every day i thank the cyclist who had the brilliant insight of giving misbehaving motorists the thumbs down 👎🏻 rather than the finger🖕🏻. it makes them just as angry, even though i’m leading off with disappointment rather than aggression. - ThreadSky

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notalegalrecord.net • 5 days ago

every day i thank the cyclist who had the brilliant insight of giving misbehaving motorists the thumbs down 👎🏻 rather than the finger🖕🏻. it makes them just as angry, even though i’m leading off with disappointment rather than aggression.

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stebbinsmatt.bsky.social•5 days ago

I also love the 👎

robertdsullivan.bsky.social•5 days ago

I’m going to try this with misbehaving subway riders, will probably get stabbed to death

gacskid.bsky.social•4 days ago

I prefer the WTF are you doing quizzical look. I get that drivers likely can’t see it but if you make it animated enough, sometimes it works.

ma-at.bsky.social•4 days ago

I love the thumbs down 😂

babski.bsky.social•5 days ago

drivers in Chicago can hardly take a look sideways without getting their undies twisted

lpfischer.bsky.social•4 days ago

I find that (at least in Copenhagen) a subtle shake of the head will a surprising level of attention from the offending party.

quips.ondata.stream•5 days ago

"I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed"
(internal: *I'm extremely angry, but I'm not bouncing that off of someone with a death machine mere feet away from me*)

annemoon.bsky.social•4 days ago

the friendly-but-disappointed wave consistently enrages them the most, i have found. Especially when combined with a friendly pat on the hood, if possible

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