30 Times ‘Dude With Sign’ Did Everyone A Public Service And Protested Against Annoying Everyday Things (New Pics)
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.
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.
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.
I believe the publisher "buys" tons of copies which are later resold (book signings and elsewhere) and those numbers count towards the total.
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
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.
I thought it was easily readable and not pedantic at all, and i agree with what you said
Load More Replies... I looked into this. It doesn't take much to get on that list. I think 10k copies is enough
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.
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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Cause they cheat. I've seen a breakdown of the whole system they use.
Exactly bro every single book im reading rn is a bestseller (I'm pretty sure)
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!"
The introvert way: wait while using telepathy to move those statues...
I just love the way he keeps a straight face! With the rock! No way could I do that
What's the point of brushing ur teeth if ur putting others germs in ur mouth??
??? 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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Outstanding, The man is a national treasure. BP needs to keep up with all his signs.
Let's also pay tribute to the unknown, unseen, and unheralded wingman who actually takes these photos.
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I'd be this guy, but wearing Stormtrooper armor with a sign that read "Alderaan had it coming."
Is it just me or does this dude look like Matthew Mcconaughy- who's name I just butchered?
My sentiments exactly. For reasons I can't fathom, some people find this guy amusing/entertaining. I am not one of them.
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ok to not like sign guy and I'm ok with you not like sign guy! Happy?
Outstanding, The man is a national treasure. BP needs to keep up with all his signs.
Let's also pay tribute to the unknown, unseen, and unheralded wingman who actually takes these photos.
Load More Replies... I'd be this guy, but wearing Stormtrooper armor with a sign that read "Alderaan had it coming."
Is it just me or does this dude look like Matthew Mcconaughy- who's name I just butchered?
My sentiments exactly. For reasons I can't fathom, some people find this guy amusing/entertaining. I am not one of them.
Load More Replies... ok to not like sign guy and I'm ok with you not like sign guy! Happy?
