“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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George might just tun out to be a Georgia. Then you'll have a whole family of nightly visitors.
We had our dining room window open one night. You can see it from living room. We heard a noise and watched a possum crawl in the window and run into our kitchen and back. Also for a few days in a row at night a raccoon would poke his head in. It is because we had hung a bag of raw peanuts on that window for this mama squirrel that was living in the eaves of my house. She would climb down the window into the window open a few inches and break a hole in the bag and take a few at a time. She had babies somewhere, could have been in fireplace right next to window.
Possums are excellent visitors, they don't carry diseases, are beneficial in the garden, and never become aggressive (though a mom might hiss if she's carrying babies w/her)
Possums eat all kinds of things we don't want. We have some that eat the extra food/drink the water we leave out for a colony of cats. I figure it sort of works out; the feral cats probably have fleas, and the possums help eat those. People should stop hating on the possums.
Aww, George is so cute! I love these guys, they really do help out around people's yards, I wish others would be as kind as you ♡ thank you for sharing George with us
I would love to have one in our yard. Our three dogs weren't having it. They are good for keeping out the nasty things you don't need.
We once had the sweetest opossum with a heart-shaped face as a neighbor.
Good for you! Opossums are wonderful, quiet animals. They do keep the grounds clean, and are no bother. I'm impressed that he remembers that you saved him, but you obviously also feed him, and I'm sure he remembers *that*.
Y'all are aware that the singer George Jones was affectionately known as The Possum. If you wonder why, just Google his picture.
You are a very kind Neighbour. I have a lot of friends too. [Pauline]
Why are you concerned about the fleas? That's awfully kind of you, as most people would welcome having a possum eat them.
Load More Replies...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.
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.
Note: this post originally had 92 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
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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