“If your coffeeshop has one of those passive aggressive ‘no wifi pretend it’s the old days’ signs..”

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Entry from July 12, 2023

“If your coffeeshop has one of those passive aggressive ‘no wifi pretend it’s the old days’ signs..”

“If your coffee shop has a passive aggressive ‘no wifi pretend it’s the old days’ sign I’m gonna smoke in there & pay 50 cents for coffee” was posted on Twitter by stand-up comedian Samantha Ruddy on August 26, 2017. The tweet received over 160,400 likes.

“If your coffee shop has one of those passive aggressive ‘no wifi pretend it’s the old days’ signs, I’m going to smoke in there and pay 50 cents for coffee” was posted on Reddit—Standupshots by Samantha Ruddy on August 27, 2017.

Twitter
Samantha Ruddy
@samlymatters
If your coffee shop has a passive aggressive “no wifi pretend it’s the old days” sign I’m gonna smoke in there & pay 50 cents for coffee.
5:36 PM · Aug 26, 2017

Reddit—Standupshots
Posted by u/samantharuddy August 27, 2017
Passive aggressive coffee shop signs
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
Samantha Ruddy @Samlymatters
If your coffee shop has one of
those passive aggressive “no wifi
pretend it’s the old days” signs,
I’m going to smoke in there and
pay 50 cents for coffee.

Twitter
Chrissy Emerson
@cmdavis112371
If your coffee shop has one of those passive aggressive “No WiFi, pretend it’s the old days.” signs hanging up behind the counter, I’m gonna smoke in there and pay 50 cents for coffee!
-just saying 😂
8:09 AM · Aug 30, 2018

Twitter
CJ
@cj_cuddl3s
If your coffee shop has a passive aggressive “no wifi, pretend its the old days” sign I’m gonna smoke in there & pay 25 cents for coffee. #mood #gimmethepasswordtothefuckinwifi
10:33 AM · Sep 18, 2018

Twitter
☮️
@xanna
“If your coffee shop has one of those passive aggressive “no wifi pretend it’s the old days” signs, I’m going to smoke in there and pay 50 cents for coffee.”
unknown
4:29 PM · Aug 5, 2022

Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
If your coffee shop has one of those passive aggressive “no wifi pretend it’s the old days” signs, I’m going to smoke in there and pay 50 cents for coffee.
6:57 PM · Jul 11, 2023

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