Passive-aggressive people can spread a lot of toxicity and heighten the tension in pretty much any environment. However, when done with a healthy dollop of self-awareness and a dash of good humor, this type of behavior has the power to entertain, and not just push everyone toward anxiety, stress, and even more anxiety.
Our humor-loving team here at Bored Panda has collected some of the most hilarious cases of passive-aggression from all around the net. We hope you’ve got some way to take notes because this out-of-the-box thinking might come in handy the next time you want to teach someone a lesson but don’t want to seem too bratty about it.
Bored Panda reached out to Sarah Epstein, LMFT, to learn more about passive-aggressive behavior, namely why people choose to behave this way instead of confronting others directly. The marriage and family therapist also shared how someone can identify that they’re being passive-aggressive. Read on for her insights.
#1 This Happens A Lot With Staff In Hotels. I Can’t Understand The Reasoning Behind It
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#2 Neighbors From Hell
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#3 Passive-Aggression Is What Christmas Is All About
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#4 My Friend’s Mom Is Extremely Passive-Aggressive
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#5 Can’t Even Get Mad At Them
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#6 My Co-Worker Is A Flat Earther, And It’s His Last Day
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#7 Passive-Aggressive Road Sign
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#8 My Fitness App
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#9 My Buddy Is Going Through A Divorce And Just Found Out His Wife’s Family Is Still Using His Amazon Video After A Year Of Her Not Signing. So He Did This
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#10 Parenting Done Right
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#11 I Didn’t Realize Wildlife Could Be So Passive-Aggressive
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#12 I Mean At Least He Put It Aside
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#13 Shamed By A Passive-Aggressive Fitness App
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#14 This Hotel Is Very Passive-Aggressive
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#15 They’re Completely Over Neighbors Not Picking Up Their Dogs Poop
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#16 British Passive-Aggressiveness At Its Best
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#17 A Small Passive-Aggressive Sign War In My Small Town
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#18 The United States Of America From An Alaskan Perspective
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#19 The Cake At My Co-Worker’s “Going Away” Party
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#20 I Like My Royal Mail Service To Be Extra Passive-Aggressive
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#21 My Co-Worker Has A Tendency To Spill His Cereal Walking Out Of The Kitchen In The Morning And Just Leave It There. I Made It As A Modern Art
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#22 Sign In A Small Welsh Village
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#23 This Car Sticker
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#24 $3 For This Passive-Aggressive Gem, Handmade In Wisconsin
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#25 But Did It Taste Good?
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#26 My Professor Sent Me This Passive-Aggressive Email
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#27 Like He’s Done Every Year, My Dad Has Crossed Out The Passages That He Doesn’t Feel Apply To Me In My Birthday Card
I’ll never forget June of 2004 when the entire thing was crossed out.
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#28 Work Place Passive-Aggression
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#29 Subway’s Pretty Passive-Aggressive
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#30 Time For Banana Bread
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#31 I Stated Twice That I Wanted To Have A Sandwich With No Onions. Needless To Say, The Sandwich Came With Onions, And I Lost My Temper
I was on a lunch break when I did this. The owner of the restaurant was too busy flirting with people to take my order. Literally, 15 minutes of us waiting with no one in line ahead of us. After he was done wasting half of my lunch break, he asked what I wanted.
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#32 Pettiness Level 100,000,00. My Husband Was Angry This Morning, So He Decided He Was Only Making His Half Of The Bed
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#33 This Passive-Aggressive Dedication
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#34 My Parents Sent Me These Last Night. Who Knew I Was Such A Passive-Aggressive Kid
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#35 When Your Ex Writes You An Apology Letter So You Grade It To Send It Back
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#36 Passive-Aggressive Wii Fit
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#37 This Passive-Aggressive Email I Got When I Left Things In My Online Cart
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#38 Got To Love Workplace Bathroom Notes
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#39 Found This Gem In The College Parking Lot Yesterday
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#40 A Friend’s Epic Response To Her Anonymous Neighbor’s Passive-Aggressive Request To Mow Her Yard
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#41 This Passive-Aggressive Road Sign
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#42 Passive-Aggressive Note Left In The Break Room
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#43 Homemade Passive-Aggressive Road Sign
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#44 Strangely Passive-Aggressive Label For A Moss Killer
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#45 Why Is My Apple Watch So Passive-Aggressive?
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#46 Passive-Aggressive Swedes When The Trash Bin At A Bus Stop Was Removed
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#47 Holiday Inn Is Getting A Little Passive-Aggressive
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#48 I Love The Passive-Aggressive Attitude This Takeout Place Has
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#49 My Passive-Aggressive Co-Worker Saw Me Shut A Slightly Open Drawer On My Way To The Bathroom. I Came Back Out To This
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#50 Enjoy The Most Passive-Aggressive Christmas Card Of All Time. Sent By My 6-Year-Old Daughter’s Friend
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