My Artistic Revenge on My Annoying Neighbor
Anonymous Charming Meddler #290 · General
So, there's this guy named Pete who lives next door. He's always playing his guitar at all hours and being super loud when he has parties, really not cool, right? I've tried talking to him about it, even left some notes in his mailbox, but nothing seems to work. It got so bad that last weekend during a big party of his, my own apartment was shaking from the bass and I couldn't sleep for three nights straight. I decided enough was enough when he started blasting music one morning at 7 AM, right as I was trying to catch up on some much-needed rest before heading off to do commissions. That's when I snapped and pulled out my sketchbook. I sketched a caricature of Pete, exaggerated features, big ears like an elephant's for how he's always listening to music through walls and even bigger nose for his constant sneezing fits whenever anyone smokes around him. Then I went the extra mile by adding some humorous labels: 'Guitar Hero 24/7,' 'Walls Have Ears,' and, my personal favorite, 'Noise Police.' I printed out this drawing as a banner about five feet long and hung it up on a clothesline in full view of his front door. I made sure to attach some balloons with notes attached saying he should turn the volume down or risk getting banned from the neighborhood. When Pete saw it, he came over with a big scowl but ended up laughing too when he read the balloons. We had a good laugh and then he apologized for being so loud and promised to be more considerate about his noise levels. So yeah, I'm the annoying artist neighbor who took matters into my own hands by drawing a hilarious portrait of my noisy counterpart, mission accomplished! Not sorry at all.