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You should stand up for what you believe in. And it might be best if you do it with a sign. That’s one way to make sure people pay attention, whether it’s human rights or stopping employees from eating fish at the office that you’re advocating for.

These and many more topics have been touched on by the renowned ‘Dude With Sign’. You’ve likely seen a picture of him holding a cardboard sheet with a witty or serious, in most cases very relatable statement. If you haven’t, you're about to familiarize yourself with one of the voices of our generation. If you have, you know you’re in for a treat. Sit back, relax, and browse through the things that have been bugging him lately, which have likely popped into your head at some point, too. If you want the list to keep going, you can find more of his statements here, here, or here.

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What started as an experiment to protest something publicly went on to spread like wildfire. At the moment, ‘Dude With Sign’ has already attracted 8 million followers. The mastermind behind the account—New York-based creative Seth Phillips.

In an interview with Drew Barrymore, he shared that it all started with a sign saying “Stop replying-all to company-wide emails”. It was inspired by the actual events of that day at work, which is likely what makes his signs so relatable. After receiving a positive reaction from the passersby, Seth decided to keep on going.

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

    Touch me again, I will see you at the police station.

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    His one-man protests cover everything from the latest trends in TV or music (stopping yourself from singing “I can buy myself flowers” is not an easy task to do), to perfectly capturing awkward social situations or even highlighting political matters. Seth continuously documents them—while wearing his signature shades, of course—and uploads the pictures online for the world to see.

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    Paul C.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS! Why the hell does the reporter need to be standing in the exact spot a dreadful occurrence happened?

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    Serenity Now!
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Funny MY book was not a NYT best seller.

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

    I actually read an article about this one. Can't remember all the details but the gist of it was manipulated marketing rather than "everyone in the USA is buying this book". So for example, one reason was they have lots of categories. Thus a book on the mating habits of snails might be a "NYT best seller!" but the fine print omitted is "In it's own little niche category". There was other stuff but yeah, it's largely marketing people playin with numbers.

    DeoManus Argentem
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe the publisher "buys" tons of copies which are later resold (book signings and elsewhere) and those numbers count towards the total.

    James A Tipton
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I avoid NYT best selling lists and Oprah's list.

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

    They all sold the best. New York Times is a newspaper so there is no way that anything but the paper itself sold better under the company name. well..... expect wordle

    Drew Losure-McDermott
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's actually a very reasonable, normal explanation that so many books are called "best"sellers - it's a title a book earns once it sells a certain number of copies, similar to an album going gold or platinum. The word BEST makes it confusing and wasn't perhaps the ideal choice of word, because it makes people think it's a competition, when it's not, except on a general free-market publishing/sales numbers level; one book's status has no bearing on another's qualifications. PERSONALLY I think they could just raise the bar a little bit so that it didn't seem like every title you pick up at Barnes and Noble is on the Bestseller list, or just change the classification system so it works more like albums... and apologies for the somewhat pedantic explanation.

    Jp@nda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought it was easily readable and not pedantic at all, and i agree with what you said

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    Haywood Jablome
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I looked into this. It doesn't take much to get on that list. I think 10k copies is enough

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

    if it's from a politician it's because their PAC buys them and then gives them away for free to make it look like people are buying their stupid book.

    Drew Losure-McDermott
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if a politician is currently in office and has time to write a book, they're not doing enough work to justify being in public office - even if they are meaningfully contributing to a ghostwritten work (believe it or not, MOST politicians don't write their own SPEECHES, much less books under their name). I never even consider buying a book written by a politician unless they are a retired politician - or Al Franken, as not only did he write several hilarious, excellent books about politics and the media prior to being elected to public office, but his book "Giant of the Senate" (written during time when Congress was off-session) was insightful and informative about the (honestly very flawed) workings of our legislative branch, particularly compared to how they portray themselves usually.

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    Heather Talma
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cause they cheat. I've seen a breakdown of the whole system they use.

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

    Exactly bro every single book im reading rn is a bestseller (I'm pretty sure)

    Stephanie Did It
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One thing I've learned from Amazon is do NOT bother with any E-book described as "A gripping psychological thriller with a mind blowing twist!"

    Sprouted Tater
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I often ask myself this very question, and why New York?

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

    The introvert way: wait while using telepathy to move those statues...

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

    As a picky eater, I'm especially angry with Buzz for not leaving any plain pizza for Kevin. What a jerk, with a stupid name.

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

    In a job interview the correct answer is: "In your chair!". ;)

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    Potty pagan panda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just love the way he keeps a straight face! With the rock! No way could I do that

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

    Ok! On this one, Santa's face made me smile!

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    Aroace tiger (she/they/he)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's the point of brushing ur teeth if ur putting others germs in ur mouth??

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    CORGI QUEEN
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i'm in math class rn lol this year i learned th epythagorean theorem

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    Paul C.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well Kanye always was a pretty sh!tty name TBF.

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    Butler Amadeus Torso
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ??? Where…is cha cha cha in the birthday song? I have literally never heard this. All I’ve heard (not even that recently but no one did it when I was a kid) is that “are ya ONE are ya TWO?” thing.

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    Paul Neff
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Easy! It looks funny! Plus some dogs are simply nicer.

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

    So the kids will have something to eat.

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

    I could've not seen you for ten years. "How are you?"; "okay"; "Done much since we last spoke?"; "Not really".

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    liam mckirdy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they may already be in crippling debt

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    Paul Neff
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why should it be? Not all religions are valid about the sunday thing.

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

    RiRi? Richard Richard? Things Jonathan Ross can't say? *shrugs*

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