I am not into guessing games. That's why I hate passive aggressive people. It's like they aren't strong enough in their convictions to say outright what they really think. Instead, it's all hints and questions. The best combo battle move for that is just taking people very seriously all the time. If the passive aggressive in your life launches an assault in the form of a question, answer it with childlike honesty. Sometimes, the question will contain "do we want to...." or "is there a better way to..." -- these knees to the groin moves can be bounced back with questions themselves like "I don't know... do we?" or "if I thought there was a better way, I would have done it -- what is your suggestion?"
It's fun.
Actually, I see it as a waste of energy that could be applied elsewhere, but for some reason the closer you get to the big purple butthole in the corporate ladder of life sky, the more game playing there is.
Fun times!