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When you see the fast fashion giant Zara proudly selling “Dude With Sign” shirts for their summer collection, you know the Dude has gone mainstream. And how couldn’t he? With a whopping 7.5 million followers, New Yorker Seth Phillips has gained a cult following for his truth bombs that protest anything from loud engines, phones that shatter easily, “x” in espresso, and other very specific, small things that add up to our daily lives.

And luckily, there’s always something new to protest against. Like, hot coffee in summer or verifying you’re not a robot. So today, we collected some of the Dude’s most recent signs for y'all dudes and dudettes who have had enough. Of what? Let’s say, just everything.

Psst! More truth bombs from ‘Dude With Sign’ await in our previous posts here, here and here.

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Dude’s stardom started back in 2019 when Seth Philips, also known as the famous Dude holding signs, and Elliot Tabele held up a cardboard sign saying “Stop replying-all to company-wide emails” in New York City’s Soho neighborhood. The shot was initially made to be shared on Tabele’s Instagram account but after his follower count blew up, the duo realized their low-key protests were something the internet went crazy about.

Previously, Seth told Forbes that the signs were inspired by the never-ending list of first-world problems millennials have had enough of. But what made Dude With Sign really popular is just how relatable his truth bombs really were. The signs' universal appeal has amassed Seth a whopping 7.5M followers.

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Today, Dude With Sign's influence is indisputable. Just a few days ago, I stumbled across Dude With Sign shirts in the isles of the street fashion giant Zara. The collection of shirts featured a couple of the most popular pics of Dude holding a punny sign.

Meanwhile, during the worldwide pandemic, Seth has collaborated with the World Health Organisation on a series of memes to share accurate information about how to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The series of pics was aimed at those who use Instagram as their news source and they included messages like “Elbow bumps are the new handshakes” and “Just chill. Your friends aren’t doing anything, anyway.” Both fun and lighthearted, Dude’s signs have helped to spread a crucial point at the height of the global health crisis.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or just treat them like any other person without making a difference between genders

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do you get D**k from Richard? You ask him nicely. Thank you, I'll see myself out now.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As they say on reddit: the real joke is always in the comments :D

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have always wondered how Peggy is a nickname for Margaret. There is a very interesting breakdown online explaining The Richard/D**k and other names. For years many people chose from a small number of names, and often used rhyming names to differentiate. So Richard-Rich-Rick-D**k. Margaret-Maggie-Meggy-Peggy.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And Elizabeth to Bess. Henry to Harry. There are a few that are linked in ways that aren't immediately obvious and others that just take a small mental journey.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep. My Grandfather was Richard who shortened it to Rick, and then in the 50's in military service everyone would use their shorter names, Rick became Ricky Dicky, and eventually just D**k. People really did not use this as a word for male genitalia until much later so it wasn't weird. An interesting one for comparison, you won't find a whole lot of people in the UK called Randy. (Or Randal), where as it is quite common in the U.S. The reason being that in the UK, Randy means horny. So it'd be like saying, "Hi nice to meet you, this is my husband, he's horny". In much the same way that Trump in the UK means Fart. As in, to trumpet. (Fart.) Everything is dirtier in English English than in American English :D

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow. Now I feel sorry for farts. They are far better and more desirable than the head MAGAt. Also, farts don't deserve to be degraded by an association with the ex-president.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Boring panda censoring nipples in Renaissance art, and now names

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Learned a couple years ago they used to shorten names, then change the first letter, or something similar to that.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As far as I can tell D**k Short is great for Richard. He really brings the best out of him and they make a lovely couple.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because no one in the history of the internet has started a flame war because someone called them a Richard.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My Grandma always called my Granddaddy "D**k" and his name was David Murrell Ford. Where did D**k enter the equation?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have also heard Meg for Margaret so maybe it started with that and then changed again to Peg

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Richard to Rich to Rick to D**k Middle ages didn't have a lot of names. Frequently changed a letter to get new names

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had a coworker tell me her husband’s name is Richard, he cannot stand when people call him D*ck for short, she says when they argue or he pissed her off about something, she calls him that all day

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is this site so puritanically idiotic that it censors that name?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My Grandaddys' name was David Murrell Ford. He was called D**k (he wasent one, no)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've always wondered about that. And how did Henry become Harry (short for Harold), or Jack short for John? They have the same number of letters.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't be a Richard is what we say in mixed company when someone it being a douche. Some folks are confused but the enlightened understand.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, there was a trend a few hundered years ago of taking a nickname (Rick) and makind a new nickname that rhymes with the original (D**k). Another example would be Rob and Bob.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He said d**k short🤣🤣🤣🤣🤭🤭🤭I'm stupid, so

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My former coworker is named Loyd, but goes by Jay. I don't think Jay is his middle name.

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Go back 500 years and ask them, no need, just ask the USA they know everything

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I and my entire team can do our jobs 100% from home, but our CEO is obsessed with bringing everyone back into the office, because he loves the 'energy' of having everyone there. The problem is we're short 100+ desks, since the pandemic (we only have desks for half of my team) That's might be OK though, as we're likely going to start losing people soon, who don't want to go back to the office.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My fellow nonparents need to stop being obnoxious about this. 18 months is way different from 12 months developmentally.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's to annoy those idiot friends who aren't getting it. And they deserve it.!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In New Zealand we tend to have electric stoves and the elements are different sizes to account for different sized pots and pans. In most of the places I’ve lived, the front left element is bigger than the front right one.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But the entire US credit system is based on the fact that people spend money that they don't have. If you don't spend money you do not have you won't get a credit score and without a credit score you can't get a mortgage or a loan to buy a car.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Right?! I mean, there are QR Codes everywhere for everything now. I don't want to spend my day scanning codes, just tell me what I need to know with sentences!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And cats. From what I've been reading that's actually the only thing that Zoom is good for.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is from old English Wōdnesdæg or ‘Odin’s day', after Odin or Woden, the supreme Germanic god. Similar to Dutch woensdag.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But there are some people that are too obnoxious to be in the same room with even for 5 minutes, so that bit of info will decide if I'll accept your invitation.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And keep it there, not in real life. We want to work from home happily ever after in real life.

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