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Topic: So?
motowndowntown's photo
Mon 01/14/13 04:22 PM
There's a guy at work who's a whiny, backbiting little pissant.
A bunch of us were standing around discussing what a whiny, backbiting little pissant he is, when someone said he was passive/aggressive.

Somebody else asked just exactly what passive/aggressive means.

What does passive/aggressive mean to you? And has someones' passive/aggressive behavior ever ruined a relationship for you?

TexasScoundrel's photo
Mon 01/14/13 04:41 PM
What does it mean to me? A huge pain in the arse.

They'll do things like say "I'm fine" when they're obviously upset about something.

They'll pretend to forget about a promise when they are angry with you.

They refuse to take the blame for problems they caused.

They sulk to get attention.

It's best to just ignore and avoid them.

soufiehere's photo
Mon 01/14/13 05:02 PM

You need Raid, for pissants.
And a good reason to be away from him for 2 hours.

I don't know from passive-aggressives.
Sounds schizophrenic.
Therefore, highly unreliable, in any sitch.

motowndowntown's photo
Mon 01/14/13 05:43 PM
Wow!

Thirty-four views and two comments.

Too heavy of a subject for most folks on a Monday I guess.

TexasScoundrel's photo
Mon 01/14/13 05:47 PM

Wow!

Thirty-four views and two comments.

Too heavy of a subject for most folks on a Monday I guess.


It's a slow day. I started a thread this morning that still hasn't gotten any comments yet.

motowndowntown's photo
Mon 01/14/13 05:50 PM
Well I guess I'll take a nice nap and come back on Tuesday to see if anybody has had their coffee yet.

Dodo_David's photo
Mon 01/14/13 06:00 PM

Well I guess I'll take a nice nap and come back on Tuesday to see if anybody has had their coffee yet.

And speaking of whiny . . . :tongue:

motowndowntown's photo
Tue 01/15/13 03:25 PM


Well I guess I'll take a nice nap and come back on Tuesday to see if anybody has had their coffee yet.

And speaking of whiny . . . :tongue:



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reinholtz's photo
Tue 01/15/13 03:31 PM
Coffee on Tuesday ARE YOU BETTER NOW????

teebee79's photo
Tue 01/15/13 03:33 PM

There's a guy at work who's a whiny, backbiting little pissant.
A bunch of us were standing around discussing what a whiny, backbiting little pissant he is, when someone said he was passive/aggressive.

Somebody else asked just exactly what passive/aggressive means.

What does passive/aggressive mean to you? And has someones' passive/aggressive behavior ever ruined a relationship for you?

example: a person who huff's and puffs and slams doors...all the while saying "Im fine"!!
Or he/she stares straight ahead without uttering a sound for hours. Passive/ Aggressives

motowndowntown's photo
Tue 01/15/13 03:34 PM
I drink coffee all day long every day.

And please don't yell at me.

For some reason I am very high strung.

Kahurangi's photo
Tue 01/15/13 04:05 PM

There's a guy at work who's a whiny, backbiting little pissant.
A bunch of us were standing around discussing what a whiny, backbiting little pissant he is, when someone said he was passive/aggressive.

Somebody else asked just exactly what passive/aggressive means.

What does passive/aggressive mean to you? And has someones' passive/aggressive behavior ever ruined a relationship for you?


It means they will attack you indirectly with snide remarks and innuendos for the purpose of making you feel just as insecure as they do...but then try to pass it off as humour when it offends you, or it could be overt agressive i dunno....and it's fooked up many a relationship with both male and female, but whatever the hell it is...it can pizz off.

soufiehere's photo
Tue 01/15/13 05:14 PM

I drink coffee all day long every day.

And please don't yell at me.

For some reason I am very high strung.

Caffeine is the devil in brown sheep's clothing.

no photo
Tue 01/15/13 10:13 PM
"passive-aggressive : being, marked by, or displaying behavior characterized by the expression of negative feelings, resentment, and aggression in an unassertive passive way (as through procrastination and stubbornness)"

Merriam Webster.

That sounds pretty fair, and I think the essential part is "unassertive". If you're just aggressive, you'll gravitate towards confrontation.

motowndowntown's photo
Wed 01/16/13 03:55 PM


I drink coffee all day long every day.

And please don't yell at me.

For some reason I am very high strung.

Caffeine is the devil in brown sheep's clothing.


The only way to know if you're really alive sometimes is to dance with the devil.

motowndowntown's photo
Wed 01/16/13 03:57 PM
Edited by motowndowntown on Wed 01/16/13 04:43 PM

"passive-aggressive : being, marked by, or displaying behavior characterized by the expression of negative feelings, resentment, and aggression in an unassertive passive way (as through procrastination and stubbornness)"

Merriam Webster.

That sounds pretty fair, and I think the essential part is "unassertive". If you're just aggressive, you'll gravitate towards confrontation.


Well then he isn't really passive/aggressive.

So what's Merriam's definition of a guy who's just a whiny little
dik?

no photo
Wed 01/16/13 04:39 PM
Not sure. Not familiar with all these behaviour patterns.

motowndowntown's photo
Wed 01/16/13 04:44 PM

Not sure. Not familiar with all these behaviour patterns.



You've never met a whiny little dik?

Or you have but just aren't sure what to call them.

soufiehere's photo
Wed 01/16/13 05:15 PM


Caffeine is the devil in brown sheep's clothing.

The only way to know if you're really alive
sometimes is to dance with the devil.

Except, if the Devil steps on your toes the dance is over.

Zimzane2's photo
Wed 01/16/13 05:40 PM
I certainly do not give that kind of negativity my time day.

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