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This might be the most passive aggressive thing I have ever heard. England truly elevates passive aggression to art form EDIT: Someone downvoted me, so I shoul

by klik99 2y ago

This might be the most passive aggressive thing I have ever heard. England truly elevates passive aggression to art form EDIT: Someone downvoted me, so I should say I grew up in England until I was 14 so I'm allowed to say this! Downvoting itself is a form of passive aggression

debo_ 2y ago
A true pillar of passive-aggression /joke
- dwighttk 2y ago
  Or a false one
  - debo_ 2y ago
    Good one!
MrBuddyCasino 2y ago
In that case you might enjoy „DON’T MAKE FUN OF RENOWNED DAN BROWN“: https://onehundredpages.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/dont-make-fun-of-renowned-dan-brown/ https://onehundredpages.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/dont-make-f...
- mhandley 2y ago
  Thanks for that - five minutes well spent!
- jprd 2y ago
  This is classic, and just might be my favorite book review of all time.
- rkachowski 2y ago
  > They even say my books are packed with banal and superfluous description, thought the 5ft 9in man. I find myself regularly thinking about this sentence
  - gedy 2y ago
    > He particularly hated it when they said his imagery was nonsensical. It made his insect eyes flash like a rocket. Haha classic
    - imp0cat 2y ago
      > paced the bedroom, using the feet located at the ends of his two legs to propel him forwards Oh, that's great!
- shepherdjerred 2y ago
  For someone unfamiliar with Dan Brown, is there a reason for this? Is he high-strung/sensitive about his books/reviews?
  - notwhereyouare 2y ago
    i think it's more that he fills his books with a ton of filler. could probably reduce the books by 1/3 and lose nothing of interest/value
- athom 2y ago
  Had a quick peek at the first couple of paragraphs, here. And now, I want to go back and reread some of that turgid text!
- mkl 2y ago
  Big discussion a year ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36818501 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36818501
- tomcam 2y ago
  “Spectacular,” morbidly obese retiree tomcam replied to the renowned Hacker News poster Mr Buddy Casino. “I nearly peed myself, it was so hilarious. Thanks a million!”
tantalor 2y ago
I BELIEVE THAT THE ABOVE FLAMEBAIT IS A MISTAKE OF THE AUTHOR AND THAT WE WOULD LIVE TO REGRET OUR ACCEPTING THIS COMMENT
taylorius 2y ago
I'm from the UK and I took it as a compliment.
jaza 2y ago
They should amend Sainsbury's tombstone to say: "as passive-aggressive in death as he was in life".

by klik99 2y ago

debo_ 2y ago

A true pillar of passive-aggression /joke

dwighttk 2y ago
Or a false one
- debo_ 2y ago
  Good one!

MrBuddyCasino 2y ago

In that case you might enjoy „DON’T MAKE FUN OF RENOWNED DAN BROWN“: https://onehundredpages.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/dont-make-fun-of-renowned-dan-brown/ https://onehundredpages.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/dont-make-f...

mhandley 2y ago
Thanks for that - five minutes well spent!
jprd 2y ago
This is classic, and just might be my favorite book review of all time.
rkachowski 2y ago
> They even say my books are packed with banal and superfluous description, thought the 5ft 9in man. I find myself regularly thinking about this sentence
- gedy 2y ago
  > He particularly hated it when they said his imagery was nonsensical. It made his insect eyes flash like a rocket. Haha classic
  - imp0cat 2y ago
    > paced the bedroom, using the feet located at the ends of his two legs to propel him forwards Oh, that's great!
shepherdjerred 2y ago
For someone unfamiliar with Dan Brown, is there a reason for this? Is he high-strung/sensitive about his books/reviews?
- notwhereyouare 2y ago
  i think it's more that he fills his books with a ton of filler. could probably reduce the books by 1/3 and lose nothing of interest/value
athom 2y ago
Had a quick peek at the first couple of paragraphs, here. And now, I want to go back and reread some of that turgid text!
mkl 2y ago
Big discussion a year ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36818501 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36818501
tomcam 2y ago
“Spectacular,” morbidly obese retiree tomcam replied to the renowned Hacker News poster Mr Buddy Casino. “I nearly peed myself, it was so hilarious. Thanks a million!”

tantalor 2y ago

I BELIEVE THAT THE ABOVE FLAMEBAIT IS A MISTAKE OF THE AUTHOR AND THAT WE WOULD LIVE TO REGRET OUR ACCEPTING THIS COMMENT

taylorius 2y ago

I'm from the UK and I took it as a compliment.

jaza 2y ago

They should amend Sainsbury's tombstone to say: "as passive-aggressive in death as he was in life".