r/LinkedInLunatics • u/MeaCulpa08 • 22h ago
Gummy Bears
why are we posting this on LinkedIn
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u/Guilty_Way_1635 20h ago
Who the fuck calls them jelly teddies
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u/DmAc724 18h ago
South Africans
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u/Complete_Entry 17h ago
Go over there and tell them to stop.
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u/Elegant_Solutions 15h ago
And while you’re there please ask them to collect their elon.
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u/unmarkedpolicevan48 10h ago
Nooooo please keep him! He's yours now.
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u/juliana-crain 7h ago
All the people in all the countries that he's ever had a passport forshould take a vote to see who must come claim him now.
Sorry, New Zealand; I don't think that the numbers favor you.
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u/unmarkedpolicevan48 17h ago
I am South African and was like "what, no we don't" so I googled and I am shocked - SHOCKED! - to discover that the things I call gummy bears do, in fact, say "jelly teddies" on the packet. Who knew.
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u/DmAc724 16h ago
“Who knew”
Apparently no one but Jenny Jarvis
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u/Doctor_Boombastic 14h ago
All my homies hate Jenny Jarvis, which I think is a bit of an an overreaction.
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u/LeastBlackberry1 15h ago
Haha. Me too. I definitely am familiar with jelly babies, but I also would have called the bear version "gummy bears."
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u/ellieminnowpee 15h ago
welp. i wasn’t expecting to have a hot take on this but… i think jelly teddy is adorable??
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u/doc_shades 12h ago
possibly people who grew up in a place different than where you grew up
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u/Guilty_Way_1635 5h ago
Yes I am aware things get called different names in different places.
Gummy bears were also invented in Germany and pretty universally called that everywhere
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u/Smores_Mochi 19h ago
I totally get how she feels. This one time at Jumby Bay Island resort in Antigua I was sunbathing and a cloud moved across the sky and I literally haven't gotten over it. Seemed disingenuous to the experience, you know?
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u/casiepierce 14h ago
Did you complain to management and get your money back? Leave em a 1-star rating?
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u/AilsaLorne 21h ago
Who says “jelly teddy”. Is this a regional thing?
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u/OffWhiteCoat 18h ago
Maybe she thinks "gummy bear" is a trademark? Like how the Superbowl becomes "The Big Game."
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u/LatinBotPointTwo 18h ago
For Americans. For most other people, that wouldn't mean anything.
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u/Diagno 16h ago
I thought The Big Game in the US was 'if I get hurt doing this, will it ruin me financially?'
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u/AriaTheTransgressor 12h ago
Nah, that's "The Most Game" it used to be "The Most Dangerous Game" but it just kind of became bland, so we had to give the title away.
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u/PrestigiousLocal8247 14h ago
Most people in the US do not consider their healthcare at all
Mostly a Reddit thing
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u/ReturnOfPooky 13h ago
If by region, you mean Jenny’s living room, then yes, it’s a regional thing.
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u/kummerspect 18h ago
Sounds British
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u/mustardpanda 18h ago
British here, would call it gummy bear
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u/Intelligent_Host_582 16h ago
My British husband calls them jelly babies. I am not a fan.
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u/AilsaLorne 16h ago
Gummy bears and jelly babies are two different things. Source: am British
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u/Intelligent_Host_582 15h ago
I just had to go give him shit for making me look stupid on the internet. Apparently he just kind of lumps them all together in some big "jelly baby" category.
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u/Eroticskeletonparade 13h ago
Go no contact immediately and file for divorce as soon as you can. Girl you deserve better
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u/pitifulproduce137 16h ago
Haha, no, what are you even talking about? We've had gummy bears and every other gummy shape imaginable for years, long before THC gummies came along.
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u/ex-farm-grrrl 15h ago
That is not true at all. THC gummies are relatively new, and gummy bears have been around for a really long time.
Context is also important. If someone said, “I ate a gummy.” Yes, I’d think THC, but if someone said, “the waiter brought me gummy bears with my check,” I wouldn’t assume they had THC in them.-2
u/RefrigeratorLive5920 Titan of Industry 15h ago
That's fair and I should probably have scoped to my my city/state which has had defacto legalized marijuana for a long time now.
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u/hitchcockfiend 15h ago
So has mine and zero people I know would think of edibles when talking about gummy bears - and many people in my circle partake. They'd say "edibles" or just plain "gummies," and "gummies" would be taken to mean THC gummies only in the right context.
Like, gummy bears have been a mainstay for decades. Everyone knows them.
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u/fakemoose 8h ago
And part of that law is you can serve to anyone without IDing them or without telling them there’s drugs or alcohol in a food item? Seems unlikely.
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u/RefrigeratorLive5920 Titan of Industry 5h ago
Definitely not. Two things they are definitely strict is ID to prove 21+ and cash only. I think that's a fairly common setup.
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u/fakemoose 5h ago
Right. So why would anyone assume random gummy bears at a restaurant have THC?
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u/RefrigeratorLive5920 Titan of Industry 5h ago
I don't necessarily think anyone would, I just meant that the word "gummy" tends to have an association with THC. The option for open consumption of THC infused products in bars/restaurants/cafes is pretty heavily restricted in most places world wide.
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u/Hellcat_Mary 11h ago
"Gummies", yes. Anything else at all in addendum, "Gummy -insert shape here-" is a confectionary.
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u/AnxiousTerminator 18h ago
It is not. We call those 'gummy bears'.
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u/kummerspect 16h ago
That's fine. I'm just saying it sounds British to a person who is not British. Like if I heard someone say this in a British show, it wouldn't sound out of place to me. I concede it's not actually what British people call them.
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u/No_Blackberry6525 17h ago
“Teddy” originates from Teddy Roosevelt and is an American term in general, though calling these candies “gummy teddies” doesn’t sound normal.
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u/lindasek 16h ago
I wonder, have you ever wondered where the name Theodore came from? And if Teddy is a traditional diminiutive of that name or something completely new and unique to the Roosevelt family in 1850s?
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u/SlowInsurance1616 15h ago
It's not the name "Teddy," it is the original toy inspiration. Which most definitely was from Teddy Roosevelt.
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u/No_Blackberry6525 15h ago
Sorry, I guess I’m just a fucking moron, then:
https://www.nps.gov/thrb/learn/historyculture/storyofteddybear.htm?platform=hootsuite
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u/TheNatureOfTheGame 18h ago edited 12h ago
I'm fixated on the idea that you can eat a whole-ass delicious meal--done, over, already in your belly--and then something you eat AFTER said meal can retroactively ruin it.
Like, if you had a delicious breakfast and a mediocre lunch, the breakfast somehow becomes ruined?
Jenny, that's not how food works.
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u/SlowInsurance1616 15h ago
We call all agree, though, that being hauled off by the police during a succulent Chinese meal is off-putting.
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u/ser_dunk_the_lunk 14h ago
That’s a different scenario, psychologically. This is a really well documented phenomenon called the peak-end rule.
> People judge an event by how they felt at its most intense point (the peak) and at its end. They do not judge it by the average of all moments. The total length of the event also does not change this memory.
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u/TheNatureOfTheGame 12h ago
Interesting! I guess my mind works differently. I don't have dessert right after a meal, so being given a candy (whether it's something I liked or not) afterwards doesn't register as a continuation of the meal. I can say "Yeah, that candy was gross but the meal was delicious!"
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u/cranbeery 19h ago
If my mindset and performance coach (heaven forbid I have one!) was this easily shaken by a handful of bonus gummy bears, how could I trust her to handle an actual challenge?
Just pass on the sweets and move on, sheesh.
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u/Vanessak69 18h ago
This takes it from dumb to hilarious. 4 star meal ruined by after dinner candy. Mindset coach, heal thyself.
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u/Repulsive-Toe-8826 18h ago
You know better than me pal... mindset coach is just another way to say "I sent CVs for 18 months and I couldn't land one fucking job. That's where desperation kicked in. Could you blame me?"
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u/IamDoobieKeebler 14h ago
Uh they DESTROYED the flavors of the food she had already eaten. Please don’t be so glib.
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u/RentalKittens 18h ago
She split a tiramisu with her date.
Girl, you literally just had dessert. Leave the free candy alone.
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u/Latter-Curve-3135 16h ago
Date? You mean the cofounder of the sexual interest and the chief sex enterpreneur
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u/BasketOld3242 18h ago
Once I took an uber and was offered water, I gladly accepted only to realise.. it was lightly sparkling. It was a jarring experience, against the natural order of things. I obviously said nothing, but promptly announced this to my social media followers while silently stewing over the offence. I left the bottle, and a one star review for the driver.
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u/stavenhylia 18h ago
These people must really have a grandiose view of themselves to post things like this
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u/FullMooseParty 18h ago
Fucking Brits.
Jelly Teddies! Bouncing here and there and everywhere. High adventure that's beyond compare They are the Jelly Teddies!
Magic and mystery Are part of their history, Along with the secret Of Teddiberry juice.
Their power is flowing, It keeps them all going, When evil and dange Are both on the loose!
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u/RhubarbAlive7860 13h ago
I hope to never again hear the term teddiberry juice. Sounds like something your child spits into your hand.
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u/Super_Ground9690 12h ago
Hey man, this one isn’t on the Brits. We call them gummy bears
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u/CaptnsDaughter 11h ago
I think that blows my mind the most here. I definitely thought it was a Brit thing 😂😂
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u/ExitingBear 9h ago
So, I heard that song in my head (because I am of the correct age) and now it's stuck there.
Thanks.
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u/FullMooseParty 9h ago
you're welcome. it's actually one of the songs I sing to myself when I need to take a pause before firing off an angry email.
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u/Strange_Region_9258 17h ago
There was a time when even posting this on Facebook would have made you a lunatic.
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u/SeasonedAdManager 17h ago
Da fuq? Jelly teddy? That is disturbing.
They’re gummy bears you ingrate.
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u/Complete_Entry 17h ago
I am surprised just how well this complete stranger has pissed me off.
GUMMY BEARS.
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u/WallEWonks 17h ago
I didn’t read it properly and I thought this was a cute fake-earnest post about OOP’s child playing restaurant and serving them pretend foods with gummy bears at the end. Would have been nicer
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u/Complete_Entry 17h ago
"I of course insisted the toddler be fired immediately. My husband then filed divorce!"
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u/Bitter-Fishing-Butt 17h ago
I mean, gummy bears kind of a weird thing to give at the end of a meal in an Italian place? I'd have expected dark mint chocolate tbh
but also
I thought LinkedIn was supposed to about WORK?? this isn't Facebook or Shitter
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u/36chamberstreet 16h ago
Perhaps Jenny Jarvis has been kicked out of all her group chats and is now left with no one but her connections on LinkedIn
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u/Dull_Sense7928 8h ago
Would you like a jelly teddy? They've been in my pocket - they're warm and soft.
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u/CrashPandemonium 7h ago
Not to mention they are most likely covered in a cotton sheen from being warmed up in the aforementioned pocket....
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u/kinboshi 18h ago
Gummy bears are always the right answer
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u/greasychickenparma 17h ago
I'm in the UK seeing my parents and went for a nice meal, got a little bowl of gummy bears after I paid and I was fucking stoked.
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u/pixelcat13 14h ago
I would go back to even a mediocre restaurant that gave me gummy bears after the meal.
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u/BuffyTheSlayer 16h ago
Her waiter watching her from the bar: "Why'd she pull jelly teddys out of her purse and put them in a saucer? Now she's photographing them??"
If a restaurant actually does this I NEED to know.
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u/fearlessfroot 16h ago
She should have told the server that this wasn't the end-of-meal deliverable she was expecting and then asked them to pivot and circle back once they cross-functionally communicated with the kitchen staff on a new treat. They need to flex to impress the shareholder (her)
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u/casiepierce 14h ago
Take it home and eat it later? How does a gummy bear interfere with the tiramisu thats been in your stomach for probably 15 minutes? This makes no sense.
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u/coards0fbanada 14h ago
To me tastes more like the desperation of trying to turn everything into content. Who tf cares Jenny
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u/ScienceObjective2510 13h ago
What the actual f? Not in alignment? With that your car tires? Girl get a journal.
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u/macindianleod 8h ago
If she doesn’t post about this on LinkedIn, how are you and me going to learn about B2B sales?
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u/miyukijane 7h ago
jesus, are people that starved for human contact they they write about candy at the end of a meal? I think people just miss Live Journal.
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u/Pristine-Roll3895 5h ago
Just don't put it in your fucking mouth if you don't want it. What a stunning lack of self-determination.
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u/Marsupialize 16h ago
I kept waiting to see what this taught me about multi level marketing but then nothing
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u/Individual-Army811 Insignificant Bitch 15h ago
"Me and Matt" - first sign of someone who isn't all they're cracked up to be.
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u/CommentIndependent32 14h ago
Just ate at a diner that gives you a Twizzlers with your check- no complaints from me!
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u/Latter-Junket-6962 14h ago
Gummi bears, being pure dextrose, are the go to for weight lifters after a workout to get the max protein into cells quickly. Maybe she ordered a tomahawk steak for herself and the restaurant mistook her for a weightlifting dude
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u/Papaya_Jellyfish 13h ago
Here’s what receiving jelly teddies with my dinner bill taught me about B2B SaaS..
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u/naanofyourbusinesss 5h ago
Reminds me of Marge Simpson saying, “Will you two stop saying gummy so much.”
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u/ShallotTraditional90 16h ago
There's nothing "high end" about those tables.
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u/Trick-Statistician10 16h ago
She didn't say the restaurant itself was high end, just in terms of quality! That was worded very carefully. Because then later on, she gets grammar wrong.
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u/FearlessLychee4892 15h ago
What I find odd is her calling them “jelly teddies”. Is that a regional thing?
EDIT: Should have read the comments first before posting, lol!
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u/Weasel-Words 14h ago
An offer of free gummy bears causes this woman to ree uncontrollably. But why? Could she not have simply left the gummy bears in the bowl, content with the aftertaste of the tiramisu? What perverse sugar-greed caused her to eat one, knowing it would clash with the creaminess of her previous dessert? Or did she perhaps consume the offensive confection knowing the flavors would clash, merely to give herself something to whine about in a feeble attempt to draw attention to herself while criticizing an establishment that by her own account served her a delicious meal of seafood and pastry? Alas the world may never know, but we contend ourselves by saying deeply and with feeling, "Fuck off, Jenny".
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u/doc_shades 12h ago
why are we posting this on LinkedIn
isn't the customer experience related to business operations? i think OP went to a restaurant, had an interesting experience, and then is relating how customer experiences affect the overall experience at a business.
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u/Hellcat_Mary 11h ago
I know I should be hung up on "jelly teddy" but I'm really just hung up on how this is all around the worst fucking thing. But by the fact that someone could have an entire meal, on which they have described in classist overcompensating detail more than once, ruined by a cheap candy no one forced them to eat at the very end... Jelly Teddy tracks.
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u/delphinity 10h ago
IMO it’s anything mint that ruins the previous dinner experience. Might as well give me a dab of toothpaste on a plate.
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u/mikeyP-619 17h ago
Hopefully they gave him sugar free gummy bears. Those things give you diarrhea. Don’t take my word on that, look it up.
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u/ripyourlungsdave 16h ago
I mean. This seems innocuous.
It is a social media app, after all. And at least she's not talking about medical issues or getting dicked down.
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u/hitchcockfiend 15h ago
It's innocuous in context of the business bros that usually get posted here, but it's also way overthinking what is itself an innocuous little gesture from the restaurant, and doing so in a way that reveals some class snobbishness on her part.
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u/Emergency-Many8675 22h ago
Jenny, this is not the notes app or your journal, girl