# How tough was your neighbourhood? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 2, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781 "2021-10-02T16:17:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/1 "2021-10-02T16:17:06Z")
Though this might make an interesting column, this is meant to be more of a joke beginning “My neighbourhood was so tough that…” ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/2 "2021-10-02T16:17:49Z")
…The street crossing sign showed a man dropping a package and running… ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/3 "2021-10-02T16:46:44Z")
never mind ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/4 "2021-10-02T16:50:08Z")
Hmm. We’ll try again. My neighbourhood was so tough the Main Street was named after its chief ingredient. Jimmy Hoffa Avenue. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/5 "2021-10-02T16:50:32Z")
My neighbourhood was so tough we played tug-of-war with barbed wire. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/6 "2021-10-02T16:50:56Z")
My neighbourhood was so tough even the brakes never squealed. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/7 "2021-10-02T16:51:27Z")
My neighborhood was so tough burglars chewed through those window iron bars. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/8 "2021-10-02T16:51:44Z")
Baby rattles still had the snakes attached. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/9 "2021-10-02T17:42:12Z")
I can’t take credit for this one but it’s funny: “My neighborhood was so tough we used to have drive-by strangulations.” ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/10 "2021-10-02T19:01:20Z")
My neighborhood was so tough the mailman worked from home. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/11 "2021-10-03T04:00:28Z")
My neighborhood was so tough, at the beach we’d kick sand in our own faces. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/12 "2021-10-03T06:06:10Z")
My Hood was so tough, the Baddest Cat was Sammy Davis Jr. Junior. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/13 "2021-10-03T10:12:56Z")
My neighborhood was so tough, _ **everyone** _ gets stitches. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/14 "2021-10-03T12:12:12Z")
My neighbourhood is so tough, the church has bulletproof stained glass windows. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/15 "2021-10-03T14:36:56Z")
My neighborhood was so tough that pizza delivery was done in armored cars. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/16 "2021-10-03T14:45:34Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > My Hood was so tough, the Baddest Cat was Sammy Davis Jr. Junior. And mine was so tough the Baddest Cat was named Sammy’s Good Eye. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/17 "2021-10-03T15:26:36Z")
Not original: My neighborhood was so tough the family budget included holdup money. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/18 "2021-10-03T16:12:05Z")
Our neighbourhood was so tough the teachers used to steal our lunch money. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/19 "2021-10-03T16:15:25Z")
Neighbourhood Watch used to protect us from the raccoons. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781/20 "2021-10-03T16:15:56Z")
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