# The Passive-Aggressive Thread

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829
**Category:** Thread Games
**Created:** [April 27, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829 "2021-04-27T03:54:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/1 "2021-04-27T03:54:52Z")

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In this thread, you are invited to make a passive-aggressive comment about the previous post. Since this is not the Pit, however, the polite dig is about the post, not the poster. Surely even you can understand this. 😉

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### Author: ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/2 "2021-04-27T04:11:17Z")

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> [@Dr\_Paprika](#):
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> Surely even you can understand this. 😉

Not quite passive enough.

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### Author: ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/3 "2021-04-27T04:44:06Z")

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> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#):
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> Not quite passive enough.

Fine then, I guess I’ll just do it myself, like always.

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### Author: ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/4 "2021-04-27T06:13:56Z")

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> [@Joey\_P](#):
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> Fine then, I guess I’ll just do it myself, like always.&nbsp;

Well if you’d been paying attention, you’d know I wanted to make a post but was just waiting for someone to ask me. And now it’s too late.

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### Author: ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/5 "2021-04-27T11:00:27Z")

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Moving this to the thread games category. Since it’s a thread game. 😉

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### Author: ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/6 "2021-04-27T12:10:07Z")

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> [@needscoffee](#):
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> Well if you’d been paying attention, you’d know I wanted to make a post but was just waiting for someone to ask me. And now it’s too late.

Sorry you needed an invitation to do your job. Don’t worry about it, I’m sure you have plenty to do today. _Someone_ has to make sure the couch stays warm.

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### Author: ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/7 "2021-04-27T12:10:54Z")

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> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> Moving this to the thread games category.

No no no, let _ME_ move it to the thread games category. Apparently I’m the only one in this thread allowed to do anything.

> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> 😉

🙄

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### Author: ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/8 "2021-04-27T12:20:07Z")

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Well, we certainly wouldn’t want anyone to feel obligated to put themselves out at all, so I guess I’ll do the heavy lifting.

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### Author: ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/9 "2021-04-27T12:26:17Z")

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Shouldn’t you be holding a crucifix, it is THE prop for martyrs.  
eta That may have been heading towards sarcasm. I’m sure someone will explain it to me.

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### Author: ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/10 "2021-04-27T12:36:03Z")

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If it still needs explaining after all we have been through I am afraid that it has failed already. As was to be expected, all things considered.

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### Author: ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/11 "2021-04-27T12:36:27Z")

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Don’t you believe in question marks.

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### Author: ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/12 "2021-04-27T13:24:32Z")

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It is what it is, we need all hands on deck, so Don’t Blame Me.

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### Author: ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/13 "2021-04-27T18:07:57Z")

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Me, I have no particular position on question marks, so I’ll leave that one alone. And I wouldn’t presume to blame anyone, either – I’ll come back when the fuss has died down. I trust that everything will work out okay all by itself. Maybe it will.

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### Author: ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/14 "2021-04-27T22:25:46Z")

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Your answers are all… okay… I guess I was expecting… something a little more clever and perceptive. But you’ve all done your best, I’m sure, and on the whole have nearly done an adequate job. Congratulations.

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### Author: ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/15 "2021-04-27T22:26:53Z")

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If **YOU** say so.

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### Author: ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/16 "2021-04-28T00:13:57Z")

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Smooth move. You’re killing it.

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### Author: ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/17 "2021-04-28T00:24:31Z")

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The level of discourse in this thread is perfectly in line with my expectations.

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### Author: ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/18 "2021-04-28T13:55:01Z")

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I knew you all were just going to abandon this thread. Just like you always do. Except for the ferschlugginer “don’t bump this thread” thread.

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### Author: ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/19 "2021-04-28T14:02:18Z")

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Are you even a real doctor?

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### Author: ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829/20 "2021-04-28T18:26:17Z")

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What a dog of a question.

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