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Siwsan

(26,250 posts)
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 07:51 PM Oct 2020

My niece's trump* humping neighbor has a sad. Neighborhood kids are being mean to him.

He has a trump* sign and 'My Governor is an Idiot' sign (meaning Governor Whitmer) in his front yard. Some of the neighborhood kids decided to use the sidewalk in front of his house as their own message center with a big 'VOTE BLUE' and 'BIDEN/HARRIS' chalked onto the sidewalk.

Well, he got his y-fronts in a twist because he seems to think that public sidewalk is his 'property'. He said he's 'got them on video' and is 'VERY disappointed' in the culprits, implying he knows exactly who they are. He's sharing all of this on the neighborhood FaceBook page.

He's brand new to the subdivision, has the only trump* and anti Whitmer signs in that section, which has LOTS of Biden/Harris signs, and has already pissed off more than a few people in the neighborhood, beyond anything to do with elections.

Admittedly, when his signs went up, my niece went out and got the whole collection of signs for Democratic candidates. Plus signs in the windows. Plus bumper stickers on the cars. I just don't know WHO she learned that kind of behavior from.

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My niece's trump* humping neighbor has a sad. Neighborhood kids are being mean to him. (Original Post) Siwsan Oct 2020 OP
Be grateful if all he does is post lies on FB...these are violent, dangerous people Eliot Rosewater Oct 2020 #1
Lol Faux pas Oct 2020 #2
I've found that Trumpers get irrationally angry at signs that say PTWB Oct 2020 #3
It drives them nuts thinking about which fellow Republicans they know are really voting for Biden... WyattKansas Oct 2020 #11
Excellent idea! Thanks for sharing. LuvNewcastle Oct 2020 #14
Your niece's neighbor is an Idiot & Cha Oct 2020 #4
I've always said if I was looking to move, I'd house hunt during a general election season Siwsan Oct 2020 #6
That guy never researched the neighborhood before buying the house, LMFAO. sarcasmo Oct 2020 #5
The whole area (I grew up there) has always leaned very heavily GOP. Until now. Siwsan Oct 2020 #7
So you're the crazy Uncle in the family mercuryblues Oct 2020 #8
Well, I've never disclaimed the 'eccentric auntie' label. Siwsan Oct 2020 #9
Oops, my bad. mercuryblues Oct 2020 #10
Give your niece an extra hug, ok? nt Atticus Oct 2020 #12
Your niece is the best. Good for her & the neighborhood! nt crickets Oct 2020 #13
Your niece sounds like a very wise young lady. smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #15
Now, what was it the trumpkin swine used to chant? Grokenstein Oct 2020 #16
The chalk is such an awesome idea! Olafjoy Oct 2020 #17
tell your niece she is a true patriot and so is her aunt! Takket Oct 2020 #18
your niece sounds like she's really kicking some ass orleans Oct 2020 #19
There's a lot I would do here Joelteply Oct 2020 #20
That may not be true in all jurisdictions. MineralMan Oct 2020 #21
You are right Joelteply Oct 2020 #22
I like the sidewalk chalk idea even better. MineralMan Oct 2020 #23
 

PTWB

(4,131 posts)
3. I've found that Trumpers get irrationally angry at signs that say
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 07:56 PM
Oct 2020

“Republicans for Biden” - far more angry than if your sign is a regular Biden / Harris sign.

I’m flying a giant Republicans for Biden flag on one of my properties that has a lot of road traffic past it. Not because I am a Republican by any stretch but because I support Republicans who are voting for Biden and think the flag will have more impact. Also, I know it gets under the skin of the Trump cultists who have to see it every day.

WyattKansas

(1,648 posts)
11. It drives them nuts thinking about which fellow Republicans they know are really voting for Biden...
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 08:14 PM
Oct 2020

And Democratic candidates down ballot.

And how they are going to be left holding the biggest bag of excrement in the end with nowhere to hide their loser tattoo they put on their foreheads. They suddenly have anal convulsions at the thought of being known as the Village Idiot by everyone again, instead of their self appointed importance to all.

Siwsan

(26,250 posts)
6. I've always said if I was looking to move, I'd house hunt during a general election season
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 08:01 PM
Oct 2020

I was lucky to end up in a neighborhood heavily populated with Democrats. There's one trump* sign, two houses up from mine, but I noticed, today, it's been joined by a Biden/Harris and a Kildee sign (Congressman Dan Kildee, MI-05).

Siwsan

(26,250 posts)
7. The whole area (I grew up there) has always leaned very heavily GOP. Until now.
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 08:03 PM
Oct 2020

There are still some trump* signs, but my brother said he's never seen so many signs for Democrats. Well, in the city. The township still leans red.

Grokenstein

(5,721 posts)
16. Now, what was it the trumpkin swine used to chant?
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 10:06 PM
Oct 2020

"Fuck your feelings, snowflake" or something like that?

Olafjoy

(937 posts)
17. The chalk is such an awesome idea!
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 10:20 PM
Oct 2020

Don’t mind my blue fingers over the next 2 weeks. I have seen all that fabulous sidewalk chalk for kids at Target etc. I’m excited 😆

Joelteply

(38 posts)
20. There's a lot I would do here
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 01:27 PM
Oct 2020

First of all, tell him that don’t go around here. How dare he threaten kiddos!

If he’s got city property on the other side of the grass you can technically post signs there. You’d have to buy about ten or twenty of them and just keep them coming each night. It’s legal.

Of course being that there are kids involved, the passive aggressive response just isn’t safe with these types.

MineralMan

(146,262 posts)
21. That may not be true in all jurisdictions.
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 01:32 PM
Oct 2020

In many places, political signs are not allowed in the street right-of-way, which includes those parkways or "boulevards" as they are called here. You have to put such signs inside your own property lines.

Better check on that where you are.

Joelteply

(38 posts)
22. You are right
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 01:41 PM
Oct 2020

My point though is it isn’t HIS property so he can’t do anything to you. He’s welcomed to pull them out but he can’t get you for trespassing, and so that leaves him powerless.

MineralMan

(146,262 posts)
23. I like the sidewalk chalk idea even better.
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 01:42 PM
Oct 2020

Certainly the children on my block use it a lot, and pay no attention to whose house their art is near. I love it!

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