‘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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Hey satellites cost way more than that, and they shatter if you drop them. Don't test this at home
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?
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."
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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.
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It used to aid farmers with their harvesting before the invention of light bulbs. It's outdated and no longer useful.
Remember that old story about the couple who;s blanket was too short at the top so they cut a foot off the bottom and sewed it on the top?
Daylight savings is for everybody that has to wake up early mornings. Animals sleep longer in winter and get up earlier in summer. Humans don't. Thats why having daylight savings will try to shift your body clock in summer so you don't wake up in the middle of the night. and have the "wasted" sunlight from 5 am- 6am to be added to the evening to 7pm-8pm. The farther north you go the more sense this makes
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We do DST because without it sunrise at 40° N latitude would happen around 5:30 near the solstice and it would start getting light around 4:30-5. Who want birds singing them awake at 4:30 AM? Rather than getting rid of DST, if we went to it year round, then it would get dark around 5:30 PM near the winter solstice. However, sunrise would be around 8:30 AM.
Daylight savings time, when used properly, saves electricity by adjusting the work hours to conform to available daylight more equally. It works better in the northern latitudes and the effect weakens as you move south. It was first introduced during either WWI or WWII to reduce manufacturing costs.
True about the farmers. Also, creates many, many auto accidents each time the time changes. So it is purely a stupid thing. Arizona doesn't do it.
There is no actual reason. It messes with our internal clocks. Bad, bad, bad, hate it.
It's for school kids, so they're going to school when it's light outside
The real reason for daylight savings was because of oil prices. It was really expensive. So they changed times so that you didn't have to burn your oil light as long.
In the UK it's so the kids aren't going to school in the dark ... so I'm told.
At some latitudes, the Sun would come up at FOUR ()&^$%$(^! IN THE MORNING if it weren't for Daylight Savings Time (such as where I live, in the Puget Sound area).
It dosn't change the amount of daylight you get in a day, it's pointless.
Oh I hate it> The idea is for people to be out longer and therefore spend me. Consumerism and the god of the Economy
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is used to save energy and make better use of daylight. It was first used in 1908 in Thunder Bay, Canada.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
“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.”
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Not to put focus on the shallow, but anyone else think he's cute? He can hold my sign anytime.
He might be cute but he's not smart because if he were, he'd have rigged up a stand that holds the sign over his head. Then he'd just stand there next to it instead of depleting the blood flow to his arms while holding those blasted signs up.
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exactly, 'this guy' probably makes more than him
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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!"
Just a question from a socialist Canadian. I'm 43 hope you are younger and have mommy issues. Those are the only guys I attract. You interested?
His long sleeve shirts always look comfortable.. I wonder where he buys them..
This guy? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Etqx3AJXEAEv3XH?format=jpg&name=large
I wish that I was ILLITERATE so that I could not read any of these ABSOLUTELY STUPID signs!
These signs are ABSOLUTELY STUPID! I wish I was illiterate so that I couldn't read any of them!
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.
He might be cute but he's not smart because if he were, he'd have rigged up a stand that holds the sign over his head. Then he'd just stand there next to it instead of depleting the blood flow to his arms while holding those blasted signs up.
Load More Replies... 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!"
Just a question from a socialist Canadian. I'm 43 hope you are younger and have mommy issues. Those are the only guys I attract. You interested?
His long sleeve shirts always look comfortable.. I wonder where he buys them..
This guy? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Etqx3AJXEAEv3XH?format=jpg&name=large
I wish that I was ILLITERATE so that I could not read any of these ABSOLUTELY STUPID signs!
These signs are ABSOLUTELY STUPID! I wish I was illiterate so that I couldn't read any of them!
