Comments on: The Letter in the Pond http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/ The Neat Side of the Web Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:19:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pumps for ponds http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-865063 pumps for ponds Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:47:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-865063 I love stuff like this! I always try to leave messages and jokes and things whenever I make something in the hopes that someone, somewhere will read it and laugh. I love stuff like this! I always try to leave messages and jokes and things whenever I make something in the hopes that someone, somewhere will read it and laugh.

]]> By: tomtheman5 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-601118 tomtheman5 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:44:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-601118 A bite on the ankle from a wildebeest? LOL this is definitely an awesome read... A bite on the ankle from a wildebeest? LOL this is definitely an awesome read...

]]> By: DOJ http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-600762 DOJ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:51:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-600762 you should see the note under the pyramids, those aliens are hilarious you should see the note under the pyramids, those aliens are hilarious

]]> By: SenorMysterioso http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-600697 SenorMysterioso Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:57:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-600697 Why do some people take everything so seriously. The letter is pretty tongue in cheek and the pond creator obviously knew that not everyone that lived there would share his same love of pond so why not leave a little note that will make someone smile after a long day of pond removal Why do some people take everything so seriously. The letter is pretty tongue in cheek and the pond creator obviously knew that not everyone that lived there would share his same love of pond so why not leave a little note that will make someone smile after a long day of pond removal

]]> By: Aeris http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-599811 Aeris Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:37:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-599811 hehehe, i love this letter. I want something like that underneath my grave ^^ hehehe, i love this letter. I want something like that underneath my grave ^^

]]> By: jack.wh http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-599469 jack.wh Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:50:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-599469 That was quality. Officially one of the best posts in existence! That was quality. Officially one of the best posts in existence!

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598903 ted Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:12:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598903 Doesn't matter how much effort you spent. You have to learn to let go of material things, or just keep the place forever. It's a cute thing to put there, and I doubt the person who wrote the note was really all that peeved. He probably knew that one day it would give someone a chuckle. Doesn't matter how much effort you spent. You have to learn to let go of material things, or just keep the place forever.

It's a cute thing to put there, and I doubt the person who wrote the note was really all that peeved. He probably knew that one day it would give someone a chuckle.

]]> By: ripper http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598698 ripper Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:21:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598698 Tona - No one wants to see something they created destroyed. (especially with such effort) Wonder how many more letters this guy left around the house? Tona - No one wants to see something they created destroyed. (especially with such effort) Wonder how many more letters this guy left around the house?

]]> By: tona b. http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598670 tona b. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:56:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598670 This is stupid. Who cares if someone changes things after you have left? You don't live there anymore, so let it go already! This is stupid. Who cares if someone changes things after you have left? You don't live there anymore, so let it go already!

]]> By: Thomas http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598500 Thomas Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:53:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598500 that's excellent. I want to leave notes on everything I do from now on. Maybe the occasional Gypsy curse. that's excellent. I want to leave notes on everything I do from now on. Maybe the occasional Gypsy curse.

]]> By: SenorMysterioso http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598449 SenorMysterioso Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:17:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598449 Ha, nice work pond digger Ha, nice work pond digger

]]> By: Evilbeagle http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598388 Evilbeagle Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:04:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598388 That is classic! I am getting ideas now. That is classic! I am getting ideas now.

]]> By: L.C. http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598376 L.C. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:39:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598376 how excellent. i hope that persons head falls off as well how excellent. i hope that persons head falls off as well

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598374 Miss Cellania Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:35:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598374 I also have a small pond, probably 50 years old or more. I would never consider taking it out, since it's concrete. I also have a small pond, probably 50 years old or more. I would never consider taking it out, since it's concrete.

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598372 Miss Cellania Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:34:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598372 Sid, my house is over 80 years old, and I'm always repairing stuff. When I replaced the vinyl floor in the bathroom, I found no subflooring. The previous owner had leveled the porch boards with newspapers! Specifically, newspapers from 1968 and 1969. They were full of RFK and MLK assassination updates and Apollo stories. I saved them as best as I can. Sid, my house is over 80 years old, and I'm always repairing stuff. When I replaced the vinyl floor in the bathroom, I found no subflooring. The previous owner had leveled the porch boards with newspapers! Specifically, newspapers from 1968 and 1969. They were full of RFK and MLK assassination updates and Apollo stories. I saved them as best as I can.

]]> By: Sid Morrison http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598371 Sid Morrison Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:31:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598371 That's pretty funny, but what is even funnier is that I've done teh same thing myself. My wife and I own a nearly 200 year old house. Over the years it was pretty well conserved, but in the 1960s a family of morons lived here who did some horrendously poor quality work. I've been gradually undoing their schlock... My efforts include replacing some cheap drywall with real lath and plaster (which I can do fairly well - it's not that hard and looks/performs a lot better). Fortunately, most of the house still has real plaster, so it's only a few places where these lazy hacks screwed up the walls. Anyhow, whenever I restore a wall, I leave inside it the current day's newspaper. Occasionally, I leave inside a note as well, threathening to HAUNT them forever if they re-replace my plaster with drywall again. :-) That's pretty funny, but what is even funnier is that I've done teh same thing myself. My wife and I own a nearly 200 year old house. Over the years it was pretty well conserved, but in the 1960s a family of morons lived here who did some horrendously poor quality work. I've been gradually undoing their schlock... My efforts include replacing some cheap drywall with real lath and plaster (which I can do fairly well - it's not that hard and looks/performs a lot better). Fortunately, most of the house still has real plaster, so it's only a few places where these lazy hacks screwed up the walls. Anyhow, whenever I restore a wall, I leave inside it the current day's newspaper. Occasionally, I leave inside a note as well, threathening to HAUNT them forever if they re-replace my plaster with drywall again. :-)

]]> By: JohnnySLC http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598362 JohnnySLC Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:24:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598362 We recently bought a house with a small pond. We also ripped it out for the same reason (small kids). I'd wager that it took as much effort to rip that MFer out as it did to put it in. Our neighborhood also has a tradition that they give you a rose bush when your parents pass away. There were two rose bushes planted next to the front door, given to the previous owners when their parents passed away. Guess what happened to them? Those were much easier to rip out than the pond. Yes, I know my head is going to fall off. We recently bought a house with a small pond. We also ripped it out for the same reason (small kids). I'd wager that it took as much effort to rip that MFer out as it did to put it in.
Our neighborhood also has a tradition that they give you a rose bush when your parents pass away. There were two rose bushes planted next to the front door, given to the previous owners when their parents passed away. Guess what happened to them? Those were much easier to rip out than the pond.
Yes, I know my head is going to fall off.

]]> By: Algonkin http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598346 Algonkin Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:15:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598346 Love the ending LOL!! Love the ending LOL!!

]]> By: PAgent http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598345 PAgent Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:14:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598345 That was awesome. And I mean that in the most literal sense: I am in awe that someone would go to that much trouble to administer a delayed remote-detonated guilt trip. Well-played, sir. Well-played. That was awesome. And I mean that in the most literal sense: I am in awe that someone would go to that much trouble to administer a delayed remote-detonated guilt trip. Well-played, sir. Well-played.

]]> By: nick http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598335 nick Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:51:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598335 i hope your head falls off. i hope your head falls off.

]]> By: soops http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598319 soops Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:27:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598319 Great post Miss C, but dang what a pessimist! To go to the effort of typing and laminating; 'I'm gonna build a pond.. someones just going to fill it in i bet.. ... ..I'll write a note' Great post Miss C, but dang what a pessimist! To go to the effort of typing and laminating; 'I'm gonna build a pond.. someones just going to fill it in i bet.. ... ..I'll write a note'

]]> By: Xinavera http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/06/the-letter-in-the-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-598307 Xinavera Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:04:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16664#comment-598307 That's fantastic! I am so going to pin notes inside any construction projects I add to my house. You Sniveling Pond Destroyer! That's fantastic! I am so going to pin notes inside any construction projects I add to my house. You Sniveling Pond Destroyer!

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