“Love thy neighbor” sounds lovely. On paper. But it’s an extremely hard idea to follow when your neighbors act like weirdos that can’t help but get up all in your business.
Drama between folks living next to one another can (and does) arise over pretty much anything and everything. Christmas lights that are up too early. Tomato plants that some confuse with pot plants. And who can forget the classics like getting angry that your neighbors don’t mow their lawn as often as you do?
The ‘Best of Nextdoor’ Twitter page does what it says on the tin and collects the most off-the-hook examples of neighborhood weirdness from the ‘Nextdoor’ app that’s meant to be a place for neighborly concerns, updates, and complaints. Check out some of the hilarious posts below and don’t forget to let us know which ones you liked best.
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Jenn Takahashi from California is the mastermind behind the entire wholesome and lighthearted project. Her efforts since 2017 have amassed her a whopping 422k ardent supporters on Twitter, 57.8k fanatical fans on Instagram, and over 29k followers on Facebook.
What started with tweeting out posts shared with Jenn by her friends eventually snowballed into a huge community that sends in funny ‘Nextdoor’ tips.
The ‘Best of Nextdoor’ Twitter account is quite the celebrity-attractor on the net—it’s drawn in some big names from all around, according to SFGate. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, model Chrissy Teigen, and actors Angela Kinsey and Rainn Wilson are just some of her more notable followers. And who can blame them? Stars have neighbors, too.
If he had said that the plant was a Labia Minora the imbecile probably would have believed it too.
For the founder of ‘Best of Nextdoor,’ the project isn’t about the cash—it’s about the laughs. Or rather, sharing them with as many people as she can. She greatly enjoys making people’s day better and welcomes all of the positive feedback. So if you enjoyed her content, be sure to drop her a line and say ‘hi.’
Last year, Jenn would get around 50 submissions to look through each day and would narrow those down to the very best. Her rule of thumb is to look for peculiar stories that have funny and lighthearted elements to them. Anything that borders too much on the gritty side of realism is out of the question.
"I don't post anything that puts a damper on your day,” she told SFGate’s Amy Graff. Now that’s the kind of philosophy that Bored Panda can fully support.
To me that is actually a lot. Don’t see many Aussie flags at private residences/businesses. They are mainly at government buildings like schools, council offices, universities etc. They come out of the woodwork for Australia day though.
Sorry that was my dad. He farts in an aisle and quickly goes to the next aisle, away from the smell.
Most people don't choose their name themselves and so one can be fairly certain that his parents chose his. His name is Cristian, the Italian, Romanian and Spanish form of the male given name Christian.
It was fine till the MAGA part. I can't wait to see the orange porpoise drug out of the white house kicking and screaming.
Mowing too much and too short is terrible for the grass. People forget it is a colony of living organisms. Mowing high and less frequently helps keeps weeds down without chemicals and makes the plants healthier and more disease resistant. My dad did lawncare for 30 years and hated people who mow like an inch - two inches tall even in the hot summer.
Quite right. Another tip: when you water a lawn, water it a lot but do not water it often. This will make the grassroots grow much longer and deeper into the ground and make it much more draught resistant. A lawn that is watered often has a root system close to the surface. "Train" the lawn by slowly decreasing how often you water it.
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BusLady: LOL I love your response. Fortunately, I live in an area where manicured lawns are few and far between. And, where neighbours mind their own business.
Load More Replies... Who has the time to mow lawns twice a week. That woman is insane.
Twice? Twice a week>? Lady, you got that much time on your hands, please come and mow MY lawn twice a week...
I bet she still claimed she was right and that democracy is a fraud.
Must be 25 houses in the neighborhood, and she’s the only one who voted Yes. Unless there are more nut jobs close by.
If you live somewhere with a slightly dryer climate, doing that will destroy your lawn. It'll burn the grass and make it yellow, no matter the amount of water you give
My neighbors sell drugs off the front porch. The house on the other side is abandoned. Other people on the block are just happy ICE isn't raiding them. No one in the "hood" cares if you mow your yard.
in all situations like this, my opinion is if it's bothering them so much, maybe they'd like to deal with it
Personally, I think, if the weeds are the same height as the grass, then it’s fine! I. Aaa 61, and due too back issues, can’t pull weeds or mow. If you want to come do my yard, I will feed you lunch and provide. Cold. Water for. You... no one wanted the job! Soooo.. find out why, before saying something like that gem!
We have neighbors that are crazy about their yards too. One couple after raking actually go out & pick up leaves they may have missed by hand! One at a time! & so much more then I can begin to list.
She’s the one who measures the grass and calls to complain when it’s 1/4” too high.
Frankly I despise lawns, and I really despise the idiots with their power mowers and edgers who think they are doing something great having a lawn. Plant a garden assholes and get over yourselves.
I now live in the desert where no one has lawns, and I don't get woken up at o dark thirty by mowers.
Absolutely not! Obsessive, compulsive! Obsessive, compulsive! Obsessive, compulsive!
Wow. I mow my yard but couldn't care less about weeds. It's a lawn, not a garden.
'Required'? Who's supposed to enforce that? Neighbourhood Karenwatch?
White Rock Valley is a suburban community in metro Dallas. Texas....'nuff said.
No 'maybe' about it. You're the neighbor from hell. -and I thought the damn noise compulsive mower next door was bad.
NOOOOOO, listen to John, let us all be silent (no lawnmower noises please!) ;D
Wow, you are great at math for figuring out that it'd be 23! I am very impressed!!!!!
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Not just that, bread isn’t the best thing to be feeding birds anyway.
Why has there never been a Pixar raccoon movie? So much great material.
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When neighbours start talking, bad things happen. Very bad things. This is why I refuse to be on any neighbourhood groups/chats/lists. As a matter of fact don't talk to me in person either. I am not your friend. I just happen to live near you. Please leave me alone.
I'm blessed with amazing, helpful and friendly neighbours who know how to mind their own damn business most of the time but will help with anything if anyone is in need.
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Once joined such a group, but after reading how stupid my neighbors are I unsubscribed. I won't be able anymore to look anyone of them in the face and not laugh out loud for the next decade.
I have a rule wherever I live. I NEVER get to know my neighbours. If something goes wrong such as a falling out, you have to spend the rest of your time avoiding them. Nope, polite smile and a nod is enough for me.
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I got booted from next door b/c of a crazy woman who got mad b/c I said I don't eat at Chick Fil A and that I didn't think we needed yet another fast food place in town. She threatened to report every post I made (b/c I "wasn't letting people have their fun" by expressing an opinion apparently)and she did. They don't have any real admins so no one to look at her threat or why she kept reporting me for nothing. Just booted me out b/c I had a high rate of reports.
Most of what I see in Next door is "Suspicious car seen parked out side taking pictures, driver is male, dark skinned", with a reply "Blue Honda? He's my real estate agent". And lots of "Lost cat, last came home last week" along with "Coyote sighting, he must be finding food around here". (hint, keep your cat inside if you don't want it to become prey)
I signed up for Nextdoor. It’s almost entirely missing pet posts. I think they talk about other stuff but you have to subscribe to each topic, and I don’t give a shït about those people and their opinions on gardening and baking or whatever. But I will help them find their lost pets if I can.
Wait, there's suck thing as neighbourhood groups, if my village had one of these it would just reek of chaos 😂
What happened to all the BoredPandas with a sense of humor? Our Nextdoor group has many ridiculous posts that never fail to amuse. They invariably are greatly appreciated. Many of the ones here are meant to entertain but instead have elicited stunned commentary or continued the rude trend of using the perfectly normal name Karen as an epithet.
I just joined Next Door a month or so ago. About a week ago, someone reported that the DNR had killed Penny, a wild turkey that was known to hang out by our Burger King. Such an uproar. There are still posts about it. People put up a cross, flowers, candles and such as a memorial by the gas station. Fascinating stuff. I have only posted one thing on Next Door and it happened to be asking about that turkey (which is when I found he was generally called Penny). I haven't seen anything interesting on there before or since. Oh, except one where someone asked if people had noticed all the cats parking on American Blvd. She meant "cars", but it was such a hilarious typo with equally hilarious responses that I doubt I'll forget that particular thread for quite a while.
There was such a fuss that the printed it up on the state's largest newspaper.
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Funny - A woman from another part of the state joined my town's Patch page. There is very little communication between residents on the site. This woman starts complaining because several beaches were closed to everyone but town residents, due to COVID. Her accusations were nasty, saying town residents are the worst behaved, etc. The entire thread disappeared in a few days. It was tiny. For other reasons, the town government decided these beaches would be open to town residents only, 7 days a week, permanently. This is a small beach with very little parking. It makes sense to limit beach cowds. There are large beaches with lots of parking nearby. These are better equipped to support large crowds; there is an admission fee to pay life guards and the cost of maintaining the area. Nobody is denied beach access.
Nextdoor does not bring out the best in people. Whoever named and created the neighborhoods in Boston clearly doesn't live there. The names were especially a problem. My neighborhood had the same name as a small, apparently less desirable town. When I contributed to posts, people actually made fun of me, accusing me of not knowing where I belong. The site organizers said they couldn't fix it. Took two years to permanently get off their mailing list.
"Liberals" can't help it if trumpvoters keep flaunting their stupidity.
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When neighbours start talking, bad things happen. Very bad things. This is why I refuse to be on any neighbourhood groups/chats/lists. As a matter of fact don't talk to me in person either. I am not your friend. I just happen to live near you. Please leave me alone.
I'm blessed with amazing, helpful and friendly neighbours who know how to mind their own damn business most of the time but will help with anything if anyone is in need.
Load More Replies... Once joined such a group, but after reading how stupid my neighbors are I unsubscribed. I won't be able anymore to look anyone of them in the face and not laugh out loud for the next decade.
I have a rule wherever I live. I NEVER get to know my neighbours. If something goes wrong such as a falling out, you have to spend the rest of your time avoiding them. Nope, polite smile and a nod is enough for me.
Load More Replies... I got booted from next door b/c of a crazy woman who got mad b/c I said I don't eat at Chick Fil A and that I didn't think we needed yet another fast food place in town. She threatened to report every post I made (b/c I "wasn't letting people have their fun" by expressing an opinion apparently)and she did. They don't have any real admins so no one to look at her threat or why she kept reporting me for nothing. Just booted me out b/c I had a high rate of reports.
Most of what I see in Next door is "Suspicious car seen parked out side taking pictures, driver is male, dark skinned", with a reply "Blue Honda? He's my real estate agent". And lots of "Lost cat, last came home last week" along with "Coyote sighting, he must be finding food around here". (hint, keep your cat inside if you don't want it to become prey)
I signed up for Nextdoor. It’s almost entirely missing pet posts. I think they talk about other stuff but you have to subscribe to each topic, and I don’t give a shït about those people and their opinions on gardening and baking or whatever. But I will help them find their lost pets if I can.
Wait, there's suck thing as neighbourhood groups, if my village had one of these it would just reek of chaos 😂
What happened to all the BoredPandas with a sense of humor? Our Nextdoor group has many ridiculous posts that never fail to amuse. They invariably are greatly appreciated. Many of the ones here are meant to entertain but instead have elicited stunned commentary or continued the rude trend of using the perfectly normal name Karen as an epithet.
I just joined Next Door a month or so ago. About a week ago, someone reported that the DNR had killed Penny, a wild turkey that was known to hang out by our Burger King. Such an uproar. There are still posts about it. People put up a cross, flowers, candles and such as a memorial by the gas station. Fascinating stuff. I have only posted one thing on Next Door and it happened to be asking about that turkey (which is when I found he was generally called Penny). I haven't seen anything interesting on there before or since. Oh, except one where someone asked if people had noticed all the cats parking on American Blvd. She meant "cars", but it was such a hilarious typo with equally hilarious responses that I doubt I'll forget that particular thread for quite a while.
There was such a fuss that the printed it up on the state's largest newspaper.
Load More Replies... Funny - A woman from another part of the state joined my town's Patch page. There is very little communication between residents on the site. This woman starts complaining because several beaches were closed to everyone but town residents, due to COVID. Her accusations were nasty, saying town residents are the worst behaved, etc. The entire thread disappeared in a few days. It was tiny. For other reasons, the town government decided these beaches would be open to town residents only, 7 days a week, permanently. This is a small beach with very little parking. It makes sense to limit beach cowds. There are large beaches with lots of parking nearby. These are better equipped to support large crowds; there is an admission fee to pay life guards and the cost of maintaining the area. Nobody is denied beach access.
Nextdoor does not bring out the best in people. Whoever named and created the neighborhoods in Boston clearly doesn't live there. The names were especially a problem. My neighborhood had the same name as a small, apparently less desirable town. When I contributed to posts, people actually made fun of me, accusing me of not knowing where I belong. The site organizers said they couldn't fix it. Took two years to permanently get off their mailing list.
"Liberals" can't help it if trumpvoters keep flaunting their stupidity.
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