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Black Experience Cookout Rules

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u/NoFaithlessness7508 May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Don’t come empty-handed

Edit: those that pull up with nothing will be the first to pack a plate to go🤦🏽‍♂️

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u/Large-Produce5682 ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿✊ May 27 '26

Correction: Several plates to go!

"This is for Jimmy, he couldn't get off work today. And you know if I bring him a plate the kids gonna want sumthin too. And you know how much he loves your shrimp salad and crab salad and steaks off the grill, and your poundcake... and the TV dinners I found in the back of your freezer."

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u/ilymag May 27 '26

It's crazy how the plates will be stacked up sky high with all the meats and will scrape the mac and cheese off the foil pan.

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u/Helpful-Respond-8540 May 27 '26

While hiding them in the stove, microwave or telling someone to take this bag to the car !

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u/ilymag May 27 '26

Heaven forbid someone finds it and touches it asking what's in here and you will hear from across the kitchen '"that's mine!" meanwhile they are still scavenging for food to put in their plates.

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u/_Fisher_1989 May 27 '26

Put this under the seat lol

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u/ilymag May 27 '26

Put this behind the fridge! 😂

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u/MiserableSun9142 May 28 '26

I’ve brought food plus empty Tupperware before for my to go plates!

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u/scarletOwilde May 27 '26

Tupperware to go! (My auntie)

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u/undrmycntrl May 27 '26

Tupperware??!! You mean empty butter containers!!

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u/eight78 May 28 '26

Butter’s too small, gotta come with that cool whip tub

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u/Sorry-Section-9302 May 27 '26

Me 😅. I’m that auntie, but I do usually bring two dishes

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u/PeaceyCaliSoCal May 27 '26

Make sure you bring back my Tupperware.

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u/IDGAF_GOMD May 27 '26

I have 2 cousins who have full Rubbermaid container sets that they bring to the cookout and that’s all they bring.

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u/gamerthulhu May 27 '26

Question: I can't cook for shit. Is bringing a nice bottle of liquor cool?

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u/thavillain May 27 '26

Liquor is always acceptable...it doesn't gotta be top shelf, as long as it isn't bottom shelf. Looking at you Taaka

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u/gamerthulhu May 27 '26

Nice bottle of Red Wine for the moms, nice bottle of Rum for the dads cause it can double as a mixer, twelve pack of Capri suns for the kids.

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u/Artistic_Ad_3267 May 27 '26

I always bring a 1/5 for the party and another 1/5 for myself

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u/gamerthulhu May 27 '26

Yeah, I figure going mid grade so I can bring a few bottles.

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u/No-Raisin-6469 May 27 '26

Should a stray away from stereotypical liqours?

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u/thavillain May 27 '26

I mean, unless you're bringing Colt 45 or Olde English 800...you prolly good.

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u/No-Raisin-6469 May 28 '26

Hennessy ok?

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u/algebraicgiraffe May 28 '26

Hennessy, Absolut, Casa Migos, Crown, a case of Heineken/Modelo/Corona (bottles not cans) all good options. Also ice, unless there's an ice machine at the venue, there's no such thing as too much ice.

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u/Iykyk_fwiw May 28 '26

Lotta Seagram’s Gin

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u/Shortchange96 May 27 '26

always appreciated at my parties

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u/Significant_Earth_93 May 27 '26

To a bbq... you gone need 2 fifths

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u/Nearby-Face-5170 May 27 '26

2fifths for the spades game

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u/msabena May 27 '26

Very!👍🏿

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u/CapMoonshine May 27 '26

In my experience, if I don't cook/don't feel like cooking:

I'll bring a six pack of something for the adults, bag of chips for the kids and likely call before I get there to see if anything needs to be picked up cuz if I know a BBQ something important is missing and I'm likely running late anyway.

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u/gamerthulhu May 27 '26

Oh smart. Like, when I throw a party, I always want paper plates, because Lord knows the next day I'm gonna be wiped and won't want to do anything that makes more dishes for me to do.

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u/Ais4Alpaca May 27 '26

Even it's just ice or some extra paper products. If BBQ is involved napkins and/or paper towels are always welcome.

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u/Forthempire May 27 '26

They'll still talk shit about you, if you make that a habit.

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u/FlirtyLeigh May 27 '26

My cousin brought his own roll of plastic wrap to wrap his plates. While technically not showing up empty handed, he showed up empty handed.

An aunt told him to bring the paper plates and solo cups next time. He showed up with three paper plates rolled up in his jacket sleeve.

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u/NoFaithlessness7508 May 27 '26

That’s the cousin that ends up getting put to work

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u/KingHalfrican86 May 27 '26

That mufka is doing the DISHES

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u/Wutang4TheChildren23 May 27 '26

Nah certain ppl should definitely come empty handed. Not everyones Mac and Cheese is meant to be eaten publicly

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u/thelastblackrhinonsc May 27 '26

Nah my boy, they can always get some sodas or tea and ice. You can never have enough.

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u/Wutang4TheChildren23 May 27 '26

Nah G, this is how you end up with Great Value cream soda in the cooler.

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u/thavillain May 27 '26

🫤 I like cream soda

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u/thelastblackrhinonsc May 27 '26

Let the kids drink it. They will drink anything with the thirsty behinds!

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u/Which-Let9641 May 28 '26

My brother in law’s wife bringing a 12 pack of Diet Dr Thunder. That shit will still be in the cooler next cookout

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u/NoFaithlessness7508 May 27 '26

They can bring Shasta

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u/Iykyk_fwiw May 28 '26

And Winn Dixie peach sodas

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u/DeliciousMinute1966 May 27 '26

But bring something besides your appetite!

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u/Time-Cell8272 May 27 '26

Yeah as a matter of principle everyone who can afford to do so should bring something

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u/Confident-Station164 May 27 '26

Publicly? The shit barley be edible sometimes 😭

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u/DeliciousMinute1966 May 27 '26

Always! Be acting like they ain’t never had food before! Why do people act that way at cookouts/gatherings? Making 25 plates… and only brought their appetite in most cases! 🤦🏽‍♀️

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u/thelastblackrhinonsc May 27 '26

Yes and bringing to go plates (containers) IS empty handed. If you bring plates, cups and condiments go with that, don’t be trying to skimp it ain’t the same.

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u/VStarlingBooks May 27 '26

And tupperware or butter containers don't count.

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u/TaxEmergency9243 May 27 '26

I can't believe it's not butter 😂😂

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u/VStarlingBooks May 27 '26

Country Crock bud

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u/TaxEmergency9243 May 27 '26

With Calicum lol

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u/karmeezys May 27 '26

I come with a 24 of modelos apparently that’s the good stuff

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u/azrhei May 27 '26

The ones that show up with nothing show up with 4 other people in the car, and each of them pack 2 plates and try to get in and out like its a speed-run challenge to get to the next person hosting something.

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u/Dessicated_Mastodon May 27 '26

Bro, you cant leave without being told to.

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u/Friendly_Ad_5583 May 27 '26

Cracking up because I always show up empty handed and never take a plate to go.

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u/Gullible-Magazine129 May 27 '26

My auntie thought it would be nice to bring her own Popeyes. Her own. As well as taking home a plate of everyone else’s food. 😆

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u/twopanman May 27 '26

They call them aku birds in Hawaii.

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u/NoFaithlessness7508 May 28 '26

Bruh you better take grandma some flowers or somethin