subtle ways to say "fuck you"

[strictlymomdancing]

I just got an email from someone I'm having a bit of a disagreement with (won't go into details, but work related) and it is signed 'take care'.

And it just makes me think she's telling me to fuck off.

What do other MNetters think?

It just got me thinking, what other ways are there to say "fuck you" in a subtle way?

My sister lives in the states and its common over there to say "bless your heart"

And we know Mrs Brown - "that's nice".

Anything else?

I told my ex MIL that she was deluded, manipulative and toxic. And to fuck the fuck off. 15 years of subtle got me nowhere.

I'm a lawyer. A colleague once suggested that I refer the (arseholish) lawyer on the other side of a matter to the reply given in the case of Arkell v. Pressdram. Not being familiar with the decision, I looked it up. It was an English decision where the lawyers for one party told the other side in writing to "fuck off" in response to a claim for damages. Not subtle

I'm amazed at all these responses. Isn't this just language people use in the workplace?

I personally hate getting emails like Hi recipient! Hope you had a lovely weekend Just wondering if you wouldn't mind terribly etc etc.

Just say recipient, can you xyz, thanks sender.

Regards is a definite one but if I use take care I do mean it genuinely and usually use it if I'm about to not speak to somebody for while! Do people think take care is negative?!

I felt the person was clearly being sarcastic when they told me to 'take care'.

There's also a major fuck off in: "Happy to hear you have everything you need. I look forward to seeing how it all turns out."

I would only ever use "take care" and "Kind Regards" to be nice. "Regards" is only a very mild form of fuck off.

Oh crumbs! I sign every email with Kind Regards. I didn't know I was telling everyone to F off 😳

You've misunderstood. Kind regards is fine. When someone pisses you off, reduce it to 'Regards'. That's telling them to fuck off. You'll know and they'll know.

Have a fantastic day

A colleague uses the phrase "respectfully" usually to indicate she is about to be supremely disrespectful

I like to conclude ‘ There we are then’ when someone has just spouted crap.
TWAT. Always makes me feel better.... particularly if said in the hearing of a friend who knows what it means.

Asked to sign the leaving card of a colleague I disliked (and she disliked me equally) I just wrote "Bye!".

I wouldn't have signed

I've had a "have a good life" from someone clearly telling me to fuck off and never bother him again.

'Have a good life'?!? That's like a death threat

I use 'take care' at the end of my messages to people I care about and mean it as the words say, cannot imagine that they take it as a 'fuck off' message and I use 'kind regards' to people I know, but not well. Never even thought the words may be misconstrued, but I think that I am sending messages to an older generation than you may be talking about.

Do I need to find another ending now? Oh life is so difficult, I only recently realised that lol was now 'laugh a lot' and not 'lots of love' which it was when I used to use it. Oh dear

I like phrasing it in the form of a question. For instance, Why don't you go play hide and go F* yourself? :-)

Mm I wonder if I need a guide. I didnt realise any of these meant f* you. Therefore I have spent 20 years inadvertently telling people to f off and being totally oblivious when they told me too.

I always remember being astounded when I read that we (British) say "would be lovely to meet up" actually means "i never want to see you again". I had been genuinely confused when this offer was never actually followed up on, even when I made an overture.

Perhaps Mumsnetters could do me a guide?

Sorry but I hate “take care” just really annoying for reasons I can’t articulate.

I use “many thanks” at end of emails and downgrade to “thanks” if I am irked

Silence and ignoring someone.

I put ‘kind regards’ on the end of official emails. If I’m pissed off I only put ‘regards‘, and I’d I’m apoplectic with rage I put ‘yours sincerely’.

As a non native speaker I find this very enlightening - how am I supposed to know how to politely end a work e-mail? To people I do not really have dealings with as I am only the admin person??

(In German 'höflichst' means the opposite of what it seems to)

‘I am truly sorry you feel liked that...’

Stunning and brave?

Did you read my previous email?
I'm afraid we will have to agree to disagree.
I'm not sure that that's the way forward and whilst I appreciate your input /support / point of view I believe that this (insert suggestion here and delete as appropriate above re input etc) is the way forward.
That maybe, but...
Why do you say that /ask that /think that?