i am endlessly fascinated by the postings i find on my neighborhood nextdoor site:
the one about the wild turkeys holding a woman at bay in her driveway
then her warning to others, after she escaped unscathed to the car,
as she last saw them headed down the road looking for other victims like a street gang
the one complaining about kids running through his yard instead of staying on the path
the one who reported the tiny pet turtle who ‘ran’ away from her yard
and on and on.
then there was my favorite:
it was a long chat chain that began when someone relocated here from the uk and was looking for a store that sold weet bix. the response/comment section continued on for months, with neighbors offering suggestions of where to find different flavors and sizes of it, who had the best prices, adding in images of artwork made with weet bix, weet bix jokes, weet bix gifs, weet bix logo clothing, balanced towers of weet bix, opinions about weet bix, bowls of weet bix, people sharing their u.k. memories……it was absolutely brilliant, and even included a site administrator who couldn’t take it anymore, trying to wind it up at one point, summarizing it by listing the previously suggested stores, only to have it start up again, people telling her just stop reading it if she was over it, but they were having a ball, leading to it win our ‘best post of the year,’ due to it’s refusal to end, and for the enthusiasm level with which the neighborhood embraced this, rising to the occasion in this ongoing quest to find and celebrate everything weet bix. i loved it. (in the spirit of the chat chain, this may be the longest run-on sentence/paragraph/rambling explanation ever)
happy national neighbor day
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“the curiosity of the neighbors about you, is a tribute to your individuality, and you should encourage it. ”
-quentin crisp
That’s hilarious! Love it
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it was the best! )
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Oh Beth…. this is SO AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL… love it! I can judt see you and myself in our friendly, chuckling trawling of said post and link, going on for years to come. I wish this thing was known in Switzerland.
And for the 1st time ever, I read one post on Migipedia – a Wikipedia of a chain called Migros, where I thought as to How amazing it is that people, customers and ex customers can get worked up and angry about one product of said chain….. But then I was too tired and just upvoted some comments.
And now, a few hours later, you bring this post!
Are you sure we weren’t separated at birth? (With a few years apart…)
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I loved reading it, loved that people embraced it and had fun with it, and looked forward to it popping up in my inbox. that is so funny about the migros chain, you really get my sense of odd humor, twin.
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You just never know what is going to click and develop a life of its own. Great post to start my week, Beth!
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that’s exactly it, brad. it’s often the most innocent question or statement, and I’m so happy that the community enjoyed the ride.
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Is Quentin as crisp as the Weet-Bix?
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that he is, if you’ve ever seen him interviewed, he’s really unique.
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What a fun post. Weet Bix is easy to find here in Australia.
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here, it’s a bit of a treasure hunt, but can be found. now you may have a new appreciation for how easily available it is to you. )
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I really like this neighborly idea.
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it really got so many involved, it was a fun community undertaking, all by accident
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You’ve got a good community
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they really are –
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👌
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Great post; hilarious; cheered up my day. Happy National Neighbour Day.
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I’m so glad )
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Thanks.
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Here’s to celebrating something we thought we’d never see on our shelves on this side of the pond, Beth.
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this it true, mark. more signs of us living in a global community, our neighborhoods have grown –
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ahahaha loved this post!! Happy national neighbour day!
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thank you!
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This is too funny. Ours is really boring; someone looking for yarn, another offering his web development services.
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there’s always some of that, and you might be surprised one day with what engages people –
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A gang of wild turkeys out looking for trouble. OMG so funny. I picture them with biker jackets and smoking, wearing shades and strutting to the beat of their own music.
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you know the ones your mother warned you about! it was especially cute because she was trying to keep us all safe )
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True enough. 🙂
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For a while there, our nextdoor was turning into facebook..but now we’re back to lost dogs, identifying snakes and selling “vintage” salt and pepper shakers.
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yes, much better. )
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Like a good neighbor 🎶🎵🎶
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That’s absolutely hilarious! We all need a bit of a diversion these days and this sounds like it hit the spot for everyone!
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it’s so true, wanda, and you never know what will engage someone –
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I’ve never spent time on Next Door. My wife Laura reads it every day. She ever still reads the one from our old neighborhood in Portland. I think it’s great. People are a hoot.
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they just are -)
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Quentin Crisp ❤ I love the idea that a bunch of people were playing like that. I wouldn't have stopped it at all ever.
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me too, and it really was never stopped, eventually it just faded out organically, though i wouldn’t be surprised to see it pop up again )
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🙂 It’ll be back.
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Just weet a bix….
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Now I’ll never rest til I try Weet Bix to
see what all the enthusiasm is about. 🤣
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my aussie part of the family eats it and love it, it looks kind of like shredded what to me, the closest i can come to an american product
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That’s too funny what a simple question can trigger.
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it really is, you just never know )
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So true, Beth!
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Hi Beth,
This really got me chuckling! We have a flock of about 20+ wild turkeys roaming our streets fairly regularly. The biggest are over waist high tall, but they look to scrawny for plucking and roasting. They absolutely set my dog OFF! She would love to tear into them and we have to keep a tight leash if we cross them during a walk. If they wander by the house, she stands up with her front paws on the window sill until they’ve passed.
Also, my wife is from the U.K. and Weet-Bix were a breakfast staple for her growing up. They taste a bit like fine sawdust to me (IMHO), so, I’m not a fan. Served in warmed milk, they have a vague texture reminiscent of soggy milk-toast.
I am also on Nextdoor, and find it moderately useful for local info.
Regards,
Kevin
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yes, the closest thing i can think of for us, is shredded wheat and glad the site is somewhat useful –
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Yes. That’s what she thinks, too. It’s her “substitute” in the winter when she doesn’t want the bother of oatmeal. I hate to admit it, but I will only eat the “frosted” mini-wheats, myself. (A childhood of too many regular Shredded Wheat, I’m afraid.)
🙂
Kevin
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i grew up on sugar cereal, it’s hard to break
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I am endlessly amused by mine.
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that’s great
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That’s hilarious! I especially like the part where the administrator tried to bring things to a halt, only to have the thread continue. There might be a book there—Everything You Wanted to Know About Weet-Bix But Were Afraid to Ask.
I also like the image of the wild turkey street gang.🤣
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yes, they simply refused to stop having fun. and the turkeys are still on the loose…
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Thank you for the detail information.
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this is why I love Nextdoor. Did you contribute to the conversation?
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Of course!
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Super story, Beth!
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Thanks, Jennie. It wrote itself )
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You’re welcome, Beth! 😍
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They do go on about the darnedest things on Next Door.I pop over once in a while just to make sure I’m not the only nut in the bunch. 😉
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It is often amusing and interesting
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Lol funny! I love chats that go on and on!
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I loved it !
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