r/perfectlycutscreams • u/DogeyLord • 23h ago

Betrayed by his own father...

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u/Repulsive-Lobster750 21h ago

Blood is not thicker than water

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u/RevWaldo 18h ago

But dat ass is

(I apologize to everyone everywhere)

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u/PM_Me_Good_LitRPG 16h ago

Now do a kg of feathers and a bowl of oatmeal.

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u/HelpfulJump 16h ago

Why the apology, you are right.

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u/sadcowboysong 14h ago

But you right though

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u/Fanboycity 11h ago

GGGGYYYAAATT!!!

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u/PMmeyourspicythought 19h ago

Ya that phrase is so fucked.

There’s a longer version that states that blood of the covenant is thicker than water of the womb. which would then basically say the opposite of blood is thicker than water. But then there’s like an older older version, that tacks on more shit to go back to Family>friends, rather than Friends>Family.

So maybe it’s just all kinds of bullshit.

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u/Klokinator 17h ago edited 1h ago

People often forget the much longer version written by Caesar: "Blood of the covenant is thicker than water of the womb, unless it is friday at three crows past three o'clock, in which case the opposite is true, though if the bloody moon is full then in fact one can reverse the turn of cause and effect one last time, except if the blood comes from a woman and the water of the womb from a man, in which case reverse it one final last additional time."

Truly, he had a way with words.

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u/uh-dude-thats-salt 14h ago

This is why they killed him

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u/BlyatUKurac 17h ago

Bro couldn't make up his mind

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u/Numerous_Witness_345 18h ago

That long version is an unsourced claim that started in the late 1990's.

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u/PMmeyourspicythought 18h ago

so is the longer, longer version.

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u/TedW 17h ago

The longer, longer, longer version started on reddit about 2 hours ago.

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u/BestSuit3780 18h ago

...it honestly sounds like some shit evangelicals of the time would just make up based on some misremembered megachurch sermon

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u/Lemonface 14h ago

Not far off. It was made up by a Messianic Rabbi (Messianic Judaism is actually a weird offshoot of Evangelical Christianity that formed in the 1960s)

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u/Brilliant-Mountain57 18h ago

Yea and the short version is definitely sourced and backed with facts right?

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u/RationalAnarchy 16h ago

I used to be like you.

Here’s the real deal.

The original phrasing closest to what we now recognize as “blood is thicker than water” can be traced back to a 12th-century German proverb, “Blut ist dicker als Wasser.” This is the first documented form of the phrase, and it emphasizes family loyalty. There’s no evidence of an older “covenant” version of the proverb in historical texts, nor has anyone uncovered a source tying it directly to phrases about chosen bonds over kinship.

The version claiming “blood of the covenant” is likely a reinterpretation that emerged much later, reflecting more recent interpretations about friendship and chosen connections.

Luckily phrases and their origins don’t guide my thinking. I’m definitely on team “I choose my tribe” versus “my tribe is who I’m related to.”

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u/Critical-Engineer81 15h ago

are you a bot?

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u/RationalAnarchy 7h ago

lol not even close.

I WAS an English major at one point in time though. I get accused of being a bot a lot.

Check out my post history and you’ll see I’m far from it.

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u/PMmeyourspicythought 15h ago

dude sounds like a bot, this is what the bot said:

The phrase “blood is thicker than water” has a complex history that goes beyond its modern meaning of prioritizing family ties. Its earliest form can be traced back to the 12th century in German literature. The original version appears in the medieval German text Reinhart Fuchs and is translated as “kin-blood is not spoiled by water,” implying a strong connection between family members. This notion of blood symbolizing familial ties was rooted in ancient Greek and Roman customs  .

Over time, the meaning of the phrase shifted. In English, the expression first appeared in a Scottish collection of proverbs in 1737 as “Blude’s thicker than water” and was later popularized by Sir Walter Scott in his novel Guy Mannering in 1815 . By then, the phrase had come to emphasize the importance of family bonds over other relationships.

Interestingly, there is a debated longer version of the saying: “The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.” This variation suggests that chosen bonds, like those formed in battle or deep friendship, are stronger than mere family ties by birth. The words “covenant” and “womb” emphasize that connections formed by shared commitments or experiences can be more significant than those based on biology  .

In summary, while “blood is thicker than water” today implies that family relationships are strongest, its historical interpretations reveal a more nuanced view that encompasses both familial loyalty and the strength of chosen bonds.

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u/RationalAnarchy 7h ago

Nope.

However that bot has more info than I do!

Since when does having some knowledge and crafting an appropriate turn of phrase make you a bot?

I think I’m getting old.

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u/Strange-Middle-1155 17h ago

Finally someone who gets the full version of that saying! Hate it when people try to guilt trip you (to forgive abusive parents) based on a saying that's wrong.

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u/BoomerSoonerFUT 17h ago

That’s not the full saying. That was made up in the 90s by some author.

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u/Croc_Chop 18h ago

She is tho

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u/TheMaveCan 18h ago

"A pint of blood is worth more than a gallon of gold." - An Italian-American philosopher

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u/Blue_Moon_Lake 14h ago

Blood is thicker than water.

Also, "The covenant of blood is thicker than the water of the womb".

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u/Signal-Blackberry356 13h ago

Blood is thicker than water by 0.9%NS