# My letter slipped under a neighbor's door **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 3, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120 "2010-03-03T14:36:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wierdaaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/21 "2010-03-03T17:12:16Z")
I was careful not to identify my gender in the letter for almost this exact reason, even though I assumed it would be a male upstairs. When I interact in text format with females that I cant see, they tend to fall in love with me. It’s a curse, really. Never happens with females I meet in person… ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/22 "2010-03-03T17:14:29Z")
Do _not_ shit where you eat. Or fuck where you live. Unless she’s hot. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/23 "2010-03-03T17:21:27Z")
> [@](#): > > Harmonious Discord: > > Does it go something like this? tap tap tap bang bang bang tap tap tap The simultaneous humour and horror of this, combined with my instinctive urge to save my laptop from a delicious sugary death, resulted in my actually snarfing hot mocha. Bravo HD! WeirdAaron - Is the sound still there? If so, and your TV is the old CRT type, try unplugging your TV. As for 1602 - You can’t go wrong having a drink with somebody who appreciates your humour. And really, the off chance that it works out and _this_ is your “How we met” story? Truly worth the time and money. . . ---
**Author:** ![wierdaaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/24 "2010-03-03T17:28:12Z")
I don’t have a CRT. Please, I’m young and overpaid… I’m positive it’s not me, and that it isn’t some kind of incidental something-bumping-something-else. It’s a very precise musical bass sound. This is only my first month living in the city, and my friend says so far it sounds like the pilot to a sitcom. You should hear the story of my next-door neighbor… well, actually you shouldn’t, because I haven’t found a way of telling that without me coming off as the creepy one. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/25 "2010-03-03T17:29:59Z")
If it’s not the upstairs neighbor then you have a poltergeist living between the two floors … and it’s stuck on a level of Band Hero. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/26 "2010-03-03T17:30:41Z")
If 1602 actually read that note, I bet she either didn’t understand it, or she’s a nerd. Are you okay with either of those outcomes? ---
**Author:** ![wierdaaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/27 "2010-03-03T17:36:51Z")
If I weren’t shallow and pathetic, I’d say that any girl who recognized my correct usage of the word discrete is wife material – but that’s not the case, so I won’t. Rather, I’m a self-depressive ball of anxiety who over-analyzes everything before I do before I do it to a point where by the time it comes around that I’d do something, I’ve already thought about it so much I felt like I’ve done it a thousand times, so I often don’t even do it. That in mind, try to imagine how many dates I’ve been on, or how many girls I’ve even talked to. ---
**Author:** ![ragerdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@ragerdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ragerdude)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/28 "2010-03-03T17:41:18Z")
Wow, this is an exciting drama! ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/29 "2010-03-03T17:43:04Z")
> [@JerseyFrank](#): > > Hot or not, if she had the courage to reply, she at least deserves a date. Pity dates? I thought we stopped going on these in college. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/30 "2010-03-03T17:54:29Z")
> [@wierdaaron](#): > > .. well, actually you shouldn’t, because I haven’t found a way of telling that without me coming off as the creepy one. You realize of course that you are now obligated to relieve the curiosity you have evoked. And you haven’t said whether the sound is still there? If so, is there a vent near where it originates? The “Car Talk” guys always recommend a drinking straw to help nail down the origin of a noise. The idea is that you put the straw in one ear and plug up the other one. This way you can only hear the sound when the straw is pointing directly at the source. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/31 "2010-03-03T17:59:52Z")
Dear 1502, TMFLDR. Knock on my door if you have an issue with me. All the best, 1602 ---
**Author:** ![wierdaaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/32 "2010-03-03T18:13:33Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > You realize of course that you are now obligated to relieve the curiosity you have evoked. Abbreviated: Because of the unique physical layout of the building and the fact that all exterior walls are glass, under certain conditions I can, from \*inside \*my apartment, see into my neighbor’s apartment bedroom via a system of reflections I have no control over. I have not pursued access to this, it is just something I am presented with while walking past some times. I have seen her naked multiple times because of this. I have at varying times suspected that she is aware that I can see her, and other times I suspect otherwise (seems she does spend an atypical amount of time naked). I generally keep the blinds shut, now, both to avoid seeing the nakedness and because I figure that if I can see her, she could probably see me if she wanted to, so now whenever I am even semi-clothed I feel like I’m being watched. In my home. > [@TruCelt](#): > > And you haven’t said whether the sound is still there? I’m at work now, so I don’t know. I didn’t hear it in the morning, but I had the radio on. > [@TruCelt](#): > > If so, is there a vent near where it originates? No. The ceiling and floor are concrete. This kind of simultaneously muffles, amplifies, and disperses the sound, I suspect. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/33 "2010-03-03T18:17:22Z")
> [@wierdaaron](#): > > Rather, I’m a self-depressive ball of anxiety who over-analyzes everything before I do before I do it to a point where by the time it comes around that I’d do something, I’ve already thought about it so much I felt like I’ve done it a thousand times, so I often don’t even do it. Wait … you’re _me_?? > [@wierdaaron](#): > > I generally keep the blinds shut, now, both to avoid seeing the nakedness Whew! Good, you’re not me. I’d never avoid seeing nakedness. Ok, well maybe not “never” never, but rarely. ---
**Author:** ![wierdaaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/34 "2010-03-03T18:18:21Z")
Let me think about it. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/35 "2010-03-03T18:18:37Z")
> [@wierdaaron](#): > > (seems she does spend an atypical amount of time naked). Huh? What’s typical? My gf and I reside in a house, but we go around nekid quite a bit. I think it’s a good thing, personally.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/36 "2010-03-03T18:19:10Z")
> [@wierdaaron](#): > > That in mind, try to imagine how many dates I’ve been on, or how many girls I’ve even talked to. Are we counting that cute chick from the Wendy’s drive-through window who’s probably underage? ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/37 "2010-03-03T18:20:24Z")
> [@wierdaaron](#): > > IWhen I interact in text format with females that I cant see, they tend to fall in love with me. It’s a curse, really. Have I mentioned I have Doper crush on you? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![wierdaaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/38 "2010-03-03T18:21:40Z")
> [@Surly\_Chick](#): > > Have I mentioned I have Doper crush on you? 😛 As you are a female, it is implied. ---
**Author:** ![maladroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/39 "2010-03-03T18:24:04Z")
I need to know how this ends. Please let us know 🙂 Yes I have no life of my own. ---
**Author:** ![wierdaaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120/40 "2010-03-03T18:24:07Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Huh? What’s typical? My gf and I reside in a house, but we go around nekid quite a bit. I think it’s a good thing, personally.😃 How about this: I’ve never seen her in reflect-o-vision with clothes on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-letter-slipped-under-a-neighbors-door/531120.md?page=3)