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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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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 year ago

Common decency just doesn't exist in some

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Sabrina 1 year ago

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. 1 year ago

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

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Paul C. 1 year ago

I can go with this.

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ELEPHANT 1 year ago

I’ve been noticed 🤩

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Serenity Now! 1 year ago

Funny MY book was not a NYT best seller.

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Esther 1 year ago

What book? I want ti check it out!!

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David 1 year ago

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.

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DeoManus Argentem 1 year ago

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

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Jp@nda 1 year ago

Yup

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James A Tipton 1 year ago

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

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UltimateSwiftie 1 year ago

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

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Drew Losure-McDermott 1 year ago

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.

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Jp@nda 1 year ago

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

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Haywood Jablome 1 year ago

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

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Dingooo 1 year ago

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.

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Drew Losure-McDermott 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

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

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Legend123 1 year ago

True

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ThatNerdZoe 1 year ago

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

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Stephanie Did It 1 year ago

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!"

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Sprouted Tater 1 year ago

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

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Timbob 1 year ago

That’s just stupid !

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everett 1 year ago

The thumbs up 🤣

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Sabrina 1 year ago

Look at The Rock's face. 🤣

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CORGI QUEEN 1 year ago

he's smiling!

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freakingbee (they/them) 1 year ago

*cough*my parents

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ShockSandSniper_ 1 year ago

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

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Nosirrow 1 year ago

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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Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago

But it does cut down on accessories

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UltimateSwiftie 1 year ago

they need to cost less too!!!

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Rizzo 1 year ago

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

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Potty pagan panda 1 year ago

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

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Hawkmoon 1 year ago (edited)

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

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Cooking Panda 1 year ago

Hits your back different. Ouch.

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Paul Neff 1 year ago

But I LIKE the decoys...

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Paul C. 1 year ago

Yeah, I'm looking at you Donna!

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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 year ago

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

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CORGI QUEEN 1 year ago

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

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Paul C. 1 year ago

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

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Butler Amadeus Torso 1 year ago

??? 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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