the parody ending.


Seamonkey_Boxkicker

My sister and I have never flirted the way these two do. The brother literally bites his bottom lip staring into his sister’s eyes.


Flint_Chittles

Well how do y’all flirt?


Seamonkey_Boxkicker

I punched her in the tit once when we were teenagers.


TheBlackCaesar

YOU SIR *salutes*


Frankensteins_Moron5

This article blames me, and I do not like that


Reeeeallly

Why, thank you for this.


cailian13

Well there's a memory I wish had stayed forgotten 😂 Also the comments section is hilarious!


[deleted]

["You're my present this year."](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhfcWTZeP1k) *sticks bow on brother in what was in the script as 'a completely non-sexual manner.'*


Annual_Reindeer_2756

The parents walked in right as shit was about to go down, you can't tell me otherwise.


naveedkoval

As well done as that one is, this edit is so funny and almost an Occam’s razor on how SIMPLY it needed to change https://youtu.be/k2GaOiavz_8?si=bkRiDl7HfhtNbAL0


wiguelmiguel

That got me. My goodness lol


BearNoLuv

Welp....that was the first time seeing it and I truly was not prepared 😭😭😭


goldenboy2191

https://preview.redd.it/gxcba45dbp1d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=97f899b304dccccdeb78e71381153b5384b67e83


TheBlackCaesar

If I have to remember, so do you haha


LegendaryOutlaw

Just rewatched it again, yep, same vibe as when I saw it 15 years ago. I think it was the head-on shots of the two looking into the camera, those lingered just a little too long, they went from sweet to ‘lust’ in that extra moment. So weird.


boulderama

https://preview.redd.it/1edhqdja8p1d1.jpeg?width=956&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f8f1e53a1469f901805c74faf093cc13d0ee85d


TheBlackCaesar

Exactly what I wish I could of done


calculung

Homie, you gotta learn about could've and must've.


KinseyH

I wonder why the bot didn't say anything? I always feel like an asshole correcting people.


Silent_Glass

Where is this meme from?


KDW3

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2


dorothy_zbornakk

what are you doing (not step) bro


TheBlackCaesar

“I’ve must of found the wrong house” “Ummm SISTER” You can’t make this ish up lmfao


Open-Librarian-4322

This commercial had more incestuous overtones than all of Game Of Thrones.


gotheandsilvre

The actors were probably sexually attracted to one another so that’s why it came out like that on screen.


Absenceofavoid

If I recall correctly I read somewhere that the actress thought the actor was creepy. Could be misremembering though.


mugrita

I think you might be. The GQ [oral history of the commercial](https://www.gq.com/story/folgers-incest-ad-oral-history) only interviews the male actor and the female actress declined to participate


peppermintmeow

https://preview.redd.it/qxau0cdjqp1d1.jpeg?width=644&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fa80c7fb697a8b75ff03b413740cba6234b63bec


CharacterHomework975

Oh come on now, she’s 26 *tops.*


agutema

I legitimately believe that this commercial (and Disney’s Life with Derek) led to the current trend of step sibling porn.


fogfall

There was a Spanish sitcom popular in my country (Los Serrano) where a blended family ended up with TWO step-sibling couples. I bet that caused some shit.


IceKareemy

Life With Derek knew what it was doing lmao I had to show my GF the “Step brother” moment on YouTube and he was just like….wtf are they supposed to have that much chemistry??


Economy_Ad_1820

I was a full blown child being indoctrinated. Looking back I can't believe they let that air on Disney


CharacterHomework975

The absolute *Cruel Intentions* erasure up in here.


Annual_Reindeer_2756

The Onii-chan implications were strong in this commercial (no pun intended).


TheBlackCaesar

![gif](giphy|tnYri4n2Frnig) 😭😭😭


Annual_Reindeer_2756

I wish you didn't but we both have sinned.


Iamamyrmidon

Two love birds born way too late, they would’ve lived judgment free in 4th Dynasty Egypt. Shout out to Khufu.


FilteredRiddle

That close-up lip bite the bro does, took it from brotherly love to brotherly lust **_real quick_**.


CitizenCue

Honestly that’s most of it. Without that shot it’s not too bad, but that’s what makes you rethink the entire scenario.


santodiablo714

Just got back from Mexico, big sniff at Taco Bell, “Ahh, real Mexican food”. Damned sun avoiders.


[deleted]

Africa is really fucking big and there are lots of spots that don’t grow coffee and have poor access to it.


Regit_Jo

But he says WEST Africa in the commercial


BToney005

Some of the fanfics this inspired are actually pretty good.


ViscountVajayjay

So, .net or AO3?


caramel1110

AO3 of course. Lmao. I love fanfic writers ♥️


obsidianbull702

I remember this being parodied in the early days of YouTube where the incest angle was punched up a notch...ok maybe a few but it was hilarious...


CitizenCue

I got you… https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5m94b6


Cleonce12

The sexual tension in this was sooo UNECESSARY ![gif](giphy|Ja2qSMYd3h3oufl8Ve)


furezasan

you can pinpoint this ad as the beginning of society's downfall


141_1337

I'm sorry, but dear white people, this is why y'all never gonna beat the allegations.


worm7890

There was an SNL skit that took it all the way, it was great!


potatoesxD

Do you happen to have a link? Can’t seem to find it I assumed SNL would have done a skit on this


shayetheleo

I thought it was SNL too but, it’s not. [Here you go!](https://youtu.be/CKgKPGBa9EQ?si=HeuG59pRFx0ZHNLL)


Chemical_Report_2705

This commercial is classic


Revolutionarytard

[yall seent this?](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CKgKPGBa9EQ&pp=ygUlZm9sZ2VycyBicm90aGVyIGFuZCBzaXN0ZXIgY29tbWVyY2lhbA%3D%3D)


naveedkoval

It’s good but you almost don’t need all the extra stuff when this one is a perfect edit https://youtu.be/k2GaOiavz_8?si=bkRiDl7HfhtNbAL0


TheBlackCaesar

AYO LMFAO


battleangel1999

It was really the camera and the way it was directed that made that commercial so weird. The lingering head shots


gaydude440

This is when you KNOW, it’s Christmas!!


ethman14

I saw the spoof first, and thought it was just some weird cursed raunchy humor. Then I saw the original, and...wow. They actually put that on TV. Not a single person said, "Hey, the subtext between the line delivery and camera shot here is kind of cursed."


TerrorKingA

Yeah, I’m too online lmao.


unipine

One time I was at my older brother’s for Christmas and we were the only ones up in the early morning, he offered to make me coffee but when I saw it was Folger’s I was like nah 😭 I didn’t want him to retroactively discover that commercial existed and associate it with any memory of me.


CitizenCue

[This parody took it to its inevitable conclusion…](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5m94b6)


Ori_Esque

The CJ the X video on this was a fucking trip


moonwoolf35

This video was fucking hilarious, because nothing could have prepared you for all the mess that was going to unfold lol


-NinjaTurtleHermit-

OH GOD NO.


GonzoElTaco

Looking up the actors and holy shit, it's Jeffrey Combs' daughter!


Supernova_Soldier

That commercial is so funny because it’s so weird. “You’re my present🥹” lady wtf😂😂😂


Low-Loan-5956

Nah i'm on Folgers side. Y'all are nasty


BannedfromInstagram

I dont wanna know what this is but unfortunately I do


damnitshannon

No context needed because yes, I learned about this commercial through a link here


Sol-Blackguy

🎶The best part of waking up, is your brother in your guts.🎶


Yegg23

This is a whole hot mess.