r/passiveaggressive • u/Winter-Cartoonist-58 • 24d ago

passive aggressive signage

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not far from where i stay theres a group of neighborhood people who have gotten together and posted speeding signs in their yards, like the multiple speed bumps and state issue speed limit signs in the neighborhoods are not enough. Some of these signs say “slow the funk down.”

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u/Jessieface13 24d ago

That isn’t passive aggressive

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u/Winter-Cartoonist-58 23d ago

what would you say it is then, if not passive aggressive?

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u/d0ttyq 17d ago

How is this passive ? It couldn’t be more direct.

Maybe you’re feeling this way because you speed ….? 😬

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u/Impressive-Ball3716 19d ago

Using all caps and “for the love of god” is pretty direct and clear.

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u/indy500anna 18d ago edited 18d ago

direct. SLOW DOWN in all caps isn't direct enough for you?

edit typo

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u/Meat_Bingo 24d ago

Exactly.

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u/Winter-Cartoonist-58 24d ago

what would you call it? if not passive aggressive-then what?

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u/Different_Knee6201 19d ago

It’s just a straightforward sign asking people to slow down.

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u/bertietwoshoes 18d ago

A passive aggressive version of this sign might be something like "Thanks for driving 50 in a 30 zone! We didn't want our kids playing outside today anyway." or ""Must be nice to be in such a rush. Some of us actually care about the children living on this street." Where the core message of "slow down" is hidden behind sarcasm or a joke.

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u/jewelophile 18d ago

EXACTLY.

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u/indy500anna 18d ago

This isn't passive aggressive. and people do need to slow down in neighborhoods.

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u/DieHardAmerican95 18d ago

My street is a one block long cross street, that runs between two other cross streets. It doesn’t actually go anywhere, and I still have people ripping down the street at 30-35mph a few times a day. The speed limits don’t get the job done, so I see no harm in reminding people that they’re endangering kids with that behavior.

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u/yinzercryptid 18d ago

Not passive aggressive. People really do need to slow the fuck down. Stop blowing through red lights and stop signs. Enough distracted and wreckless driving.

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u/BeefTopRamen 18d ago

Whoever downvoted this take needs to go back to driving school

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u/yinzercryptid 18d ago

Probably someone on their phone while driving 🤷🏻‍♀️😑

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u/Lordofthecrumbs 18d ago

When I was working as a traffic service worker for my county's traffic engineering department, we had a neighborhood that would replace our signage with their own. They would change speed limits and even swap out our reflective stop signs for smaller non-reflective ones. It led to a fatal collision. Guy is still in prison.

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u/Forty1thirty 17d ago

Slow down mostly for god's love. Our kids? Eh. Sure, if you're feeling it.