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Freddie

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6. Garbage Man

Reply to bif (Original post)

Mon May 12, 2025, 02:11 PM

May 12

Our neighbor has a home-grown trash collection service (his back yard is full of trash cans) that is questionably legal. Every time we see him he tries to sell us his service, which is cheaper than the legitimate trash company we use. We try hard to avoid him but our houses are 10 feet apart.

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Do you have any nicknames for your neighbors? [View all] bif May 12 OP

We have a "Busybody" who is always prying into everyone's business. RockRaven May 12 #1

Yeah, I call mine, "the neighbors". Sometimes, i call then them by their names. marble falls May 12 #2

Tree Killer Marthe48 May 12 #3

the REAL question is... ret5hd May 12 #4

My sister's former neighbor was sweet, but very nosy: Mrs. Kravitz... (See "Bewitched) hlthe2b May 12 #5

Garbage Man Freddie May 12 #6

Yes, Cat Girl, bc she brought me a cat that we did TNR on which ended up with the cat living on my porch for 15 years. 1WorldHope May 12 #7

Yep. Wingus Dingus May 12 #8

Charlie's Mom is a well written character (as is the whole show) underpants May 12 #9

I saw that Stewart had passed away, that's a shame. Wingus Dingus May 12 #11

Multi-directional dog underpants May 12 #10

The Rednecks Maninacan May 12 #12

Corner Nazi Voltaire2 May 12 #13

Our neighbor at the end of the road is WhiteTara May 12 #14

The Mechanic; Lawnmower Man; Los Mariachis JoseBalow May 12 #15

Ours are bad Grim Chieftain May 12 #16