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“I Was Gonna Make As Much Legal Sound As Possible”: 16 Y.O. Took Revenge On His Neighborhood Karen With A 9-Hour Music Party
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“I Was Gonna Make As Much Legal Sound As Possible”: 16 Y.O. Took Revenge On His Neighborhood Karen With A 9-Hour Music Party

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There are never too many stories about annoying neighbors. At least until each person has their own house, completely soundproofed and invisible to other people, which actually means never.

It always happens that people who live nearby get annoyed with your lifestyle, constantly annoy you, and generally behave in the most disgusting way. And sometimes it even turns out that the most terrible neighbor is you yourself. In any case, stories about dirty tricks from neighbors – and subsequent revenge – will always take place.

Like it happened with this Redditor who told his own story, which took place about ten years ago, when he was sixteen, and gained over 5.6K upvotes and about 410 comments. This, as you probably already presumed, will be about an evil neighbor and the teenager’s petty revenge.

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The story took place when the original poster was 16 and his parents went away for two weeks on business

So, when the original poster was sixteen, his parents went away for two weeks on business, leaving him at home. The teenager’s plans included mainly PC gaming, which he did for almost 90 percent of his free time, while not forgetting about doing his chores around the house.

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"I Was Gonna Make As Much Legal Sound As Possible": 16 Y.O. Took Revenge On His Neighborhood Karen With A 9-Hour Music Party

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One day, the teenager began to receive some really strange letters which looked official

And so, one fine day, the OP began to receive strange letters on the letterheads of the local HOA with strict instructions to urgently cut the grass on the lawn or cut overgrown rose bushes – despite the fact that at first glance, everything looked dandy and well-trimmed.

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Turned out the letters were written by a former HOA board member, a typical neighborhood Karen

The confused guy went to one of his neighbors who was on the HOA board, and it turned out that the letters were sent by a typical neighborhood Karen who had also previously tried to poison some of the local dogs (among which, by the way, was the OP’s dog). All the dogs survived, and the woman just escaped with expulsion from the HOA board.

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Karen called the cops, claiming the OP arranged a noisy, drug-fueled party

The next day, the OP and his friends had long hangouts with Counter-Strike gaming, chips and energy drinks, as a result of which the same Karen called the police, stating that a noisy, drug-fueled party was taking place in the house. Cops made sure the boys were just playing and left, while the OP began to hatch his own revenge plan.

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The next day the OP began to hatch his own revenge plan

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Over the next few days, he went around to all the neighbors, enlisting their support, and also got permission from the police. After that, he installed music speakers around the perimeter of the Karen’s house – and precisely at 8 am, they turned on the music at a barely legal volume.

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Loud music had been playing for nine hours in a row

The nasty neighbor tried to throw stones at them, called the police – they came, saw permission and left… and when she came to complain, OP sarcastically told her that her rose bushes were just too high.

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A few years later, the nasty neighbor moved out of the area

This went on for nine hours in a row and the OP never heard from that Karen anymore. A few years later, she moved out of the area, and our hero does not know if it was because of his revenge or not. Then OP’s family also left, so he doesn’t have a clue what happened to the woman next.

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Folks online were mostly amused by the author’s writing style but also admitted Karen deserved this revenge

We must admit that the commenters mostly cracked up at the author’s writing style – with numerous references and specific speech patterns, as well as the fact that in the USA, according to the laws, parents do not have the right to leave a sixteen-year-old child alone in the house for almost two weeks.

The OP noted that at that time, he did not live in the USA, but in Denmark, where such a thing is permissible. In general, people online supported the author, agreeing that the annoying neighbor got what she deserved – both for her nagging and especially for poisoning dogs. So revenge did come true – and righteous revenge, approved by the majority.

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By the way, we wonder if you have any similar stories of confrontation with nasty neighbors. Somehow we’re sure you have some, so we’d love to take a glance – even if you tell your story in a less epic and picturesque style than the original poster.

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After many years of working as sports journalist and trivia game author and host in Ukraine I joined Bored Panda as a content creator. I do love writing stories and I sincerely believe - there's no dull plots at all. Like a great Italian composer Joaquino Rossini once told: "Give me a police protocol - and I'll make an opera out of it!"

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Oleg Tarasenko

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After many years of working as sports journalist and trivia game author and host in Ukraine I joined Bored Panda as a content creator. I do love writing stories and I sincerely believe - there's no dull plots at all. Like a great Italian composer Joaquino Rossini once told: "Give me a police protocol - and I'll make an opera out of it!"

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Saulė Tolstych

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Saulė is a photo editor at Bored Panda with bachelor's degree in Multimedia and Computer Design. The thing that relaxes her the best is going into YouTube rabbit hole. In her free time she loves painting, embroidering and taking walks in nature.

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Kusotare
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Before you engage a teenager in a war, be careful. They have plenty of time, and frequently have more and better resources.

Valerie Smart
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OPs writing style made me laugh out loud so hard I’m sure people in next county over heard me. Love it!!

Kelley Baltierra
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That Karen deserved everything she got. OP could have done a lot worse but took the high ground and kept everything legal. No one good poisons dogs.

Zophra
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Third day of Shitmas" - this is all so humorously written!

Random Anon
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One thing I find rather worrisome is the fact that Karen was in the HOA. I guess it's all good at the end, but she did attempted to take lives first before getting booted. That's more than a red flag with blaring horns. Begs the question, how many of these lunatics are in position of authority?

Dillon Sizemore
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Said it on a post before about authority. ALL authority figures should be mentally evaluated. A lot of the people that go for these positions do so because of a budding case of megalomania so once they get the position when left a little unchecked they go full psycho like trying to poison peoples animals, peering in to peoples back yards to look at bush height, and complaining about teenage drug parties are all signs the women should be commited as she has proved she is a danger to others and a public nuisance. Edit: I say that abou teenage drug parties because she called the cops and she was 10 houses away if there was a problem I think someone closer would call first. Then said tge noise kept her up when it was probaly her own delusions that did.

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L1z
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm at work in crisis support laughing my as off reading this! I should not have started this tonight 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Pernille Dyre
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dansk 😛😂😂. Derfor sproget og formulering var bekendt. To all others... danish humor - the words, the humor make SO MUCH SENSE...

Agatha Christie
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OP "Cops left and we lost the match. Unrelated tho." But masterbation is related? I have teenage sons. I love them dearly. But boys are so disgusting! 😂 Entertaining story nonetheless.

Kira Okah
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The "unrelated" part was the connection between the cops and the loss of the match, not its relation to the story. Otherwise the style of writing is pretty typical reddit humourous writing, mastubation references included.

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KimB
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm pissing myself over here I need that towel!!! Too fricking funny!!!

Kensi
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I must admit this is my favourite story ever. And Your writing style and references were absolutely great!

Wistiti
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's been a while but that really made me laugh. I'm going to have to go home for lunch and read some Terry Pratchett just to continue being this light.

Lyone Fein
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was so well written. I couldn't stop laughing. He has great style and a sense of the dramatic.

Wendy
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is so entertaining, you should start writing more stuff

Giobemo
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Freedom measurement"!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Also loved "on the third day of s***mas", that was perfect.

Hecate DeMort
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bored panda needs to check how their posts appear on the app, this started making no sense as the screenshots got squished and cropped.

Zedrapazia
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know the issue, if you click on the text to pop it up, you can read it better

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Kitty
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can’t read this. And I’m not being old, because I’m only a couple years older than this guy. Who talks like this?! Bushes like unshaven minority porn actresses?! Moria written tombs? Arrakis? OP, get a life and learn how to write basic English. To all the weirdos out there who think writing and talking like this makes you cool, it makes everyone think you’re total CREEPS.

DrBronxx
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2 years ago

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I think I'm getting old. That writing seemed just terrible to me. Extremely forced humour, and the writer came off as an arrogant douche to me. He's the lesser of two evils in this story.

Seb Benson
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, it would appear that you are getting old... very given your reaction to this post.

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Jo Firth
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2 years ago

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I don't believe this for a minute - but he writes a good story.

Izzy Curer
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2 years ago (edited)

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I don't know how I feel about this. The woman sounds criminally awful for a lot of reasons, but I also understand noise complaints. I would hate having noise blasted at my house for hours, particularly considering I work from home, and I sometimes work nights. Either way, I wouldn't be able to think or sleep, which isn't just annoying, it affects my livelihood. Not cool, dude. Personally, I think what he did was wrong. Just because the neighbor is a crappy person, it doesn't make what he did okay, even if he managed to do it without breaking any laws. (I also don't really like this writing style. Just give me the facts, man.)

Kira Okah
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She didn't hear a thing - she was ten houses away and if she could have heard the noise of their non party from there, his closer neighbours would have already wringed him rather than assisting him later. She knew of a party from the advanced warning, not from hearing a noise from a lan-party.

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Maddox (bgashbhabgjakbghdjab) Darling
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2 years ago

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It is cool that everyone can speak freely on this website but the censorship here is unreal. I am going to be hated but I figured that I should let people know to be open minded and to have an open mind on this site. We should all treat each other kindly, because you never know who you are talking to. It could be someone with a problem in life or it could be some troll on the internet looking for a few laughs, but try and be nice to everyone. If you see something you dont agree with, just dont reply and have some self control. TL,DR If you see something you dont agree with, don be an a-hole.

Zophra
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maddox, I know you mean well, but this is something everyone inherently already knows and you are sounding very patronizing - like you are reminding a child to be good. People who want to be a-holes don't care if you are telling them not to be one.

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Kusotare
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Before you engage a teenager in a war, be careful. They have plenty of time, and frequently have more and better resources.

Valerie Smart
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OPs writing style made me laugh out loud so hard I’m sure people in next county over heard me. Love it!!

Kelley Baltierra
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That Karen deserved everything she got. OP could have done a lot worse but took the high ground and kept everything legal. No one good poisons dogs.

Zophra
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Third day of Shitmas" - this is all so humorously written!

Random Anon
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One thing I find rather worrisome is the fact that Karen was in the HOA. I guess it's all good at the end, but she did attempted to take lives first before getting booted. That's more than a red flag with blaring horns. Begs the question, how many of these lunatics are in position of authority?

Dillon Sizemore
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Said it on a post before about authority. ALL authority figures should be mentally evaluated. A lot of the people that go for these positions do so because of a budding case of megalomania so once they get the position when left a little unchecked they go full psycho like trying to poison peoples animals, peering in to peoples back yards to look at bush height, and complaining about teenage drug parties are all signs the women should be commited as she has proved she is a danger to others and a public nuisance. Edit: I say that abou teenage drug parties because she called the cops and she was 10 houses away if there was a problem I think someone closer would call first. Then said tge noise kept her up when it was probaly her own delusions that did.

Load More Replies...
L1z
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm at work in crisis support laughing my as off reading this! I should not have started this tonight 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Pernille Dyre
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dansk 😛😂😂. Derfor sproget og formulering var bekendt. To all others... danish humor - the words, the humor make SO MUCH SENSE...

Agatha Christie
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OP "Cops left and we lost the match. Unrelated tho." But masterbation is related? I have teenage sons. I love them dearly. But boys are so disgusting! 😂 Entertaining story nonetheless.

Kira Okah
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The "unrelated" part was the connection between the cops and the loss of the match, not its relation to the story. Otherwise the style of writing is pretty typical reddit humourous writing, mastubation references included.

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KimB
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm pissing myself over here I need that towel!!! Too fricking funny!!!

Kensi
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I must admit this is my favourite story ever. And Your writing style and references were absolutely great!

Wistiti
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's been a while but that really made me laugh. I'm going to have to go home for lunch and read some Terry Pratchett just to continue being this light.

Lyone Fein
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was so well written. I couldn't stop laughing. He has great style and a sense of the dramatic.

Wendy
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is so entertaining, you should start writing more stuff

Giobemo
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Freedom measurement"!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Also loved "on the third day of s***mas", that was perfect.

Hecate DeMort
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bored panda needs to check how their posts appear on the app, this started making no sense as the screenshots got squished and cropped.

Zedrapazia
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know the issue, if you click on the text to pop it up, you can read it better

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Kitty
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can’t read this. And I’m not being old, because I’m only a couple years older than this guy. Who talks like this?! Bushes like unshaven minority porn actresses?! Moria written tombs? Arrakis? OP, get a life and learn how to write basic English. To all the weirdos out there who think writing and talking like this makes you cool, it makes everyone think you’re total CREEPS.

DrBronxx
Community Member
2 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

I think I'm getting old. That writing seemed just terrible to me. Extremely forced humour, and the writer came off as an arrogant douche to me. He's the lesser of two evils in this story.

Seb Benson
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, it would appear that you are getting old... very given your reaction to this post.

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Jo Firth
Community Member
2 years ago

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I don't believe this for a minute - but he writes a good story.

Izzy Curer
Community Member
2 years ago (edited)

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I don't know how I feel about this. The woman sounds criminally awful for a lot of reasons, but I also understand noise complaints. I would hate having noise blasted at my house for hours, particularly considering I work from home, and I sometimes work nights. Either way, I wouldn't be able to think or sleep, which isn't just annoying, it affects my livelihood. Not cool, dude. Personally, I think what he did was wrong. Just because the neighbor is a crappy person, it doesn't make what he did okay, even if he managed to do it without breaking any laws. (I also don't really like this writing style. Just give me the facts, man.)

Kira Okah
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She didn't hear a thing - she was ten houses away and if she could have heard the noise of their non party from there, his closer neighbours would have already wringed him rather than assisting him later. She knew of a party from the advanced warning, not from hearing a noise from a lan-party.

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Maddox (bgashbhabgjakbghdjab) Darling
Community Member
2 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

It is cool that everyone can speak freely on this website but the censorship here is unreal. I am going to be hated but I figured that I should let people know to be open minded and to have an open mind on this site. We should all treat each other kindly, because you never know who you are talking to. It could be someone with a problem in life or it could be some troll on the internet looking for a few laughs, but try and be nice to everyone. If you see something you dont agree with, just dont reply and have some self control. TL,DR If you see something you dont agree with, don be an a-hole.

Zophra
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maddox, I know you mean well, but this is something everyone inherently already knows and you are sounding very patronizing - like you are reminding a child to be good. People who want to be a-holes don't care if you are telling them not to be one.

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