Packaging That's More Valuable Than What's In It

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armchaircomedian
Jan 27, 2022 2:30 PM EST

As you probably know, this week was National Beer Can Day. Just kidding, why would you know that? It's an absurdly random holiday that should be ashamed of itself for even existing. Anyway, what I love most about this special, stupid day is the idea of celebrating something's packaging instead of the thing itself. Don't get me wrong, beer cans are absolutely not more worthy of recognition than beer. They actually aren't really worth recognizing at all, except to say they should be recycled or whatever. But there totally are wrappings that are worth more than what's wrapped in them. Such as…

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    Bubble Wrap

    Water - Anything Wrapped in Bubble Wrap This is pretty self-explanatory, I think. Bubble wrap, or as Community so fittingly deemed it, "poppy poppy paper," is always a more fun pastime than unpacking whatever dishes were wrapped in it. That squeeze and pop will give you more satisfaction than any guy who might claim he'll give you the time of your life.
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    A House With Mean People Inside

    Window - A House Where Mean People Live Mean people are really not worth your time. But you know what is? Their house. I know they say human life is greater than objects, but like, houses can be lived in while mean people don't even have room for a soul. So the walls that house them, yeah, they're more valuable than the stuff inside.
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    Any Box (If You're a Cat)

    Facial expression - The Box Your Gift Came In (If You're a Cat) Cat! I bought you an actual present! I went and got you a whole a** cat tree with a scratching post and live mice from Kitty Emporium and what do you use? The box. Always the box with you animals. I really need to stop spending my life's savings on cat presents if you're not even going to use them! "Course if you did start using them, I would willingly go into debt just to keep buying you useless toys.
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    Most Hot Men

    Jeans - Most Even Mildly Attractive Men Ah yes, you know what they say about looks, brains, and chivalry: no man has all three. Most don't even have one. Anyway, men with an attractive outer coating are very nice to look at, but what's inside is usually not nearly as interesting or is even actively bad. Such is the tragedy of humanity...doomed to have shells that do not reflect our inner workings. Oh, cruel fate.
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    Yogurt Containers

    Food - Yogurt Containers No jokes here, just good old-fashioned common sense! You can build an entire tupperware set just by buying various quantities of yogurt! You keep the containers and use 'em for leftovers and stuff. Protip, it works with any reusable container! Cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, sour cream...stuff that isn't dairy, probably...anyway, this is the origin of the old adage "he who discards a yogurt container will waste much money on fancy tupperware.
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    CD Cases

    Rectangle - A CD Case Get it? Cuz CDs are obsolete? So like, the cases are worth more than the discs these days? The future is now, folks! It's all about those digital tunes that you loaddown from Internet Explorer! Hoo boy, sometimes I blow myself away with how hip and up I am with the tech trends. May as well call me Elon Gates!
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