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The Astoria Notes
This is a fascinating read. A blogger in Queens starts receiving a series of notes from his downstairs neighbor. The story is so odd and the letters are written with such a formal flair, you can’t help but get totally engrossed. It takes an even more bizarre turn when a schoolteacher gets hold of the story. [via]
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January 30th, 2007 - 10:12
I can’t wait to get home so I can listen to the kids’ audio.
January 30th, 2007 - 10:18
how did you find this?
I got a note from my upstairs neighbour, and I keep meaning to write back. She wrote to let me know that she was getting a new treadmill, and if it was too loud to let me know so we could come up with a solution. How great is that?
January 30th, 2007 - 10:24
Found it via metafilter. As illustrated in the “via” link. :P
January 30th, 2007 - 10:24
I want to write letters to all my neighbors now.
Dear Guy Accross the Street,
Last winter when you had your driveway plowed into mine I seriously thought about egging your precious truck. But seeing as how you seem to enjoy washing it every Saturday at 6am with your radio blasting, I didn’t want to give you the joy. Sincerly Lauren
January 30th, 2007 - 10:27
Lauren, hah!
Freakgirl… duh me! :)
January 30th, 2007 - 11:48
I once lived in an apartment where my across the street neighbor entertained a different gentleman caller every night, and that’s not an exageration, sometimes there was more than one a night, though never two at a time. She never shut the blinds or turned out the lights, and during the summer when our windows were open I even got sound effects. You would think this was a bad thing but she was pretty cute from 30 feet and so were the guys, so it was actually rather entertaining. Yeah, I’m that creepy neighbor who stares into your apaprtment, and sometimes I’d invite friends for the show. But hey, if she didn’t want an audience then she should have shut the damn blinds. Anyway, one day I was walking my dog and ran into her on the street. She was all, “Hey you live in the apartment across the alley from me. Your DOG is always staring into my apartment.” I didn’t have the guts to thank her for the free porn show. That saturday when I woke up and saw her hauling out boxes was a dark day for me. The professional, as I termed her, was leaving without even saying goodbye. Yup, I just upped my creepy quotient.
January 30th, 2007 - 14:09
Shannon that’s hilarious. I have a nude sunbathing neighbor… but so not cute.
January 30th, 2007 - 17:19
I spotted this entry a little while back and then started trawling the Comic Sans archives, he has some funny shit in there.
January 30th, 2007 - 18:59
I’ve been lucky enough to live on the top floor of my apartment for a number of years, and my downstairs neighbors have always been very quiet. I admit I am not the MOST quiet person out there, but I try to keep it down as much as I can, especially after 10 or so.
Some new neighbors have moved in downstairs this past week, and at first I was a little concerned that they might be the overly sensitive type who prefer it if you don’t walk at all past 8pm, or play any music except on headphones, etc.
Turns out I needn’t worry because the incredibly loud sex they seem to constantly be having will probably drown out any noise I might be making.
January 30th, 2007 - 19:01
Awwwww.
January 30th, 2007 - 20:53
Yeah. That’s pretty much what it sounds like.
January 30th, 2007 - 23:51
ooooooooooh
January 31st, 2007 - 00:40
That too.