Types of People at a Potluck

Ain't no shame in going for dessert first.
#sotrueyall #itsasouthernthing

[@alostrich]

I regret to inform y’all that the banana pudding is gone. My math was right.

[@PJ_the_tortie]

Life is short... Eat dessert first.

[@cactusmikesplayground6151]

Matt Mitchell you should post more on your channel you are hilarious

[@frankbarnett7688]

Dammit... I don't want that jello marshmallow fruit stuff.

[@wherami]

Always crunch the numbers

[@chelleyroberts]

No matter how large the banana pudding is, there will never be enough

[@jessicathomas9868]

They forgot the “everyone brought a crock pot” table that requires 17 extension cords because the room only has one outlet.

[@ob8620]

🤣

[@natashabrooks4188]

Omg 😂😂😂☠️

[@justalittlebitmo]

Too true!!! 😆

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

That would cause the breaker to trip..

[@CorySticha]

@@heidimisfeldt5685 And frequently does.

[@annieisdylansmom]

Don't forget "The Hoverer." That's the person that hovers around the table, looking at everything to see what's there before it's officially time to eat so they can strategize and optimize their meal. They also hover close by so they can be first in line. It's me. I'm The Hoverer.

[@jeanbean1390]

That's me!

[@TheShizzlefication]

This is me.

[@Cerinaya]

As a picky and a who made this eater I tend to do this as well.

[@StarViewer68]

It depends on how hungry I am. If I'm at a "not hungry, but I can eat" hunger level, I'll hover around the tables and mentally choose the best foods to eat. But if I'm at a "so hungry that I will eat just about anything, including the plate," then I'll shoot for the 3rd or 4th position in line, not first in line. Wouldn't want anyone to think I was hungry, you know ;)

[@IceQueen975]

Why must you call me out? Dad didn't raise no pushover, I get the good shit first.

[@alexh4935]

It is a rule of Southern Hospitality: In order to have enough food for a gathering, you have to have too much food. You want people to feel like they can take as much as they like without feeling bad. You want the last person in line to still feel like they’re at a feast. You want enough to send some home with Stephen for his wife because you know she wanted to be here. And you want leftovers for yourself because after hosting, you are going to be wore slap out and not feel like cooking for a while.

[@katyaa6556]

I don't come from a big family that did any potlucks and I'm from the south. My husband was born and raised Alaskan(which is where I live now) and has a huge family.... I never even really knew what potlucks were like until l came up here, and his family has LOADS of food. They invest in takeaway boxes from Costco, there's so much food. Think like 30-40 people who all bring something. It's amazing.

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

In my family we have a similar rule when deciding how much food to prepare for family gatherings: "Think of the most ridiculous amount possible, and then double it."

[@bcaye]

I have worked in healthcare for decades and that is how hospital potlucks are! *Everyone* will get enough to eat and it's acceptable to take a reasonable amount home with you. One floor used to do Thanksgiving every year. Three nurses from that floor would do the main dishes- turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy. Everyone else would bring appetizers, other sides and desserts. So much food, lawd! Even if you didn't bring anything, you were welcome to eat.

[@mpetersen6]

One year at the department holiday feed I brought a pumpkin cake roll. It lasted the first 12 guys out of around 65. Some people at pot lucks are just pigs.

[@katherineknapp4370]

Yep

[@chibi168]

Don't forget the "picker": the person who steals all the meatballs from the spaghetti and meatballs, the shrimp from the seafood dish, the "ends" of all the meats, cakes and meatloaves.

[@AnalogWolf]

Those people are the worst.

[@Laaibahsheriff]

@@AnalogWolf ok

[@ericmgarrison]

They are also the ones who steal the strawberries and pineapple from the fruit salad.

[@missinformation916]

I have people strip my flag cake of all of the berries!!!

[@HoneyBunny.]

​@@missinformation916Their monsters!🥺

[@jessicathomas9868]

Also forgot the people who forgot to bring a serving spoon with their dish and everyone has to use one of the tiny plastic utensil spoons to get some.

[@stephaniepapaleo9001]

Bahaaaaaa!!!😂😂😂 tiny plastic spoon

[@thepeddler9226]

And then, horror, the fork breaks inside and you can't find the piece!

[@carolkinney1327]

I have heard too many HORROR stories of people losing their favorite serving spoon. Now, that we have dollar tree, I buy serving spoons there. AMAZINGLY enough I have never lost a serving spoon I have bought at dollar tree.😊❤

[@EricDurrant-k5z]

Guilty as charged! After losing so many good spoons at potlucks, I quit supplying one.

[@idkwhyiam9440]

Talk about horror 😂

[@thenormanfair]

I was all set to claim "Sampler" until I saw she was sampling at the table. With the same fork.

[@abby-bean]

Same. I thought it was gonna be where you get small amounts of everything, just to try it.

[@younglaster]

I caught that also. She sampled wrong.

[@katg109]

Oh the double dipping!!!

[@iamtalialin]

I know, so gross. She's the worst.

[@evettc7887]

Same I get a little of everything because if I got it on my plate my mother made me eat it. Once you know what is good then you load your plate properly.

[@CirrusQueen]

One time I went to a church potluck with no sign up sheet and no traffic director. It was all desserts with a few buckets of fried chicken - BEST POTLUCK EVER!

[@reginafallangie2867]

I was part way thru ur comment & thought u were complaining. I was thinking “nothin wrong wit that”. Then I read ur last sentence and said “oh ok. Someone making some sense”

[@SheepdogSmokey]

That was most of them when I was a kid.

[@catherinegarmon3027]

One time our extended family Easter lunch had no desserts, just some extra doughnuts someone had leftover from breakfast! Normally there were like 8 desserts but something crazy happened that year.

[@lf206]

The way to fix that problem is one simple rule: bring a main dish or two that is sufficient to feed your family in the case that y’all had to eat *only* what you brought. (this ensures that there’s enough food to go around.) And if you wanna bring a dessert that’s extra; never bring just a dessert. Or just a salad! Think of what would happen if everyone did?!?

[@IJustWantToUseMyName]

Sign up sheets or “contact ____ to coordinate what you’ll bring is new to me in just the past few years. We used to just bring whatever and somehow it all worked out.

[@rachelpicheo8959]

When she sniffed the cake and said, "Wal-Mart Cake" I felt that in my soul.

[@Masquaradethewriter]

But she was eating off that spoon and getting it in other food...

[@mmthomas3729]

I was once in charge (on site) of a potluck associated with a barn dance. I didn't put everything out all at once. I kept duplicates in the kitchen and replenished as the evening wore on. People got mad with me because I put out all the homemade stuff first and brought out the store bought stuff later on. Sorry, but your grocery store pie has less value than someones homemade cobbler.

[@laurao3274]

I'm that person. I have no interest in the store-bought cakes or pies. I don't contaminate the food though.

[@BerryGood4U]

My sister in law invited her new friend to a back yard bbq. We all brought homemade stuff and the friend brought three pounds of Walmart macaroni salad. Not a noodle touched 😂

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

@@Masquaradethewriter I was wondering if anyone else would mention that. That is a big no-no.

[@Tuomasgirl627]

I love how she almost broke character and laughed at “rice based macaroni”

[@samiam619]

Good catch. You can barely see the edit to cut out her giggle!

[@ladennayoung2939]

Yes. She did laugh and break character a bit.

[@abbygail4680]

As my pastor always says, "Eat dessert first, just incase the Lord comes back"

[@gkdavies8179]

Life is short, eat dessert first.

[@katiesiddique9062]

Lol I LOOOOVE it!! New motto!

[@kaldo_kaldo]

He sounds... obese!

[@rileybryant2063]

Amen sister!😄🙌🏻

[@jep9092]

That's hilarious

[@carpeinferi]

Don't forget "Doesn't trust other people's cooking, so brings their own food".

[@uknw1952]

🤣💯

[@jawjagrrl]

Sometimes with good reason. I used to work as staff at a state university - some staff would go treasure hunting at the dorms on move out day. Students will leave behind all kinds of stuff- furniture, rugs, etc. One of the "shoppers" came back with half empty containers of cooking oil. No one ate anything she brought to potlucks after that.

[@blackkat2018]

Dont forget people animals eat out their pot

[@gristlevonraben]

That's me

[@loveforever84]

Or only eat store bought food that has not been open

[@mrs.caseyhicks7474]

The desert dont go on the end of the table it's a whole nother separate table

[@WildestCarton]

Not for us was have five tables for desert

[@emilygoodman6853]

You’re right. The end of the table is reserved for chips, veggies and their dip come right before them.

[@IrishAnnie]

@@emilygoodman6853 I have to disagree. The salad, veggie trays come first along with chips. Then it graduates down to mains and vegetables. Desserts are on a separate table.

[@ajcarr1965]

You are correct, Ma'am. I'm beginning to suspect these people aren't real Southerners.

[@tattoofun31548]

Extra southern points for writing out nother and not another.

[@michaelgreaves2375]

My dad was a preacher at a little church in a farming community when I was little. The church potlucks were always amazingly sumptuous. Then when I got older, he became pastor of a church in metropolitan LA California. The first potluck we had at the church THEY RAN OUT OF FOOD! I couldn't comprehend how that was possible!

[@keasstudio9822]

Wow, there must've been a lot of people there! Honestly, if that's the worst problem with a church in LA then I think that church is good.

[@michaelgreaves2375]

@@keasstudio9822 Unfortunately, or maybe not, they mostly showed up on the Sundays just for the potluck. My mom always made extra batches of food to make sure nobody went away hungry.

[@keasstudio9822]

@@michaelgreaves2375 They only went to church just for the potluck? A bit sad indeed, but then again not surprised since California hates Christianity.

[@cindycarmichael9768]

That was great, spot-on! But you forgot the (classic single man, who only brings a bag of chips!) 😂

[@rjay7019]

Or bag of rolls from grocery store 😮

[@francesjackson2511]

Or one of those small margarine tubs full of jelly beans. I've seen that one!

[@robtheroadie2240]

I am most definitely classified as a " juggler." Here's a professional tip, if you put your silverware and napkins in your shirt pocket that leaves a whole hand free to carry another plate. If they ever open buffets back up again, I could probably teach a class on different juggling techniques.

[@tagalonggal]

Robert Bailey If I am the traffic controller I always put the silverware and napkins after the food, but most people don’t think about doing it that way. If I am not the traffic controller, I get my silverware and napkin after I go through the line.

[@robtheroadie2240]

@@tagalonggal I'll just start bringing the free packs of plastic forks and spoons that I steal from Wendy's.😎

[@revanamarie7210]

And get your drink last lol .. I had 5 kids .. juggling was a skill

[@revanamarie7210]

@@robtheroadie2240 lmao!!

[@tarawalker7193]

Me too!

[@Habitt5253]

“I’ve done the math. There are 32 people and only one container of banana pudding. You’ve gotta strike fast.” No truer words have been spoken.

[@hibiscus_lps]

Indeed

[@IrishAnnie]

Same with the men and deviled eggs. None left after three men hit the table.

[@ChrisIsTasha]

My husband makes amazing pies and people go for his pies before they get their dinner so they don't miss out. It's crazy! I don't like that particular kind they all go crazy for so I head for the deviled eggs 😁

[@IrishAnnie]

@@ChrisIsTasha I bought a deviled egg plate at an antique store and thought..”I love them. Why not make them instead of eating them at parties, family reunions?” So I make them all the time and my husband goes nuts when he comes home and sees them in the fridge. Then I have to make him a dirty martini.....he brags to the guys and work and they CALL ME to bring them some!!!! They have magic powers over men.

[@HisJoy7]

See my strategy is to grab the desert and the meal and the same time. That way you get to eat in the right order and the desert u want. 🧐

[@Dark_Angel07]

The 16 dislikes are the "Last in Line" people stuck with the Wal-Mart cake.

[@edennis3202]

My Walmart makes very good cake. I pity y'all.

[@juliepdem5275]

🤣🤣🤭🤭🤣🤣

[@TomUniverse]

192, now.

[@IrishAnnie]

Lol!!!

[@davidgood840]

Haha! Yep!

[@Fairfax40DaysforLife]

I like how authentic and non-gimmicky this channel is. The subject matter is southern stereotypes, but the actors aren't caricatures of southerners. Nobody named Billy-Bob. Nobody wearing a John-Deere hat. Only a few actors speak with classic "southern" accents. At first the lack of these things was a bit of a distraction, but now I appreciate it. It proves they're genuine.

[@Kboyer36]

A John Deer hat is not a southern exclusive. Honestly I have seen more of those in the midwest than I have in the south.

[@Buttonmstr]

Can we all just agree that the plasticware and napkins belong at the end of the table so that you don't need to awkwardly carry them through the whole line? Also, there should be a separate drink table with it's own distinct line from the food table.

[@amazingExxod]

Don’t forget “The Good Samaritan.” Makes something for the Potluck, but doesn’t eat anything because he/she is on a diet.

[@ikreer9777]

My diabetic coworker made peanut butter fudge every Christmas. Never ate it; just made it to give away. That is amazing willpower.

[@pondboy3682]

This Good Samaritan often leads to tremendous pressure on the Last in Line by the Leftover Haters!

[@lettyguerra371]

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[@sebastianmaker6798]

I didn't ask to be called out. I just like making stuff and socializing.

[@biruss]

have a Karen carpenter portion

[@ashleypinson6203]

Potluck is serious business! You missed the one that’s expected to bring “their” dish to every potluck, though. Heaven forbid they try to bring something else!

[@rosebunnylove]

All my family.. EVERYONE, revolts if I'm not bringing deviled eggs, rolls, and a sweet thing. Thankfully they leave that dealer's choice.

[@ikreer9777]

Me. I made shortbread cookies once, because I was tired, rushed, and they were easy. Twenty+ years later, when there is any church dinner and I walk in, someone will ask if the cookies are "here." I rarely bring leftovers home.

[@rosebunnylove]

@@ikreer9777 shortbread is so good! I keep my tamales, beans, and steak for guests only

[@GoDDeSS428]

I had a co-worker who makes the best deviled eggs, and she retired. We made her promise to still come to our potlucks! 😂😋

[@greyeaglem]

@@GoDDeSS428 Even if they don't like you, they'll let you in if you bring deviled eggs. I never met a deviled egg I didn't like.

[@savvyshelly3983]

I don’t trust this potluck, I didn’t see one single jello fruit “salad”. 🤨😂

[@thedungeondelver]

That's because this is Southern food. Jello is a vegetable down here. :D

[@JKGladu]

Also, jello goes on the dessert table.

[@savvyshelly3983]

Jeff Gladu Is it? 🤣 It seems to be a side, dessert, and entree depending on whose grandma you ask.

[@savvyshelly3983]

thedungeondelver I knew macaroni and cheese was a vegetable, but not that! 🤣

[@jamesrogers1554]

They also didn’t have any mini-ham biscuits. I’m wondering what kind of people they invited.

[@MeandmyTea]

Y'all forgot "The Lane Changer" when there's a church potluck with Two tables going and they hop between BOTH tables when everyone's in line because "oh that looks good!" or "Ooo I got to try some of that!"

[@TheGeekMonster]

The end of the line guy broke my heart, LOL. I feel you, bro. I always try to make a tiny plate on my first pass, so I don't look like a pig. Then I go back and all the good stuff is gone :(

[@jtcathey6609]

Theirs 32 people here and only one container of banana pudding I’ve done the math😂

[@doughesson]

"Let's get ready to rummmbllllllllllle!"

[@heidiyolandaclark4487]

Lol!

[@jeanneblondewomanstamping9788]

You forgot "the mooch." The guy in the office who never brings anything to share, but comes right over only to socialize and help himself to a giant plate of food when there’s a potluck or a birthday cake. 😡😡😡

[@ausomtiger]

We had a guy at work that brought his own plate and fork whenever there was food.

[@tootruetrivia5715]

Or the “chip guy” brought one bag of ships then eats a huge heaping plate and goes back for seconds before most have gotten firsts.

[@jeanbean1390]

We have that guy in our office. 😤

[@jeanneblondewomanstamping9788]

Jean Bean 🤣🤣🤣

[@uknw1952]

🤣

[@granddame1000]

Forgot the one who is serious about eating and wont talk to anyone. Our joke is Luke dont hear good when he is eating

[@Chanteuse66]

Our church potlucks are something else. The last in line doesn't have to worry about things running out--we bring enough food to feed TWO armies! We have a young college student with us and we send him home with three days worth of food! 😁

[@edefyinggravity]

"She's got too many cats in the kitchen." 🙌🙌🙌 Exactly why I don't do potlucks. I have seen things. 🤢

[@thegracklepeck]

Based on what I've seen in some people's kitchens, it's not a bad idea.

[@Stranger_Strange_Land]

Imagine hating your co workers, making a cake for the potluck that has been sitting in the back of your cabinet since you moved in. You open the package and there's dead bugs, weevils, in the mix but shrug and proceed to bake it anyway. . . then feed it to the group who say, "oh, this cake is really good." Steeple your fingers and smile, "I know..."

[@joshuawells835]

Baptists-we always bring enough for everyone and then some. In kindergarten, my sister had an assignment where they had to bring something that represented her faith. She brought a chicken casserole to represent Baptist life.

[@liamwallace6722]

That is hilarious. I'm betting she's a great cook now

[@faethe000]

Shouldn't she have brought a gun and a burning cross on someone's lawn?

[@joshuawells835]

@@faethe000 We're Baptists, not Klansmen

[@faethe000]

@@joshuawells835 The klan has its roots in the southern baptist church. They're still tied together.

[@joshuawells835]

@@faethe000 That doesn't mean that my sister would identify enough with them to bring them up in a kindergarten class from years ago. Not all Southern Baptists are Klansmen. Not all Southerns are Klansmen. That is my point.

[@StarViewer68]

Three other kinds of "potluck people" I would add: 1. The Indecisive One-The person who can't decide on what food they want as if their life depends on whether they want to eat meatballs or fried chicken. 2. The Stingy Server-The person who places the smallest "wouldn't feed a chipmunk" morsel of food on your plate. And you're a grown adult. 3. The "Historian"-The person who remembers how Sister Bettie's deviled eggs caused mass food poisoning at the Pastor's Appreciation church potluck in the summer of 1986. Even though Sister Bettie has done gone on to glory for over 20 years, the "Historian" continues to retell this historic event as if it were yesterday.

[@garlicgirl3149]

LOL!

[@revanamarie7210]

At EVERY potluck .. whether that dish is there or not!

[@shannonsmith7329]

I'm telling you this is 💯 true FACT!!! 👌🏻👍🏻🤬🤐

[@samuraixx5192]

Spoken like a true survivor

[@Asigedge]

Lmfaooo the "gone to glory" did me in lol

[@OpposingPony]

Nope nope, a true southern potluck wouldn't run out of food until everyone at least had seconds. And possibly thirds.

[@sweettnrobin]

You got that right. Lol

[@kaylizzie7890]

He was probably late

[@jep9092]

Unless the person last in line came like an hour or too late because of traffic

[@Persassyproduction_fanpage]

He was probably getting all the kids food and then making sure his wife Didn’t start an argument then got food

[@baconbap]

I've yet to attend one that even came close to running out.

[@celemirelewen]

As a mom of two toddlers, I'm the Juggler. As the youngest adult at my church, I'm often the Last in Line. And as a Baptist, I can't imagine anyone at the potluck throwing a hissy fit because there's two types of macaroni. Listen hon, you NEED two macaronis, AT LEAST. Or it'll be all gone before half the people come through.

[@bubblegumbounce3]

I am definitely a “last in line” cause my mom made me go after everyone else literally in her own words “you can not go into line until everyone else has had seconds” i hadn’t even had firsts!!! And they all wondered why I hated eating with people. Also it was the same thing on holidays I couldn’t eat anything (besides soda) until everyone had had all the food they want. Yes I know its polite to wait until everyone has their food but she made me wait until everyone had seconds to get in line. Now imagine a 9 year old (not my real age but it happened at all ages) who forgot to eat breakfast is going through church extremely hungry, church ends and they help set up and then they can’t eat for another 30 minutes while they watch people eat all that good looking food and talk to each other (Side Note: There were no children in my church at the time so I was very lonely and usually talked to the older people (like people in their 80’s or 90’s).

[@johanrunfeldt7174]

That is child abuse. Children eat first!

[@MadameCorgi]

Children don't eat much, I don't understand making them wait till the adults have eaten

[@heathertaylor-willockx3632]

You poor thing! Why were your parents so restrictive? It seems mean

[@AliAnswers]

Not okay! I am sorry she did that to you. ((Hugs))

[@happybunnyntx]

Ugh my SIL was like that with my niece as a toddler. She'd be so focused on getting the adults/guests fed that she wouldn't think of her until last. I remember one get together where I had served myself (probably too much) and I asked her if she had eaten yet and she shook her head so I put her on my lap and this child proceeded to down an entire adult sized portion of fried chicken, potatoes, vegetables, etc. By the time the whole line went through and my SIL started looking for her it was too late lol. She was so full she fell asleep on my lap and I got the only chicken leg that escaped her that day. I'd do it again too! No sense in making a child wait to eat when they should be served first!

[@NoHandleWantedAtAll]

I classified as "Cheaters" until my grandmother forced me to learn how to cook. Best life skill she ever taught me.

[@cestodeuos3849]

This is actually acrered

[@cestodeuos3849]

I'm the good critic

[@whosstryder9896]

I live in Illinois but I’m moving to Georgia I need things to know!

[@DinsdalePiranha67]

At one of my temp assignments a few years back we would do potlucks on a regular basis. Once I decided to phone it in and bring Stouffer's mac and cheese - and nobody complained. It might be cheating, but it's still really good. For the other ones, I did homemade coleslaw and German potato salad, both of which got high marks from my co-workers.

[@chrisowens4550]

You can always punt with a package of gourmet potato chips.

[@BookmarksandBookshelves]

You forgot the person who just brought the plates/forks/spoons/napkins.

[@courtneykilgore6821]

That’s me. I ain’t cooking.

[@AB-zr8pu]

If that's an option that's what i'm signing up for every single time. Just as important as the food itself and i don't have to worry about giving anyone food poisoning.

[@IJustWantToUseMyName]

I’m the one who brings the big bottle of hand sanitizer. Pre-pandemic.

[@veronicaadair9004]

Which is fine. As long as it's not the cheap plates that bend with the smallest amount of food. Also those forks where you can't finish a meal without one of the tines breaking.

[@shareyah8]

@@courtneykilgore6821 Amen to that!

[@bubbles-o72]

I hate when people double dip just gross.

[@AMcDub0708]

It’s gross and they need to be exposed and called out for their sin!

[@edennis3202]

@@AMcDub0708 Absolutely.

[@adobeblue4360]

I attended a potluck where I brought some chicken the host asked me to bring. It was fairly expensive takeout chicken. She took the container to the kitchen, put one portion or less on a plate, and put the rest in the refrigerator for her to take home!!! She actually brought it to work all week and ate it in front of us.

[@cosmotraumatika7474]

Regarding the dessert first issue, a trick we upper midwesteners use is we make a strawberry cream cheese pretzel dish that's called a "salad." That way you're eating it first but it's really an amazing dessert. Highly recommend.

[@Kboyer36]

By upper midwest, do you mean Wisconsin? Because that's definitely a Wisconsin salad.

[@cosmotraumatika7474]

@@Kboyer36 Iowa but any who respect the strawberry cream cheese pretzel salad is family welcome in this household.

[@doughesson]

I wonder how many people freaked out when she double dipped from the nanner puddin' to the cream pie?

[@twostep1953]

Oh, so you heard my silent scream?

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

I did. BIG no-no, even before covid.

[@mahimahi5457]

When the last in line dude comes up and the sad funeral music starts to play LOL

[@samiam619]

Mahi Mahi I bet he’s early next time!

[@mahimahi5457]

@@samiam619 oh yeah!

[@veronicaadair9004]

That was my last job. We had too many people who seemed to be laying out their next 4 meals.

[@jasonlowry7721]

I used to be like: let the kids, women and old folks go first...not anymore after being last in line guy...now I will knock Granny down to get to that mac & cheese. Lol

[@CMBauer]

Haha 😂

[@BTcycle]

Me first. Others 2nd

[@uknw1952]

🤣

[@heyyou4688]

Damn i am glad i live in md

[@reneemulherin2899]

Jason Lowry, I'm a granny and I'll fight ya' back! LOL!

[@lavenderskys711]

Yall forgot the one teen/preeteen that just kinda hovers in a corner not eating anything or talking to anyone.

[@katc.7770]

I’m definitely a “Who made this?” Which is why I don’t like potlucks.

[@6WaysFromNextWed]

We had a stressful several years there before my kid outgrew an anaphylactic nut allergy, where we were attending church with several vegans who replaced everything with nuts where you didn't expect them. That made us a nightmare to have a potluck with, because we were always grilling everyone about what was in it ("Are you sure there are no nuts? No almond flour? No cashew milk?" "It's definitely nut-free. Wait. Yeah, I made it with almond milk. I always substitute almond milk. Does that count?"), or just bringing our own food for her.

[@stanleyhape8427]

@@6WaysFromNextWed i worked in a office with a coworker that had multiple allergies and was vegan ( by choice). The manager LOVED potlucks so we had them often. I quickly noticed my coworker never had anything he could eat ( or even worse just a big plate of something like coleslaw or 5 bean salad ). I started making food that he could eat and was nicknamed " the guy that brings the weird food".😂😂

[@mikeprevitera5839]

I got one for ya. This person is rare because no one has the guts to be this person. How about the person that quietly yells at other people and their kids because a 4yo doesn’t need 3 chicken breasts just to take a bite of each piece, a full plate of deserts , a bottle of water and 2 cans of soda with a sip taken from each just to throw everything away. That’s me. I get invited to a lot of pot lucks by elders just to upset the food wasters so they won’t come back. It’s a great job to have!

[@thepeddler9226]

I won't go into the background of it but my husband and I were poor and had invited this family of 4 for supper. I told the mother to serve her family since she would know the portion size for each. They ended up with 90% of my supper in their plates, leaving the 10% for my family of 5. Then, of course, they only ate about 1% of what they took... which ended in the garbage because none of us would touch it. We never invited them, their friends or siblings ever again.

[@laurettakhundmiri2144]

The Peddler I don’t care if they were from the South, North,East or West that was so rude thoughtless and completely bad etiquette. The mother should be ashamed of herself and her family for behaving like that.

[@thepeddler9226]

@@laurettakhundmiri2144 I totally agree with you and when I asked her after supper and saw the leftovers she said they always put "a bit more" in their plates at home...

[@TheOReport1994]

Thank you for your public service Sir. It makes potlucks a better place.

[@bawesome5039]

That's how I sneak the extra food home to eat... Off my kids plates and onto a Togo order!

[@whovianforever63]

The “Who Made This?” is the most relatable. Not everybody knows how to cook

[@jawjagrrl]

Increasingly the norm in our fast food, all convenience world.

[@AMcDub0708]

I saw that meme of the person making pasta salad in their sink and it’s all I can see now at potlucks

[@MissKitae]

I have trust issues with people known to not wash their hands.

[@jawjagrrl]

@@AMcDub0708 I've seen collards in a bathtub. Nope!

[@naturefleur2062]

That’s me, but only cause I want to know who to compliment when it’s something I like, or ask for the recipe later...

[@moon_1_]

You forgot the”. Eats everything, but brings nothing”

[@redrooster1908]

Chatters? Never. At work potlucks we had 15 minutes to eat. Silence

[@redrooster1908]

I always saved a plate for late comers or last in line guys

[@heatherrussell8255]

OMG, these people rot me to the core. I can understand anyone being poor and/or hungry, but when it's the same people all the time, and they have money for lotto tickets and cigarettes, well, that just rots my socks.

[@justalittlebitmo]

I love how she breaks on the rice-based pasta one 😂

[@daniellemhall1358]

The Sampler strikes fear into my heart.

[@EricDurrant-k5z]

Me too. If I ever saw somebody doing that, I'd bail immediately. Nope, nope, not eating anything now, and I don't care if it's considered rude.

[@katwebster1986]

As a stranger, invited to a church service, finding out a potluck followed, I felt horrible being empty handed. Southern hospitality is so true ya'll

[@DenisJava]

Oh, no, honey, visitors don't need to bring anything. I brought enough for extra. So did Kim, Betty, Linda, Tom, and the Baker family. You know they have 5 kids, so they always bring a lot. Can I get you some sweet tea?

[@katwebster1986]

@@DenisJava 😄🤣😄 that is almost word for word what they said too!

[@sissinoklahoma2057]

@@DenisJava you are a True Southerner! How's your mama-n-them?

[@vanessacarter6342]

Java Jones bless you sweetheart because my Ma’am will fry me alive if she found out I went somewhere empty handed.

[@christinabrenneman7641]

Yea i hate when that happens too! I was visiting churches and I liked the one the one time so I went the next time my work schedule allowed..which was a couple weeks later. I felt bad because both times there ended up being meals..which I had no way of knowing. To make it worse..a lady who had introduced herself before was like..oh I see you only come when there's food... Call me petty but I decided to continue in my search for a home church. Haha

[@galaxypanda7524]

What about the ones who stand WAY too close behind you?

[@staceyswafford]

Literally breathing down your neck

[@thatgirlwhousedtohavereall5549]

That’s the passive aggressive way of telling you you’re moving too slow. Never mind the fact that you can’t move any faster than the person in front of you 🙄

[@delightfuldixie3863]

That's exactly why personal bubble space was invented lol

[@uknw1952]

🤣

[@greyeaglem]

That's me standing behind the person trying to pick through the casserole to make sure they don't get a mushroom on their plate or is picking all the shrimp out of the salad.

[@hishealer]

For the record, I hate being "What's In It?" I have stomach issues, so I get the safe foods, then get fussed at for not trying your suspiciously multicolored-I mean *beautiful* new recipe. It's easier for me to avoid these.

[@butterflyslinky]

This is why I write out an ingredient card for my Thanksgiving stuffing at my work potluck. Lets everyone know what's in it so they don't have to yell across the breakroom!

[@renbou2577]

My mom would say that you should only bring food that your are proud of. If you have nothing to hide in your dish then you have no reason to snap at people who ask what's in it

[@ladyredl3210]

I have IBS, so I get you. It's been a decade, I've stopped being embarrassed about asking

[@stephanies3246]

I’m a loud and proud “What’s in it?” No allergies. Just a picky eater. Love me or hate me. 😃

[@InvisibleAvenger]

I gotta be a "what's in this" too unfortunately. As a kid we found out I was highly allergic to fish and shellfish. And as an adult I found that I was also allergic to pistachios and avocado (get the same throat swelling reaction as fish). Pistachios aren't too common, but I've gotta be careful with Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes now that avocado is everywhere now.

[@pandawarrior5748]

I am definitely the traffic director. I make sure everything has a place, it’s not too close to another dish, the food groups are in the right order, etc. I tried doing a potluck without doing all of that and the chaos it brewed drove me nuts! Everything was in the wrong order!

[@NubianP6]

Years ago, my mom worked with a woman who (supposedly) made really delicious potato salad. Well one day during a company potluck, another colleague asked the woman what the secret to her recipe was, and she proudly proclaimed: “I mix it with my bare hands”! 😳 They then looked down at her hands, and they were all dry and scaly-looking! The woman who asked instantly felt nauseous, and excused herself! 🤢🤣🤣 My mom thought it was kinda funny, because thankfully, she’d never tasted her potato salad.

[@BTcycle]

What about the "what the recipe?" person for each dish.

[@emilylightsey6374]

At my old church it was always meats, dumplins, and dressings at the beginning, followed by veggies of all kinds (seasoned and cooked for hours or sliced fresh from a garden), then finally cornbreads and rolls. The drinks and desserts were on a separate table. Mama and I used to get our drinks and desserts first, then find a seat, then go get in the food line. Everyone would eat until they was full as a tick and ready to pass out asleep. Absolutely delicious good times!

[@SantoineBethel]

The “Sampler” is the reason I don’t participate in potlucks and buffets.

[@777coffeelover]

It reminded me of George in Seinfeld...lol

[@heartofthewild680]

Hopefully they’ll go extinct with the corona virus (or at least evolve to use a different, previously-unused, clean fork for each dish)

[@CSmith-tn8nv]

In college (some 35 years ago) a fellow resident was cutting the monthly birthday cake after a dorm meeting. She slid her thumb and pointer fingers up the knife and licked them after every cut. I asked her if she was going to lick the cake too & she got offended. I guess both of us were really put out by the situation bc her actions thoroughly grossed me out.

[@heartofthewild680]

CSmith 4029 eww. Just... no.

[@HappyLife693]

@Santoine Bethel 🎯

[@CourtneyIsLovely]

Every time I watch this, I can’t help but gag when she dipped her fork that she had ALREADY PUT IN HER MOUTH into the lemon meringue-

[@Ohforgodssakethatsme]

I know, right?! You were raised better than that, Talia.

[@calliehall8034]

Y'all should make a video about when treats are split between family members, and they either fend for themselves or the one who uses complicated calculus to divide the cookie in an exact halves or the one who eats it secretly after or before it's time for dessert. It's so true y'all!🎂🍪🍩🍰🧁

[@Vanix_Gamma]

The 13 dislikes are the ones that were not invited to the potluck.

[@greyeaglem]

They're the ones guilty of all of these transgressions. They don't see what's wrong with any of it.

[@kittykat7858]

No, it just wasn't funny.

[@kevins4213]

The double dipper, the sneezer, the takes huge helpings of the best dishes and throws most of it away...

[@sassmacfru]

Lol every church potluck from my childhood.

[@margojohnson4224]

Mine too. Lol

[@greyeaglem]

@Elizabeth Frantes At a good Lutheran potluck there should be several tuna hotdishes all made differently along with several versions of macaroni salad.

[@tower_of_roses]

I'm definitely "last in line". I'll get there 10 minutes early (as my mother raised me to do), wait patiently for everyone else (as my mother raised me to do), and end up at the back of the line due to my own awkwardness.

[@tricityladytn]

Gurl, same. But while I'm waiting for the dinner line to die down, I usually visit the dessert table, so I'm a "Dessert first" as well!

[@thatgirlwhousedtohavereall5549]

tricityladytn Yep 👍 I hit the dessert table first, but set it on the table to claim my spot while I fix my dinner plate.

[@misterhot9163]

Our mothers just messed with our heads when we were young 😐

[@thatgirlwhousedtohavereall5549]

MisterHot They sure did 😞

[@catherinegarmon3027]

I am a 1st in line person. Thank you!

[@070Jun070]

As a Europian I found your Southern culture quite charming and funny, but some things are very hard to understand.

[@misslady3]

I'm the Desert First. Gotta snag that strawberry stuff before anyone else does. I also have to be the Juggler because I sometimes have to get food for my sibling. My mom is a Proxy and Juggler. My dad is the Hoverer (and is the one who my mom is proxying for). My uncle and aunt are the "bring your own food" people (so they don't have to eat other people's cooking). My aunt basically brings an entire 5 course meal. They also are "New Dishers"'-the people who bring unknown and unusual dishes to the potluck that are far out of range of the classics. Nothing wrong with it (I like trying new stuff) but almost no one else eats any of it. My grandpa is the one who I guess would be the Hoarder-takes big helpings of the dishes he likes (which is all the good ones). My grandma is the "No, I'm good/No, I'm full" Lady: she's hungry, swears she's not hungry, then eyeballs everyone elses' food until we're all uncomfortable. Eventually she caves and starts eating off my grandpa's plate. And she ends up eating more than he did. And usually eats his favorite food before he can.

[@matthewupmeyer4656]

0:18 bruh, shes using the same fork

[@meoshebeckworth9251]

Even before COVID, I would be pissed.

[@nikkib1933]

And this is why I never eat at potlucks outside of immediate family potlucks 😒

[@lunagrace2872]

Brittany Neal Of you always go first.

[@anyabutkovich3158]

I think that was the joke..

[@iamtalialin]

I would like to state for the record that I am NOT a "sampler" in real life. 🤢

[@Mrs.Silversmith]

Here's a pro tip for those of you with a lot of small kids like me. (I have five.) Go in the church kitchen and get a tray! Put the plates on a tray when you go through the line so your 3yr old doesn't have to carry (and drop) their own plate. You won't have to juggle or make multiple trips to get everyone served.

[@AverageExtraordinaryMom]

That is the most beautiful thing I have heard!

[@robtheroadie2240]

Do I have to have kids to use multiple plates and a tray?

[@sarahwaters8262]

Where were you with this wonderful tip 10 years ago when my kids were little? 😂

[@katiesiddique9062]

@@robtheroadie2240 love it!🤣

[@heatherjohnson1569]

Best idea ever. I will do this next time.

[@GreymansGoose]

Cheaters in my household bring 20 piece Popeye's box. Don't look at me like that, you know Aunt Karen got hers from churches... At least we bring the expensive chicken.

[@cayannap6752]

Hey. Bringing good fried chicken is NOT cheating. A fresh box of Popeyes Louisiana is an automatic free pass.

[@GreymansGoose]

@@cayannap6752 Do you know what people in my family, and my former drill sergeants used to tell me... If you're not cheating, you're not trying hard enough. I didn't say Popeyes was bad, I just said it was cheating because you didn't cook it.

[@vanessathomas7437]

True...but Churches Chicken gives you BIGGER pieces of Chicken.....

[@BossLadii71]

Sounds like you from Chicago 🤭

[@GreymansGoose]

@@BossLadii71 nope, the Sipp

[@cristywyndham-shaw5111]

Oh, my goodness, the chatters! They're just in a world of their own, bless their hearts. All you can do is just manouver around them.🤣

[@cjhs2006]

I’m The Juggler,Line Cutter,Food Critic,”Who Made This?”,1 Who Wishes There Was Alcohol,”What’s in This?”,to go Order,Last in Line,&,1 Who Forgot it Was a Potluck

[@gaiasguardian205]

Lmao I'm the food critic, and the "what's in this" people are why I started laying recipe cards next to my dishes .

[@sherristevenwilliams6033]

That’s an excellent idea, I’ve done that but low and behold….they still asked…🤦‍♀️

[@emerald9194]

Honestly fantastic idea. Prevents people from accidentally eating something they’re allergic to or having to ask people if it’s safe for them.

[@baconbap]

Ha! I once went to a gay church group potluck. Every dish had a recipe card next to it! They also ate off china and used real silverware. 🙂

[@John_Fx]

No dish on a potluck ever runs out. Fake News.

[@Starmadien2019]

I fear I'm the "What's in this." Why? Allergies that's why. Onions Rosemary Coconut

[@thesame4076]

...as of today I am gluten free.

[@gkdavies8179]

We have a dediated table for gluten-free and other -free items. Everything is labeled with what is in that specific dish and only those that require those foods are allowed to eat from it. Thou shalt not cross contaminate!

[@bvillebikelady3651]

Wheat-allergic celiac, here. My fellow church members are, thankfully, taking the time to learn about it,but I still have to be careful.

[@angelawheeler4877]

Oh I have a sunflower allergy- seeds and oil and even the flowers! You’d be surprised at how many folks just say “vegetable oil” not knowing it could be sunflower (which has gained in popularity in everything from snacks to hair care products- and it’s not a common allergen so it’s not on any list).

[@TheClumsyJedi]

I literally can't have gluten or dairy, to the point where I basically can't do potlucks/buffets anymore. :'(

[@1darkironman1]

I'm more of a 'one of each' and 'tester' then 'my favorites'

[@BunnySlippers82]

A kindred spirit! Rest assured you're not alone in being a tester, followed by faves. We're not finicky at all lol.

[@alyandthecats]

Right?! Small scoops now, actually enjoy the big scoops later!

[@kaylizzie7890]

This reminds me of growing up in the Christian Reformed Church. We would have a potluck every month after communion and you could count on three things: meatballs, stomppot and boterkoek.

[@oliviahammock7871]

That is so true because I live in the south and when we have church gatherings I eat all my food and there is only one more scoop of bannana pudding

[@RWAsur]

I love how they picked Matt for the food critic role lmao

[@DinsdalePiranha67]

Well, he DOES host the Bless Your Rank videos after all!

[@riverratrvr9225]

Always! He is Always the food critic!

[@TheMocao]

I’m the “Who made this?” And I had an aunt who was the “To go order” that used to really tick off momma.

[@jackielinde7568]

I'm the "What's in this" person, on account of that whole "no pork, no shellfish, no mixing meat and milk" stuff. You should try keeping kosher in a non kosher world. Makes you have a new appreciation for people who either have allergies or special dietary requirements.

[@TheMocao]

Jack Linde I wasn’t allowed to eat pork or anything “unclean” growing up plus I had allergies - so I feel for ya. But the “who made this type” because I’ve seen some shady doings going on in people’s kitchens. Lol

[@mialemon6186]

My grandmother could sniff out a kitchen she wouldn't eat from two Casserole dishes down lmao. She never had to ask, it was "Karen brings that same dish every week, and her house is nasty" complete with yanking my hands away quietly and sweetly saying "You don't like that". So many Mac and cheese dishes skipped. 😭

[@laprincesadelacocina]

I have one like that. My mom had made a bunch of chicken wings for my brother's party and my aunt took all the damn wings without even asking if anyone wanted more or if they wanted to take some too.

[@TheMocao]

SpicyEspresso those relatives really kill a mood at a party because an argument always starts. 😂 I’m thinking of one of my uncles yell at the offending aunt, “that’s too much! You just being greedy - put some of that back!”

[@PetiteKeyboardist]

Not enough plugs for all of the slow cookers; stone cold entrees; the pig who piles his plate as high as possible; kids who clean out the dessert table; stepping on spilled food on the floor; and judging how good the meal is by how much of it is left at the end. Being a Baptist, I have these potlucks down!

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

Gluttony is a sin I can't abide, and I'm not even religious. The International students' club at my university had a very popular annual potluck dinner. It started out being self-serve, but they had to eventually get volunteers to serve up portions of the food, due to the problem of "plate-pilers" who figured as they'd bought a ticket, they had a right to take enough food for three people rather than just one. What would inevitably happen is the most popular items, eg. freshly-made Indian chapati bread, would run out long before everyone had served themselves, so multiple people at the end of the line were sh*t out of luck while some greedy-guts types had two or three chapatis on their plates. What annoyed me in particular was most of the greedy pigs could never actually finish all the food they'd hogged, so it ended up wasted, which is another grievous sin in my book.

[@TheCriminalViolin]

Oh I know how this is! haha I am very familiar with all of the above. I love it! Last in Line, Dessert First, Chatter, Line Cutter and Proxy are all ones I've been before. Proxy, Line Cutter and Chatter just once though. The others plenty of times. My mom and many others in her side of the family are happy to be the to-go types as well, and it happens pretty frequently. "Don't want to let all this perfectly good food go to waste!" ...well you ain't gonna hear me complaining hahaha. Depression era mentalities coming in clutch!

[@HeritageWaysKatie]

Yes, to all this! 😂😂 “WalMart cake!” 🤣 “She’s got too many cats!” 🎉 Grew up at many-a Dinners on the Ground❤️katie

[@HoosierDaddyOfficial]

This has got to be one of the most relatable videos I’ve ever seen!

[@AdamDaley1]

Those Chatters are THE WORST! Just MOVE already!

[@mikoism]

LOL All black people...we are the "who made this?" and often phrased "who all made this???" 😂😂😂

[@vickieevans2600]

Y'all are some of the cleanest people out there. Makes sense.

[@ashlynnmcbrayer4330]

The last in line really got me in the feels

[@sierrayocom3108]

As a sanitary sampler and juggler I can verify that these are things we do.

[@josephdouglas5242]

The lean over look of horror of the last-in-line is so accurate. I've been that person most of my life. My dad's system of ladies first, prioritizing adults, meant that as the youngest son, I was always in the back of the line. Wouldn't ya know it, as soon as I turned 18, he "streamlined" the system so that the adults first priority was dropped, which meant that when guests were over, all the quick little kids still managed to scamper in before me!

[@Megz1794]

Joseph Douglas so that started the system of whoever’s first wins and whoever is last loses.

[@suzannehribal4117]

Start hosting your own. Your house, your rules. And you can get your plate first before everyone....🤷🏼‍♀️

[@lex3683]

Why do adults always get to go first?! Kids are the future and have more life ahead of them and need more sustenance therefore they should go first!😂You’re only a kid once after all and your childhood is supposed to be the best or one of the best parts of your life!

[@Megz1794]

Lexie Ross kids also eat more though so that’s probably adults go first so adults can eat too without worrying about if there will be any food left or not if the kids went first there wouldn’t be as much food

[@lex3683]

Megan McKnight well kids usually don’t like to eat stuff that most of the adults do so....also adults eat more than kids until the kids are teens or are growing.

[@toddterrell8798]

We had this one girl in our office that would stake claim to anything packaged and not eaten. Unopened soda, chips, salad, deli items, deserts etc. Once things wound down she would go around and collect everything and put them somewhere and guard them. Sometimes she would bring her husband who would provide security over the items in question. The crazy thing is she didn't buy the stuff!

[@jackielinde7568]

Yeah, that's rude. I've donated my unused stuff so I didn't have to take it home, and in that case it's okay. But just to claim something you didn't bring without at least asking the person who did bring it is not okay. On the flipside, I've been given stuff to take home for my daughter, like leftover pizzas the dept. bought.. I guess people figure I don't feed her enough.

[@user-rr3yw9dn1l]

Got one of those

[@Lavenderrose73]

Well, there's a lot of difference between just taking food home you didn't bring and being _offered_ it.

[@midnite4ever]

Ahhhhh, The Scavenger!

[@chasingthesky]

Oh my goodness the nerve!!

[@Elensila2718]

In the time of Corona, the double-dipper (“The Sampler”) has me clutching my pearls!

[@mikemcconeghy4658]

Yeah, that's just unsanitary, no matter what's going around.

[@RalphSattler]

I know it's unrelated to the pot luck supper scenario but I had to wear a face mask during the Corona pandemic just to get my divorce finalized so I can only imagine the chaos during a social gathering like a pot luck! 😷😬🤢

[@kabedondon]

The one that turns the pot-luck into a popularity contest to either show off how everyone loves their food or conversely gets depressed because there was some leftover or gets upset because someone else brought the same thing.

[@stephanies3246]

4:17 Just run to the store and grab a few 2 liters of bottles of soda or paper plates.

[@missipenix]

My family stopped having potlucks after that infamous family gathering in May of 1993 when my father's 9 siblings each brought alcohol, a bagged salad (no dressing), their SO, and their 2-9 kids apiece. His second wife's 4 siblings brought alcohol, a rye bread/dill dip thing, and napkins. There was a sign up sheet. My father and his second wife trusted their siblings to bring what they promised. Three did (one of the salads, napkins, and the dip thing). Nobody signed up to bring alcohol. We had so much pizza that day. And TONS of the name brand store bought cookies! (My grandparents had moved to Florida, but were in town for that particular event and were unimpressed by their children's decision making so they paid to feed the horde of hungry kids lmao.) Also, there was beer and Fireball in the back room until Christmas lmao

[@kedeglow2743]

Y'all forgot the "Mile-High Club". Y'know! The ones who take two plates, and pile them HIGH with all of the meaty and/or cheesy main dishes, making sure they get as much as they want, and to heck with everybody in line behind them!

[@Ada-on8yy]

And then there's the guy who never comes to the potluck. That guy is me.

[@jasonroberts9357]

Yes! Same here. Knowing how nasty some people are, I can't stand eating food that I have know idea who made or where it came from.

[@kaylizzie7890]

Y’all are missing out

[@sherristevenwilliams6033]

My husband refuses everyone’s food but my own for that very reason.

[@stephanieburns4560]

We have a friend who makes a great chili relleno casserole (California, here) for potlucks. One time I was at her home and saw her make it. She tasted it and put the spoon back in the sauce. Now when I go to a party with them, I have to pass by this incredible dish that everyone raves about.

[@cookie8421]

🤦🏽‍♀️ lol

[@TozziWelding]

I am so the Braggart, my stuff is the best and you need to try it.....I said eat my food damn it

[@barbaralynch5139]

"The Sampler" is why people get sick. Same thing happens at buffets

[@jac4YouTube]

Also no one knows if they are using fresh ingredients or the last of a jar opened a year ago. Just saying.

[@lizettepecina997]

Our church is well known for being very generous with out potluck. That happens when you're Southern _and_ Texan

[@anthonysalvato6537]

It's not just in the south, this is everywhere. So accurate

[@B.H.56]

You forgot the Plants. Get their food, then stand in front of the table while eating it. More common with appetizer/finger food type buffets.

[@luqicharmz]

Am I the only one that gets extreme anxiety about getting the right amount to appear normal and not taking too long? Also, I worry about not liking something and that people are watching me walk to the trash can.

[@snorman1951]

Related to the "empath" who habitually takes the dishes others won't touch.