Today I started a war with a neighbor

Maybe she’s not that obsessed. So far it’s just one meeting and two drive-bys. She doesn’t seem to have the patience or stamina for prolonged lurking.

I vote for this awesome typo as our next Straight Dope Meme. :smiley:

I used to walk through an off-leash area (until a dog owner who had his dog off-leash in an on-leash area physically threatened me) - people do not, indeed, pick up after their dogs.

The woman in the OP does sound like a nutjob, but you live around asshole dog owners long enough, they do all get kind of coloured with the same sour perspective.

:wink: While I am honored at the prospect of contributing a meme, it wasn’t a typo.

Be thankful I don’t know your birthday.

Amen to that.
I was driving down our street the other day when a school bus approached from the other direction. It put on it’s blinking reds so it could drop off the kids. I did like you’re supposed to, stopped and held my position till everything was clear and the bus driver turned off his reds.
While I’m sitting there this crazy lady jumps off the curb between me and the bus and starts recording me with her cell phone giving me dirty looks the whole time as if I was going to peel out past this stopped bus if her vigilant ass wasn’t there to save the day ready to report me to the authorites with the incriminating video.
Who knows? Maybe she’s seen one too many idiot drivers go past unloading school buses or something and now thinks shes the neighborhood guardian.

Like this lady: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UTM40K53K8

If this my wife and she told me a story that at least resembled yours, I’d drag her over to your house and have her apologize to you.

Then I would get her home and tie her up and spank her. And then I would rip her clothes off and I would pleasure her with…

Eh… where was I? Oh yeah, she’d totally have to apologize to you!

It is always a good idea to print off the Dope thread in cases like this and slip a copy under your neighbor’s door.

That way she’ll know that the weight of public opinion is against her, and mend her ways. In fact, she’ll probably come right over with an apology and a cake.

If it’s a chocolate cake, I wouldn’t eat it.

:smiley:

OP: if you need someone to represent you at the peace talks in Paris, I’m free to go as long as my expenses are paid.

Call the cops.

Oh sure they won’t take it seriously.

Until you mention she told you she had a gun, and threatened to shoot your dog if she sees you again.

Oh the hilarity that will cause. (this is the US right)

Of course she will deny it. they will still search her house and person pretty good, just to be sure.

haha

Now that is starting a war my friend.

I mean, she did call you a faggot, and threaten you with violence.

One good turn deserves another.

Can’t you just, you know, [Mr. Burns Voice]‘release the hounds’[/MBV]?

Sorry, but this sounds to me like a different kind of crazy --she thought you had stopped in order to watch the kids for nefarious purposes, obviously.

It’s a pretty safe bet that WWIV will be all about cat shit - but there’s reason to believe that this issue could possibly precede the dog shit war.

Oh HO! It’s like that, is it?

I am every day. :smiley:

Perhaps you read a previous thread that I had posted about my own misadventure with a lunatic neighbor while walking my dog?

Then again…there have probably been many others, lol!

  1. So you neighbor knows you pick up your dog’s feces, fill a paper bag with them and place it on her porch.
  2. Since the bag might not be immediately obvious, light it on fire.
  3. Ring the doorbell. Since there has been some slight friction between you and her, I recommend leaving the area and watch from afar so you can see her joyous reaction at your responsible and neighborly behavior.

I agree that you probably shouldn’t have called her a fucking nut job. But I’m glad you did. I would’ve too. How far are we supposed to go accommodate crazy people? Also agreed re reporting the threat.

Especially since he’s buried in the back yard.

so, she didn’t pick her shit up with a baggie either?