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50 Times Being Passive-Aggressive Was Actually Funny (New Pics)
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Passive-aggressiveness isn't a very desirable personality trait, but sometimes we can't help but let out a snarky remark. In fact, 82% of Americans say they have said something passive-aggressive lately. Although it's never fun to be on the receiving end of these kinds of comments, sometimes people come up with pretty funny quips.
We've scoured the Internet and collected the funniest notes, signs, text messages, and other encounters where people traded in direct communication for passive-aggressiveness. Turns out, people aren't the only ones capable of snide comments. Our apps sometimes send us passive-aggressive reminders too!
To find out more about why people resort to being passive-aggressive and how they can learn to communicate better, Bored Panda reached out to LCS-certified personal coach Karen Edwards, CPQC. She kindly agreed to tell us more about how passive-aggressiveness is linked to survival instinct and offered some effective communication techniques. Read her expert insights below!
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My Jerk Neighbors Decided To Be Complete Drunken Fecalwads By Rolling A Giant Sandstone Boulder In Front Of My Car, But Forgot That I Am A Tiny Geologist Who Has Access To A Very Loud Auto-Chipper At 7:30 Am
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New Dog Waste Disposal Signs Went Up In New York
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A Bumper Sticker I Saw In My Travels Today
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This Sign On The Way From Islamabad To Nathia Gali, Pakistan
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That’s Evil But So Good
#6
The Condescending Warning Label On These Snowboarding Gloves
#7
The WiFi Password For Our Hotel
#8
Coworker Left This In The Break Room Today With His Name And Phone Number. Bold Move
#9
Passive Aggressive Parking Note
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Passive Aggressive Food Preferences
#11
Love The P.S
#12
Just Started At A New Shop And This Work Of Art Was Left Above My New Work Station
#13
Cassowary Warning Signs In Far North Queensland
#14
My Neighbor Took These Without Asking So I Took Them Back And Placed Them In My Front Yard For Free
#15
My Daughter Roasted Me For Fathers Day. I Couldn't Be More Proud
#16
Kids Are Having Fun With Friends So A Neighbor Reported To Homeowners Association That They Must Be Running A Childcare
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My “Going Away” Cake From My Last Day At Work At An It Company
#18
If It's On The Porch, It Must Be Free
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
I'm curious what was on the doormat to make it such a desirable target.
#19
This Relatable Sign In Ireland
#21
Go Go Gadget Passive Aggressive Note. Left This Note On A Car. Don't Park In My Spot
#22
This Passive Aggressive Sign At My Doctors Office
Potato Vic 1 year ago
If in America, you need s whole extra staff person to handle insurance s**t...not nurses and doctors seeking patients
#23
This Sign On The Door Of A Local Business
#24
Got Insulted By Urban Dictionary While Trying To Finish My Crossword
#25
I Found This On My Grampas Table And Just Lost It
Wang Zhuang 1 year ago
"The way you pulled in makes me wish your dad pulled out." Somebody call the fire department
#26
Only Gold And Swedish Fish Are Acceptable In The Workplace
#27
Tired Of No One Understanding Were All Adults. Just Do Them
#28
That’s An A-Level Of Communication With Neighbors
#29
Finished Working My Last Shift Today
#30
Shouldn't Have Used Her Coffee Creamer I Guess
#31
Love This
#32
Duolingo Just Roasted Me For No Reason
#33
Spotted On The Bottom Of A Box Containing Ear Wax Drops
#34
It's Called The Speed Limit
Snazzy Smurf 1 year ago
Just don't do it in the left lane. This person is the one with the line of cars behind them causing people to pass on the right.
#35
I'm Sensing Some Passive Aggression Here
Sally Moen 1 year ago
I'm going there with my banjo to play Turkey in the Straw to get another song banned
#36
Pos Neighbor Smokes On Balcony Outside Our Unit And Dumps His Butts On The Ground. Thought This Was An Fun Way To Address The Issue (Taped Note To His Front Door)
#37
He Wins That Round
#38
This Is Hysterical
#39
Found Closed To Our Airbnb In Waikiki
#40
Myfitnesspal Is Passive Aggressive
#41
Passive Aggressive Test
#42
Co Workers Keep Stealing My Work Breakfasts. Maybe This Flow Chart Will Solve The Issue
#44
What’s Going On Here Then?
#45
The Mythical Cord
#46
The People At My Workplace Are Getting Salty About Their Water Fountain Rules
#47
Petty? Yes. Satisfying? Definitely. Handwriting? Horrible
#48
My Neighbours Are Doing Early Morning Weekend Rennovations. Some Passive-Aggressive Feedback Left In The Lift
#49
Righteous Passive Aggressive
#50
For Some Reason, Vitamin Water Is Savagely Roasting Kids With Lemonade Stands On Their Bottles
#52
After Numerous "Please Cover Your Food" Notes On Our Microwave, I Had To Get Aggressive With My Coworkers
Tonyah Mcanelly 1 year ago
I Put a note on our microwave that says Dobby the house elf has been freed. you will now have to clean up your own messes
#54
A Passive-Aggressive Message To My Wife, Regarding Her Habit Of Sticking Loose Hairs To The Shower Wall
#55
It Does Sound Rather Sarcastic
Crystalwitch60 1 year ago
Erm no it means no point coming to us with. Bloody broken leg a heart attack , or a life threatening illness ie stuff I need 911 for or in uk 999!
#56
Passive Aggressive Sedan
#57
Sensing A Lot Of Passive-Aggressive Hostility From My Phone Lately
#58
3ds Smash Bros Is So Passive Aggressive About Resetting Data
Sam Trudeau 1 year ago
Fun fact: Animal Crossing makes it sound like delete save data = meteor hits earth and kills everyone, and leaves anyone in another player's town homeless
#59
Passive Aggressive Duolingo
#60
Sometimes I Feel Like Some FedEx Drivers Just Do This Kind Of Stuff Because They Think It’s Funny
#61
You Guys, Duolingo Is Passive-Aggressive
#62
Just Started Working From Home. My 7yo Is Brutal
#63
My Neighbor Returned A Stolen Package 1 Year Later
So my neighbor who lives directly next to me is moving out. Last October, I had just moved in and ordered a new wifi setup. Yesterday, I came home from work to find my complete package in the plastic, but in the torn open box covered in dust. Now this is just so funny to me, but now I feel so unnerved of who I’ve been living next to. My internet had long been replaced and cost me nothing to rectify. Just so, so strange.
#64
They Might Have A Point
#65
Someone At Work Stole One Of My Muffins
#66
My Brother Bought His First House This Year And Won’t Shut Up About It. Got Him This Cake For His Bday This Year, Since He Won’t Shut Up About The House
#67
Spotted This Note On A Car On My Work Carpark Last Year
#68
I Guess The Neighbors Saw Our Passive Aggressive WiFi Name
#70
My Passive Aggressive Neighbors
#71
This Passive Agressive Bathroom Sign Shames You Into Washing Your Hands
#72
I'm Looking Forward To The Blurbs. "This Book Is Ok."
#73
This Was In The Centerpiece Of My Friend's Table When He Went To His Cousin's Wedding
OvercaffeinatedVegan 1 year ago
"...more than I do" is the rest of the line. Band of Horses. Great song
#74
My Mom Is In Town Taking Care Of Me After I Fractured My Spine In A Skiing Accident. We Only Have Street Parking. Neighbors Across The Street Left This Sweet Note On Her Windshield
#75
The Most Passive-Agressive Thing I've Witnessed St My School
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Sir Richard Fiddler The LXIXth 1 year ago
On a AI image generator I asked for " a person pointing at a baby" and it was pointing directly at me.
veryvenasaur 1 year ago
I once made a giant flow chart taped to my door telling my dad when my shift was so he wouldn't wake me up at 7 AM on a day I was off. (Please note I am only 18 and in high school so if anyone makes a passive aggressive remark about me living with my parents you are insulting a teenager and yes this has happened).
Sir Richard Fiddler The LXIXth 1 year ago
On a AI image generator I asked for " a person pointing at a baby" and it was pointing directly at me.
veryvenasaur 1 year ago
I once made a giant flow chart taped to my door telling my dad when my shift was so he wouldn't wake me up at 7 AM on a day I was off. (Please note I am only 18 and in high school so if anyone makes a passive aggressive remark about me living with my parents you are insulting a teenager and yes this has happened).
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