Comments on: Public Displays of Long-Distance Affection

By: Rufus

Rufus — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:33:21 +0000

HAH. Alvis Pwned.

By: FeRD

FeRD — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:46:39 +0000

(I shouldn’t admit to occasionally checking back on these, should I? Oh well…)

I intend only my own amusement, with most of my posts, PP. — But if someone else is able to share in that amusement, even better! So, I’m glad my ramblings struck a chord with you.

I certainly don’t know where t-rex is coming from! IMHO it’s a characteristic of all worthwhile humor, that it… maybe not necessarily that it “requires research”, but that it at least is the “product of study”. What one knows best, one can then skewer most effectively!

By: dora

dora — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:06:10 +0000

Reads to me like high-level ESL. Generally good, but off on irregular verbs and a singular object that’s referred to in the plural. I’m an editor, but in this case I won’t quibble.

Definitely on letter-writer’s side.

By: She

She — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:32:58 +0000

Ryan found the note on the door of his apartment building. He wasn’t the one skyping his GF at all hours of the night.

By: I don't like you

I don't like you — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:02:52 +0000

Ryan, you’re a douchebag. Hopefully your girlfriend realizes this quickly and finds someone less douche-filled.

Be more considerate of others.

By: Pit Pat

Pit Pat — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:37:15 +0000

FeRD, idk if you’re still reading this, but I was amused. And I don’t amuse easily.

By: ArtsBeatLA

ArtsBeatLA — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:21:41 +0000

@SilentPsycho — your neighbor sounds like a complete slave to her kid’s whims. Gah! She’ll pay for it during adolescence.

By: Meh

Meh — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:17:28 +0000

The note writer needs to re-learn their grammar. Who says “waken up”? And seriously, no one says “a headphone”. If you’re referring to one earbud with a microphone, you’re referring to “a headset”.

The noise complaint was justified but the wording would definitely make me less likely to take this note seriously.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:03:28 +0000

I didn’t write the note — just saw it on the door to my building’s lobby and thought it was amusing.

By: Ginger

Ginger — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:39:46 +0000

I think it is beautiful and the note writer was being unnecessarily grumpy. He should have just knocked on the door and asked his neighbor to keep it down instead leaving a nasty note.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:53:06 +0000

But how loud are this guy’s speakers/talking voice? If it’s normal (and of course some people are louder than they think they are, so he could be too loud without being totally thoughtless), it’s a problem with the building, not his behaviour. If ordinary noises from other flats keep you awake, either there’s something wrong with you and you need to move out to the country, or there’s something wrong with the walls!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:20:43 +0000

Where’s my sympathy? Sir and/or ma’am, you are correct. It’s awfully presumptuous to talk about someone else’s lease.

On the same note, it’s awfully presumptuous of you to assume that the easier solution for this note-leaver is to move out of their apartment than to address the problem directly. “Well, gee. I can’t stand how loud the guy next door is, so I guess I have to move, and probably forfeit a couple hundred dollars of my deposit, if not all of it.” (Don’t worry, I’m just presuming here.)

It’s also awfully presumptuous to assume that I am of the 9-5 workday mold. Here is my sympathy: I am a baker. I work 3AM – 12PM shifts, and I’m in bed by 7PM on most nights. I value my sleep (and, hand in hand, my peace and quiet), as I assume most people do. This is a matter of respect, I think. If Ryan sleeps during the day, he has just as much of a right to tell the neighbors to keep it down as they do to tell him to keep it down. I am sympathetic to all peace-seekers.

By: me me me

me me me — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:24:37 +0000

Cooking the same food and eating it over Skype, wow. I can’t decide if that is lovely or crazy.

By: Alvis

Alvis — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:59:53 +0000

1. Sure it’s helpful – you even explained how. The solution is “move out of a city if you’re a baby about noise issues”

2. It’s awfully presumptuous to speak to terms of a private lease you have no knowledge of.

Maybe Ryan sleeps during the day. Where’s your sympathy for those who don’t fit your cookie-cutter 9-to-5-workday mold?