Neighbour has stolen my clogs

[MongoAkimboAGoGo]

I had a decorative pair of clogs outside my front door and this morning they have disappeared and a pair of old trainers put in their place. I only have 3 neighbours - I messaged the one I thought had done it saying “haha great joke, can I have my clogs back now and you can have your trainers back” and she read the message, put a laughing face on it but never replied. I went around kept it friendly, said my kids had found it very amusing but seriously, can I have them back now and she made out she didn’t know what I was talking about but was clearly trying to hold in laughter. I just want them back. I never found it funny to begin with, I was just trying to stay light hearted but I’m getting annoyed now.

Just say 'I hate you and your shit jokes. Give me my clogs back, take your manky trainers and jog on'

Thanks OP. That update about the Father Christmas trousers made me laugh out loud on this dreary Friday morning 🤣

@Miniestelle

Just say 'I hate you and your shit jokes. Give me my clogs back, take your manky trainers and jog on'

Can’t help but agree. Fuck off with your lame jokes. Find someone else to pester and leave me alone.

Agree.

That sort of messing with other people’s property and hiding their stuff is the sort of thing that the class bullies used to do and then say that it was only a bit of fun.

There’s a joke and then there’s being a complete dick. She clearly knew you didn’t like the Christmas/Halloween prank.
Buy some wooden clogs and Chuck them at her living room window, if she likes clogs that much.

A few nights later she pulled my father Christmas’ trousers down.

That's enough internet for today.

Not sure why people are taking the piss OP.

A joke is only funny if both sides are laughing. If she is messing with your stuff and knows you hate it then she’s bullying you. That’s awful.

@MaMelon

Agree.

That sort of messing with other people’s property and hiding their stuff is the sort of thing that the class bullies used to do and then say that it was only a bit of fun.

This. ‘We were only having a laugh’ Most common response from absolute d**ks.

I'd tell her to stop her silly fucking pranks or you'll do a few of your own.

It's perfectly bloody obvious what OP means by pot, especially as she'd described them as decorative clogs in her first post

@shouldistop

God I thought your title said dogs!

I keep ON reading it as dogs!

Clogs, trees with bows, sands large enough to have trousers

I think that she is telling you that she doesn't want to live next to an eye sore.

@MongoAkimboAGoGo

I know it’s her because this is the kind of thing she does. At Christmas I decorated one of my little trees out front with red bows and the next morning she had covered it in one of those Halloween webs with spiders on it. My kids think the pranks are hilarious but it annoys me as I don’t like people messing with my stuff. She admitted the Christmas prank and apologised saying she’d had too much to drink. A few nights later she pulled my father Christmas’ trousers down. I feel bad because the kids find it really funny so it makes me feel like a spoilsport but I just wish she’d stop messing with my stuff

I read that as "my father's Christmas trousers", which is a whole new offence. I used to have neighbours like this OP, they annoyed me and weren't as hilarious as they thought.

@MySecretHistory

Clogs, trees with bows, sands large enough to have trousers

I think that she is telling you that she doesn't want to live next to an eye sore.

Santa not sands

I'm sat here lolling at her pulling down the trousers of your Father Christmas, and at the idea of her commiting these crimes after a few too many wines. Is she 12?

@thanksforyourcommentrandomman

It's perfectly bloody obvious what OP means by pot, especially as she'd described them as decorative clogs in her first post

It wasn't to me, no need to be snarky

They're there...there on the stair...

The legal definition of theft is "taking something belonging to another, with the intention to permanently deprive them of it" so its definitely not theft if she is planning on returning them.

Not sure I'd even have noticed something missing from my garden that quickly.... My neighbours have a metal cat in a tree in their garden, that I noticed last week, it definitely used to be mine, God knows when I last saw it in my own garden!! 😂 I find it quite funny personally that they took it as a joke and then I didn't notice and they totally forgot about it

@Miniestelle

Just say 'I hate you and your shit jokes. Give me my clogs back, take your manky trainers and jog on'

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I lost it at the father Christmas trousers and also read it as fathers Christmas trousers.

I appreciate you are annoyed OP but thankyou for the laugh.

Also what she has done is declare prank war and you (obviously) need to bog roll her house.

Could you plant up the trainers and leave them on her doorstep?

NotSorry

Have you never heard of a plant pot?

How unfunny.

@Miniestelle

Maybe it was a little mouse?

Where?

Is your neighbour Dr Brian May (from Queen)?