‘Dude With Sign’ Has 7.4 Million Followers For Protesting Annoying Everyday Things With Funny Signs (40 New Pics)
New Yorker Seth Phillips is one of the most hardworking protestors and humorous social commenters out there. He’s the face of the fabulously popular ‘Dude With Sign’ Instagram account with over 7.4 million followers where he uploads photos of himself with (yup, you guessed it!) signs that cut past the BS and tell us what the world’s really like.
We’ve collected some of the Dude’s newest signs for you to see, dear Pandas, so check ‘em out as you scroll down. Remember to give the ones that made you nod in agreement a big ol’ upvote (“Don’t send LMAO if you aren’t laughing”? Agreed!) Just because it’s funny doesn’t mean it’s not true.
We’re big fans of Seth’s work. You’ll find Bored Panda’s earlier posts about him right over here: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
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A load engine is a key indication of an anti-social, self centered, narcissistic jerk who is proof that evolution can go in reverse.
Or their loud obnoxious music. They insist on blasting it 150dB with their windows down. Notice meeee! Notice meeeee! I need attention!!
Hey satellites cost way more than that, and they shatter if you drop them. Don't test this at home
I'll thank you not to tell me what I can and cannot do with my billion dollar satellites.
Load More Replies...People spending that kind of money on a phone have more money than sense
Right?! Like, who doesn't take the deal with the cell company for a free phone? Or is that just Canada? 🇨🇦
Load More Replies...Doesn't everyone know they are made this way on purpose......like most everything now, things are made to breakdown after a bit so you HAVE to buy new. Its sickening and our oceans are taking it pretty hard.
I need this sign on weekends...weekdays I always drink like 2 litres a day... on weekends, it goes down to zero
My teacher literally told us that this generation doesn't do a good job when it comes to drinking water hahahah
Seth’s journey to internet stardom began in October 2019 when he and Elliot Tebele, the founder of Jerry Media, went out into New York’s SoHo neighborhood and held up a cardboard sign that proudly declared: “Stop replying-all to company-wide emails.” We can relate to this. Most likely, you can, too.
But it wasn’t until they uploaded a photo of their second sign to Elliot’s IG account that said, “Seinfeld is way better than Friends” that there were rumblings of a potentially huge online following. You might have felt the need to tell Seth and Elliot that ‘Friends’ is actually better now. Well, plenty of others did, too; meanwhile, others praised their sense of good taste.
Am I the only one who is reading all the signs in slow and protesting way?
This one drives me crazy. Also if you pronounce the "P" in raspberry, you can not be trusted
And there is no space for it to land! Swing and a miss
Load More Replies...Now all I can think about is all the comments I've seen that say this.
If he had added YOU ARE under it a few people might finally understand. Why aren't kids taught what the apostrophe means.......
Daylight saving is for farmers. And the EU says they will get rid of it every year but it will never happen
No it's not. I once heard a dairy farmer say something along the lines of "Ol' Bessie don't care 'bout what time it shows on no clock. When she wants 'em pulled, she wants 'em pulled."
Load More Replies...Thankfully I heard that this year the EU council among other things will be discussing if we need them to begin with. I hope they come to the conclusion that we don't
Our state voted to do away with it, but Congress apparently has to approve it. Arizona does just fine without it.
The nominal reason for daylight saving time has long been to save energy. The time change was first instituted in the U.S. during World War I, and then reinstituted again during WW II, as a part of the war effort. The practice aimed to cut artificial lighting use so troops could conserve fuel for the war. But the US didn't standardize the system until 1966, when it passed the Uniform Time Act. For years, the US observed DST from the first Sunday of April to the last Sunday of October.
Day light savings was introduced as a way to save energy. By setting the clock back one hour in winter, people would still get up with daylight for some time, thus saving on electricity. No one ever considered how it would mess with peoples biological clocks.
Ummm... You set your clock BACK to come OFF Daylight Savings. You do that in winter so children aren't waiting for school buses on darkness.
Load More Replies...It used to aid farmers with their harvesting before the invention of light bulbs. It's outdated and no longer useful.
That’s when the duo created the ‘Dude With Sign’ account. It’s not just online popularity, either. Whenever Seth comes out with his sign, people gather in droves.
“The corner usually fills up with people within minutes, and everyone has their phones out. When I'm finished, a lot of people will ask to take pictures with me or videos, which is still something to get used to. It's a very strange feeling, but it also kind of cracks me up that people are seeing me as a famous person for holding up cardboard signs,” Seth told Heather Leighton, writing for Forbes.
If people had not taken photos, this pic could not be here.
Load More Replies...Unless some idiot literally made the same mistake 5 times in literally 60 seconds.
I have got really in to podcasts this year, they are great when I'm doing housework and exercise. My house has never been so clean, and I'm actually starting to get fit.
Colin Hanks has said he's so desperate for human company that he's listening to podcasts at half speed so he can pretend he's in a bar, listening to drunk people explain things. I'm thinking about trying it.
“When creating the protests, we try to come up with something funny that is relatable that people don't particularly talk about. We try to have each of these elements while appealing to every type of person, which is a big part of why I think the account has accumulated as many followers as it has,” Seth told Forbes.
Normalize Teams calls without any student being able to anonymously ban any other one. It is just annoying.
Think about all of the teachers that like to see their students while teaching. It is hard to have any meaningful academic experience with an empty void.
Honestly, I'd prefer it. Talking in front of faces (especially uninterested ones) just makes me anxious.
Load More Replies...I disagree a little bit with this one. I teach a lot by zoom and it’s really hard to teach something new to the students if you don’t see their reaction. Do they understand what I’m saying? Am I going to fast?... but for work reunions just to give basic information, yeah camera off!
Oh... I have to disagree. It's so insanely hard to teach when you're just talking to yourself, and no faces to be seen. It sucks.
Couldn't agree more!! You talk and have no idea if the students are listening or sleeping! Turn on your cameras students, we don't care if you look like you just rolled out of bed, chances are we look just as bad!
Load More Replies...LMAO (yes my ass literally fell off I laughed so hard at this. Then I started crying because I didn't invest in GameStop)
So...why does it matter? Sorry I couldn't resist.
Load More Replies...Also, stop whining about how many of your viewers aren't subscribed. And stop doing sponsorships with R:SL.
It seems to be the thing to start a sentence with "So..." Also "alot" is not a word, but a lot of people use it on social media.
Born in Hawley, a small town in Texas, Seth got his degree in marketing from Midwestern State University in Witchita Falls. After graduating, he traveled all over Australia and finally ended up in New York to work on the ‘What Do You Meme’ boardgame and to create content for the ‘Eff Jerry’ IG account. Both are owned by Jerry Media, founded by Elliot.
I h ave never been able to draw it, i sat looking at this for 10 minutes memorizing it xD
Load More Replies...Are not gonna acknowledge the lady who's giving him a solid thumbs up?
Most times I saw it as "Soul" with this S as the start. Not sure if that's the meaning but...
Load More Replies...Should be in New Zealand then. There will be one broadcast through Tik Tok on Saturday night from Hamilton by a band called Six60
Load More Replies...I So Want to see a LIVE Concert again. My soul is starting to whither. 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼
this comment has more likes than the post and it's still somehow underrated
Load More Replies...Control the minimum wage so that everyone gets payed enough by their employer, not the customers 🙈 In Finland you only tip for extra-delightful service because it's not the customers job to pay for other than the product you are buing. Service should be rewarded by a salary, not scraps like tips.
Why not pay them, i don't get it. In my country the tips are shared out equally and are just extra pocket money.
The majority of Americans would agree with you. The onus to pay someone's wages shouldn't be on the customer, but the company. Anytime a lawmaker threatens to end tipping or up minimum wage, business owners go ape s**t and threaten to increase prices and cut employees. Here's an excellent example of what we Americans deal with. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2017/08/17/a-billionaire-owned-restaurant-charged-a-minimum-wage-fee-outrage-ensued/
Load More Replies...In Europe the tip/gratuitous is included in the bill. In the UK, it is optional, because they actually have a decent wage. In the US, most waiters/waitresses rely on tips because their wage is so low.
God bless all those Service Workers holding on to what ever they have left ... 👏🏽🙏🏼🤜🏽
I love Sign Guy and his infinite wisdom sharing. Of his latest 25, this is a favorite.
According to Seth, his future isn’t yet set and he’s still figuring a lot of things out. He told Forbes that he’s considering continuing to make funny accounts online. He’s open to trying out lots of different things and seeing what sticks.
I can't see the lady in the blue's face, but she probably thinks he's crazy.
Absolutely! The ones where you only smile or blow air, those are lol. Lmao is only if you’re actually laughing.
Automatic registration, stop voter suppression and ranked choice voting
Did at age 21 -- see how old I am? That was the minimum in my day.
“There are interesting opportunities that I would have never imagined coming my way with this all the time. Right now I’m kind of just riding the wave, dipping my toes in different things. Ellen, for example, was something cool that got me really interested in how television works. I’m just learning, doing my best, and meeting awesome people and I’m confident something awesome will come my way.”
NO KIDDING my family is having issuessss my parents determined that if one of us has orthodontal stuff where we can't eat popcorn the rest of us can't have it around each other either so that person doesn't feel sad... I recently got my braces off, but now my brother has them still. 😭🍿
Load More Replies...😰😰😰 movies and movie theatres have always been my escape from all that hurts my soul. 😔😔😔😔
Well, so far there we started off with Trump being a whiny baby on Twitter and such, then there was was a mini-civil war in the US capital, we then broke the stock market and we are still at war with the douches from the Hedgefund organisation, then in Russia Navalny who was poisoned last year came back to Russia, got almost arrested but probably won't be anymore. And we now have a #Freebritney movement. Did I miss anything?
A bunch of Texans froze to death while their senator went on vacation to Cancun
Load More Replies...UncleRussian from a year ago: don't count on things getting any more calm over there anytime soon... 😟🤢
The ‘Dude With Sign’s’ tagline on Instagram and Twitter is “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything,” and it’s surprisingly accurate. Even if that something might sound simple and get a giggle out of someone, each cardboard sign protest is an indication that there’s something slightly off with the world. We might just be too used to it to see it.
here they sell them NOW through january... so all year lmao
Load More Replies...Confused Canadians too... their Thanksgiving is a month earlier than the American one.
Load More Replies...this person should make a sign about "there are no filters from covid in your nose so wear u mask"
Do Americans do turkeys at Xmas and thanksgiving? I'm Aussie soooooo we do salads and seafood.
Heheh Christmas begins the Sunday after Thanksgiving! We stay at my grandparents' house Wed-Sat and then they come over to our house on Sunday to put up the tree and all. So, like, Christmas AFTER Thanksgiving, but also as SOON as possible!
What does this mean? Carry on films? What is that?
Load More Replies...Yes! Rainbow Rowell books for all! Everyone deserves to read gay Twilight!
...if that's the case, you should be able to "carry" it. No wheelies!
But we DON’T want you to share it with us—-wear your f*****g earbuds, dude! That goes for your games too!
Please turn it down. Your choice in music shouldn't be forced upon others by blasting it out your windows.
Probably referring to people who listen to music with no headphones, especially in public and at loud volumes.
Load More Replies...When people are wearing headphones and you can still hear their music it must be seriously damaging their hearing.
ha the guy in the red sweater has earbuds in. I wonder how he feels about this..?
They are usually staged to increase the point being made.
Load More Replies...Of course, protesting during the Covid-19 pandemic, even if it’s done in a lighthearted manner or for an important cause, raises some questions about staying healthy and safe. You’ll notice that in all of the photos taken outside, Seth is wearing a mask and staying socially distanced from his fans. Be like Seth.
I'd amend this to "stop walking slowly in the MIDDLE of the sidewalk" (although I'd also not use sidewalk, but moving on...) I dont get why everyone is in a rush to get everywhere, and not everyone CAN walk at top speed, but if you cant keep up with foot traffic, keep to one side to allow overtaking.
Right side. RIGHT SIDE. We learned this in school!!
Load More Replies...Move at any speed you want/can, but stay to one side and let people pass.
Walking slow with your SO, holding hands but inexplicably trying to keep their distance from eachother, ocuppying all the sidewalk.
Better still, stop stopping in store aisles to converse with friends.
And stop standing in the middle of : a store aisle, the street. Stop being a roadblock.
If people posting stickers motivates more people to vote, then have at it.
And I got my voting rights only 100 years ago as of last year, so damn right I'm celebrating!
Load More Replies...I post my sticker on my front door so the post-electoin annoyances (ahem, pollsters) can skip the knock-knck-did-you-vote routine. Yes. I voted. Begone!
Been voting by post for years because it is just easier.
Load More Replies...That's what Snapchat was for. Now YouTube has em too and that's a video site.
Mewton...if you're going to be offended by everything on here/read too much into every single comment....then you might want to leave
Load More Replies...I wouldn’t want to be famous! Everybody pic in at ur life, telling lies about u, making stories up about ur family. Is nobody’s fin business but me myself and I
Looking at the Rock, Ryan Reynolds and other celebrities who use IG to push their liquor.
More a fan of protesting animals than people? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. You’ll find our posts about the chuckle-worthy ‘Dog With Sign’ account that emulates Seth’s account in dog form right here and here. Meanwhile, let us know what you thought of the Dude’s newest signs and which ones sounded like capital ‘T’ Truth-bombs to you, dear Readers.
I know, I feel like they were just trying to be funny and sarcastic
Load More Replies...i hear about it, but I have no clue why we need it, what it does, or how to get it.
Load More Replies...I think of my father when I smell original Old Spice...I've always loved it ❤
he must own them, since the lights are always on. I want and I3 now. Or an Isetta.
Load More Replies...Debatable. A lot of the electricity for these cars isn't generated in an eco friendly way and the production of these cars also isn't eco friendly at all. Replacing your "old fashioned" petrol fueled car with an electric car is very eco unfriendly. Also there's no plan what we're going to do with all the batteries from these cars when they are depleted, although there are some experiments going to solve that problem.
Good energy for e-cars: hydro, solar and wind and when it is done right, nuclear. Not so much coal, diesel or natural gas.
yeah, nuclear is actually pretty good, being that the only real danger is if something like an earthquake happens.
Load More Replies...you know that solar panels and wind wings make a lot of garbage to charge the battery of your ecological BMW
Good car, don’t have one, maybe a promotion for them, but they are a fast stick to the road kinda 🚘. Me I prefer a big four on the floor pickup 🛻 truck
how does anyone watch that drivel? Never have I ever and I never will.
Gladly. The only mention it’s Christmas in Die Hard ONCE! That doesn’t make it a Christmas movie!
Load More Replies...Sorry sign man, it's spelled "Elf". Or maybe you were trying to spell "Gremlins"?
“A Christmas Carol” with Alastair Sim 1951. Filmed in black and white, in grimy post-WWII Great Britain, which itself was a bit Dickensian in appearance and mood. It is the most perfect, least cleaned up, least Hollywoodized version of the story. Classic.
Rihanna: I'm so sorry but I don't do guys protesting about everything, that ask me out on the side of the street on a piece of cardboard, also I don't know ur name P.S. WHERE R U GETTING ALL THIS CARDBOARD
Santa reminds me of those guys who will come up behind the reporter so that they can be on television.
I’m one of those rare people who actually likes cranberry sauce. But really only with turkey, maybe sometimes a roast chicken, and definitely with stuffing. The ultimate after-Thanksgiving turkey sandwich has both the stuffing—-warmed up, of course!—- AND the cranberry sauce joining the turkey and extra mayo between the slices of bread. Little bit of Heaven right here on earth!
another idea for his sign - "stop putting your life story before a recipe."
If I have to read one more whimsical anecdote before I get to the measurements I might scream. For an day.
Load More Replies...Not to put focus on the shallow, but anyone else think he's cute? He can hold my sign anytime.
exactly, 'this guy' probably makes more than him
Load More Replies...The one he posted today is the best. “You can be famous and not have a tequila brand” he then tagged the celebrities who are guilty of this 😂😂
Out of the three times he's been featured on BP, I could tell that at least two of the pics were taken in Los Angeles. In one of the intros, it says he's a New Yorker. So I guess he's gone national or trying to be?
Next sign: "If you spend your days holding up signs then you have too much time on your hands!"
another idea for his sign - "stop putting your life story before a recipe."
If I have to read one more whimsical anecdote before I get to the measurements I might scream. For an day.
Load More Replies...Not to put focus on the shallow, but anyone else think he's cute? He can hold my sign anytime.
exactly, 'this guy' probably makes more than him
Load More Replies...The one he posted today is the best. “You can be famous and not have a tequila brand” he then tagged the celebrities who are guilty of this 😂😂
Out of the three times he's been featured on BP, I could tell that at least two of the pics were taken in Los Angeles. In one of the intros, it says he's a New Yorker. So I guess he's gone national or trying to be?
Next sign: "If you spend your days holding up signs then you have too much time on your hands!"
