My new neighbourhood

Looks like fall came early this year. It's been cold, windy and raining a lot these past couple of weeks.

Our house warming party is tomorrow and the forecast says heavy rain AAAALLLL DAAAAAAAAYYY!!

Rain Delay, Bummer!

Means I can't go snooping around in the neighbours garbage while the others keep 'em busy.

If we're serious for a minute here (I'm laughing with you, believe me)...but...

...imagine that some twisted news-h*rny sensationalist TV-Reporter or newspaper journalist comes by and misreads our little antics?

I can actually both hear and see the headlines right in my head:

"Hollywood 80s cult movie - The Burbs makes fans go over the edge".

You never know what happens on the internet these days, thanks to forums like The Burbs Online Community, fans can gather and re-live their favorite movie, cast and times every day as if it was right back in the 80s.

But some fans take things too far, one fan went so far in his Burbs fantasy role play online that he literally spied on the neighbors in his street in a peaceful suburban town, LOLville in west-hampershnewshire.

A renowned Doctor and his family had just moved in to the peaceful suburban street, and this didn't go unnoticed by the Burbs fan who happily reported about what was going on his street to the online fan community, this is where things got out of hands.

DR. Shriener Wienerballen says to Channel 1024 News that it's not unusual for roleplays to get out of hand, and it's a real mental illness, often by people who are lonely and special who find each other - online. The secret is early detection, says Dr. Wienerballen.

The Burbs movie fan had broken into the Doctors home and scared his family, he didn't actually do something but yelled lines from the movie "What do you have in your basement, HERR KLOPEK?!".

The fan, now in custody claims that he was encouraged to do it from forum members and never imagined it would go this far.

Channel 1024 NEWS, Patricia Newsworthy.

Yea, let's not take it that far. I don't want to be one of those people who vault the fences and peeking through peoples windows and throw garbage in the streets.

quote:JoOngle wrote:

If we're serious for a minute here (I'm laughing with you, believe me)...but...

...imagine that some twisted news-h*rny sensationalist TV-Reporter or newspaper journalist comes by and misreads our little antics?

I can actually both hear and see the headlines right in my head:

"Hollywood 80s cult movie - The Burbs makes fans go over the edge".

You never know what happens on the internet these days, thanks to forums like The Burbs Online Community, fans can gather and re-live their favorite movie, cast and times every day as if it was right back in the 80s.

But some fans take things too far, one fan went so far in his Burbs fantasy role play online that he literally spied on the neighbors in his street in a peaceful suburban town, LOLville in west-hampershnewshire.

A renowned Doctor and his family had just moved in to the peaceful suburban street, and this didn't go unnoticed by the Burbs fan who happily reported about what was going on his street to the online fan community, this is where things got out of hands.

DR. Shriener Wienerballen says to Channel 1024 News that it's not unusual for roleplays to get out of hand, and it's a real mental illness, often by people who are lonely and special who find each other - online. The secret is early detection, says Dr. Wienerballen.

The Burbs movie fan had broken into the Doctors home and scared his family, he didn't actually do something but yelled lines from the movie "What do you have in your basement, HERR KLOPEK?!".

The fan, now in custody claims that he was encouraged to do it from forum members and never imagined it would go this far.

Channel 1024 NEWS, Patricia Newsworthy.


LOL, this is great, very creative.

Anyway, I'm saying Dave goes over the fence and doesn't come back until he finds a dead body.

Housewarming party was a success. Fired up the BBQ and drank a couple hundred beers. A lot of fun, and it was nice to meet all the neighbours. But they were not all there. The Karlsens.. nobody knows where the hell they were?

Anyway, I got to meet the neighbour next door over, Poul, was his name. He told me he was working as an electician at the cable company, so he also fixed the signal of my big screen tv. Great guy. Slightly excentric, but maybe he's taken a jolt or two in his lifetime.

So now I've met almost everyone on my new street except the Karlsens and the old couple next door over in the opposite direction.

quote:DavePeterson wrote:

Housewarming party was a success. Fired up the BBQ and drank a couple hundred beers. A lot of fun, and it was nice to meet all the neighbours. But they were not all there. The Karlsens.. nobody knows where the hell they were?

Anyway, I got to meet the neighbour next door over, Poul, was his name. He told me he was working as an electician at the cable company, so he also fixed the signal of my big screen tv. Great guy. Slightly excentric, but maybe he's taken a jolt or two in his lifetime.

So now I've met almost everyone on my new street except the Karlsens and the old couple next door over in the opposite direction.



OK, how much more proof do we need? Those Karlsens are evil incarnate, living right next to you. Hey Dave, sleep well!

quote:DavePeterson wrote:

Anyway, I got to meet the neighbour next door over, Poul, was his name. He told me he was working as an electician at the cable company, so he also fixed the signal of my big screen tv. Great guy. Slightly excentric, but maybe he's taken a jolt or two in his lifetime.



Ah so you met THIS guy:

Summer has past and people are back into their daily routines. I'm working from home today and took a walk around the neighbourhood. So quiet.

They're real friendly here. Passed a lady walking her dog and she smiled and greeted me. I'm not used to that, but it made my day a little better.

Went to the bakery to get one of those meat sandwiches for lunch, and the lady behind the counter was so nice. Sure, she works at a bakery, she's supposed to be nice, but it felt a little extraordinary. Felt great.

God I love the 'burbs

quote:DavePeterson wrote:

Summer has past and people are back into their daily routines. I'm working from home today and took a walk around the neighbourhood. So quiet.

They're real friendly here. Passed a lady walking her dog and she smiled and greeted me. I'm not used to that, but it made my day a little better.

Went to the bakery to get one of those meat sandwiches for lunch, and the lady behind the counter was so nice. Sure, she works at a bakery, she's supposed to be nice, but it felt a little extraordinary. Felt great.

God I love the 'burbs

I also love that atmosphere of a morning / early noon in the suburbs in the middle of the week when everyone else is working and you have the chance to take a little stroll around the neighbourhood, enjoying the quietness and kind kind of peacefulness of suburbia.

Did you get one of those beef sandwiches, too?

A little update on the Karlsens. I walked past their house the other day. The front yard still looks like a mess, but they have removed a huge bush, so now I could peek into their backyard from the sidewalk. It looks nice, they actually have a lawn... and it looked mowed?

Maybe they check out? But I haven't met them yet. Actually I haven't even seen anyone go in or come out of that house? They do have a car though.

I will keep my eye on them. They really should do something about their front yard...

Any chance of a picture?

(If you're afraid of revealing your real identity, you can use photobucket or another service that doesn't reveal you).

We just got to see this messy lawn.

At least they have a lawn to mow.

I don't care about the reveal about my real identity, but I'm not comfortable standing in the street taking pictures of my neighbours house.

I can give you a small update though. Their front yard doesn't look THAT messy anymore because of all the rain we've gotten in the past couple of weeks. That pile of rubble is now covered in plant life and the lawn is not brown/yellow anymore. The front yard is in need of a serious mowing though. The grass is really tall...