Neighborhood Narcissist

[Chatbrat]

I live in Tamarind Grove, to put it very blunt. There is a man who exercises in his drive way @ 6:30 am blaring music every morning. Today this was the topper-@ 12:30 he was sprawled out on his front lawn in shorts--bare chested - stretched out in some un Godly stretched position.

This guy is a first class nut--the neighborhood refers to him as Miami Mike

[jojo]

We can match that in Amelia. There is a guy who parades around in the briefest of Speedos all summer long. He walks across the street from his house through the postal station to the pool and even walks his dog in this attire. Ugh!

[golfing eagles]

Neighborhood Narcissist:

Every neighborhood has one, just like every village has an idiot:1rotfl::1rotfl:

[DonH57]

Whew. Now our village and street sounds more normal now.

[Carla B]

Not ours. It is chaste and pure.

[rubicon]

Hi chatbrat and jojo do the guys your talking about also wear thick gold chains around their necks and flashy pinky rings. God I hate that look

From your descriptions these guys think they leave residents "breathless" when the fact is they leave residents with the impression they are "clueless

This reminds me that back home we would refer to this type as ja beeps.
What's a ja beep..think Joey Buttafucco..thinking I'm so kool while people just shake their heads and shrug their shoulders.

Always find a silver lining, and at least you and your neighbors are getting some type of entertainment and conversation..." Alice, you know what that
ja beep did this morning"

Personal Best Regards:

[Chatbrat]

He must of hocked his gold since he started playing golf

[Madelaine Amee]

I can only tell you that if someone was stretched out on the front lawn in my neighborhood, one of us would call 911 and request an ambulance!

As for "speedo" man, it is probably just a rolled up sock!!!!

[golfing eagles]

Not ours. It is chaste and pure.

Isn't that the neighborhood with all the pineapples out front, loofas on the golf carts and gold shoes at the squares?????:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[salpal]

Imagine what everyone would be saying if these two were women!

[Chellybean]

Jezzzzzzz live and let live sounds like retirees with to much time on there hands!

[Boomer]

I can only tell you that if someone was stretched out on the front lawn in my neighborhood, one of us would call 911 and request an ambulance!

As for "speedo" man, it is probably just a rolled up sock!!!!


Now, here is a post that is a fun way to start the morning.

(I can't find that little rolling around laughing emoticon thingy or I would put one here........I bet that guy named Golfing Eagles is hoarding all of them.)

Anyway, thanks for a morning laugh.

Boomer

[ajbrown]

Imagine what everyone would be saying if these two were women!

I was looking after a friend's home and cat in Amelia this summer when they were away for a week.

I was driving home in my cart, when my attention was drawn to a scantily clad 'woman' working in her yard. Much of her was hidden by some bushes, As I got closer I realized it was 'speedo' guy.

I raced home as fast as I could. It was the first time I have ever had to wash my eyes out with soap.

[CritterLover]

I LOVE WEIRDOS!! They make life so much fun! :)

[karostay]

So who cares how anyone dresses..
It's their right to dress however it pleases them as long as they don't break any laws

[RickeyD]

I LOVE WEIRDOS!! They make life so much fun! :)


Maybe his Kool Aid was spiked with LSD ? Could have been Morse black ops.

[golfing eagles]

Now, here is a post that is a fun way to start the morning.

(I can't find that little rolling around laughing emoticon thingy or I would put one here........I bet that guy named Golfing Eagles is hoarding all of them.)

Anyway, thanks for a morning laugh.

Boomer

I've only used 17,745,878,922 of them---trillions left:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[dewilson58]

Great thread......................thanks for the smile this morning.

(sorry about your pain, i guess i shouldn't have smiled)

[John_W]

Blaring music outdoors at 6:30am would seem to be covered by some sort of noise ordinance. Have you called the Sumter County Sheriff's Office to find out, or report the offense? I know I would if the music was loud enough to wake me inside my home. I think there is an 8am noise ordinance because none of the landscapers will start cutting grass until then.

I remember when I was 10 years old living in St. Petersburg and I was riding on the back of my dad's motorcycle. He pulled over to the side one day and said did you see that? I said, see what. He said that man naked in his backyard. We saw a police officer a few minutes later and my dad flagged him down. He reported the incident and directed the officer to the home. The policeman knocked on his back door and asked the man if he was outside his home naked. The man said no, but he was wearing just a robe with shoes and socks. The police issued him a ticket right there.

[fred53]

Imagine what everyone would be saying if these two were women!

how they looked...same with the men.

There's feminist in every bunch...some are realistic...some are not...

[Chellybean]

So who cares how anyone dresses..
It's their right to dress however it pleases them as long as they don't break any laws

Amen, obviously it is the old folks not having anything better to do with their life. Maybe that person wants to stay in shape or is from a culture that accepts this.
God you people give me a laugh, NOT the OP

[Taltarzac725]

I've only used 17,745,878,922 of them---trillions left:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Are you out of lobster jokes yet???

Cannot really say I have any problem with the guy going around wearing just speedos. The early morning noise though would bother me.

[DonH57]

So who cares how anyone dresses..
It's their right to dress however it pleases them as long as they don't break any laws

Maybe breaking laws of nature but I don't think police enforce those!:jester:

[Boomer]

As the thread turns..........

Now I am confused..........

Who we callin' crotchety?
..........
Boomer

[outlaw]

Quit complaining about your fellow villagers on this site. These types of threads hurt the villages reputation. Have any of you chronic complainers bothered to meet these people and talk to them? Maybe they are great neighbors that just love the outdoors and the sun. At least the workout guy is trying to stay healthy. (I know. You play golf every day. Riding around in a golf cart and standing over a little white ball isn't exactly intense exercise. Ok, for some of you, it is. But for people in half way decent shape it isn't.) These human targets of your ire could turn out to be your best friends. Maybe the speedo guy is European. We are a nation of immigrants. And anyway, what's the big deal? You're retired.

[golfing eagles]

Are you out of lobster jokes yet???


Heck no---you should have seen what this lobster did in the roundabout while being chased by a coyote driving a non-street legal golf cart at 28 mph yesterday:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Taltarzac725]

Heck no---you should have seen what this lobster did in the roundabout while being chased by a coyote driving a non-street legal golf cart at 28 mph yesterday:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Followed by a guy only in speedos??

[graciegirl]

Amen, obviously it is the old folks not having anything better to do with their life. Maybe that person wants to stay in shape or is from a culture that accepts this.
God you people give me a laugh, NOT the OP



When someone says "you people", my senses heighten.


And hearing "Old Folks" makes my blood pressure go up UNLESS I say it.


And what culture accepts someone over 55 parading around in a Speedo? Oh maybe in Miami. But we are HERE and we think it is interesting to point it out to each other. It is you Chellybean who doesn't have enough interesting in your life, that is my guess.


Carry on.


AND Chatbrat....6:30 A.M. is way too early to see and hear this kind of thing.


Most violence in the world is done by people who have not had their coffee.

[tomwed]

The boombox guy just needs headphones.

The speedo guy might be in training for the Olympics. I'll admit the easiest part is wearing the right suit but you got to start someplace.

[graciegirl]

The boombox guy just needs headphones.

The speedo guy might be in training for the Olympics. I'll admit the easiest part is wearing the right suit but you got to start someplace.



Tom. Tom. Tom.

[Gerald]

I live in Tamarind Grove, to put it very blunt. There is a man who exercises in his drive way @ 6:30 am blaring music every morning. Today this was the topper-@ 12:30 he was sprawled out on his front lawn in shorts--bare chested - stretched out in some un Godly stretched position.

This guy is a first class nut--the neighborhood refers to him as Miami Mike

It sounds more like you are the one with the problem. He has every right to be on his lawn and exercise there. Or in his drive way . If the music is too high in volume, You could ask him to lower it some. That is what people do. In the USA men do not need to have a shirt on. Actually woman do not either in most places in the country.

[Chellybean]

Quit complaining about your fellow villagers on this site. These types of threads hurt the villages reputation. Have any of you chronic complainers bothered to meet these people and talk to them? Maybe they are great neighbors that just love the outdoors and the sun. At least the workout guy is trying to stay healthy. (I know. You play golf every day. Riding around in a golf cart and standing over a little white ball isn't exactly intense exercise. Ok, for some of you, it is. But for people in half way decent shape it isn't.) These human targets of your ire could turn out to be your best friends. Maybe the speedo guy is European. We are a nation of immigrants. And anyway, what's the big deal? You're retired.

Well said! Most of the people I see in the villages have big bellys and haven't seen there dicky do in some time.
You people are so fast to past judgement, I bet if the OP said to that person with the loud music , to please lower it for us non exercise type, he would either wear a headset or lower the music.
We are in a retirement community NOT a waiting to Die community.
People are all different here and that is the way the world turns, STOP judging People OP.
bravo for him getting up early and trying to stay in shape; for the rest of the Villagers that don't, maybe they would feel better if they did.

[dbussone]

how they looked...same with the men.



There's feminist in every bunch...some are realistic...some are not...


Frequently, and more so as I get older, I find it sometimes difficult to tell the difference between men and women in TV. Especially from behind. My last eye exam was good so I'm thinking this phenomenon is not of my doing.

[RickeyD]

When someone says "you people", my senses heighten.


And hearing "Old Folks" makes my blood pressure go up UNLESS I say it.


And what culture accepts someone over 55 parading around in a Speedo? Oh maybe in Miami. But we are HERE and we think it is interesting to point it out to each other. It is you Chellybean who doesn't have enough interesting in your life, that is my guess.


Carry on.


AND Chatbrat....6:30 A.M. is way too early to see and hear this kind of thing.


Most violence in the world is done by people who have not had their coffee.



Seriously ? It is widely apparent that some people can voice their opinion and expect the mutual admiration society pat on the back. But, God forbid OTHERS express their opinion and this very same society is on them like a fly on sh*t. This WE you refer to is a very small minded society indeed.

Still friends ?

[graciegirl]

Seriously ? It is widely apparent that some people can voice their opinion and expect the mutual admiration society pat on the back. But, God forbid OTHERS express their opinion and this very same society is on them like a fly on sh*t. This WE you refer to is a very small minded society indeed.

Still friends ?


Peace Brother. My post was meant to be witty and disarming, using sarcasm and a light touch.


I think if you met me, you wouldn't be so combative.


Have some coffee.

[fred53]

If an individual wants to look foolish(IMO)then I'm okay with that as I can avert my gaze or shut my eyes.

To the unwanted music you either ignore(I would if it only happened once or twice)...confront the person(you'll likely get a manly "mind your own business")...or call the non-emergency police number and file a disturbing the peace complaint. I opt for the last choice and I do so because: a)you can't shut your ears b)the person clearly does not care what they do c)they could have easily avoided the issue with headphones, earbuds and did not.

To those who think it's his right....what about everyone else? Do they have any rights or is it only those who do things that disturb others? No one should have to put up with noisy neighbors. That is why there are noise and disturbing the peace laws. You don't like those laws then get up a petition to repeal them, but just remember when you have an emergency the the cop who responds hasn't had much sleep due to noisy neighbors...or your doctor, nurse, 1st responder....

[outlaw]

When someone says "you people", my senses heighten.


And hearing "Old Folks" makes my blood pressure go up UNLESS I say it.


And what culture accepts someone over 55 parading around in a Speedo? Oh maybe in Miami. But we are HERE and we think it is interesting to point it out to each other. It is you Chellybean who doesn't have enough interesting in your life, that is my guess.


Carry on.


AND Chatbrat....6:30 A.M. is way too early to see and hear this kind of thing.


Most violence in the world is done by people who have not had their coffee.

Pretty much all of Europe and South America.
Carry on.

[graciegirl]

Pretty much all of Europe and South America.
Carry on.



Thank you.

[RickeyD]

I admire anyone that can sport around in a speedo. Such a person truly does not give a crap what others think and for that and that alone he'll get my vote in the upcoming election.

[tomwed]

Wow! Now that's a stretch. Are you talking about the exercise guy or the spedo guy? [insert winking emoticon doing yoga in a spedo]

[outlaw]

Are you talking about the exercise guy or the spedo guy? [insert winking emoticon doing yoga in a spedo]

The speedo guy. But then again, maybe he was CCing...

[outlaw]

Frequently, and more so as I get older, I find it sometimes difficult to tell the difference between men and women in TV. Especially from behind. My last eye exam was good so I'm thinking this phenomenon is not of my doing.

Exactly! The women seem to be getting more muscular. Must be the water aerobics classes.

[Retiring]

Quit complaining about your fellow villagers on this site. These types of threads hurt the villages reputation. Have any of you chronic complainers bothered to meet these people and talk to them? Maybe they are great neighbors that just love the outdoors and the sun. At least the workout guy is trying to stay healthy. (I know. You play golf every day. Riding around in a golf cart and standing over a little white ball isn't exactly intense exercise. Ok, for some of you, it is. But for people in half way decent shape it isn't.) These human targets of your ire could turn out to be your best friends. Maybe the speedo guy is European. We are a nation of immigrants. And anyway, what's the big deal? You're retired.

Or maybe they�re just plain weird :)

[tomwed]

Or maybe they�re just plain weird :)
You have a point. When in Rome....

[CritterLover]

Can't read thru all of this without Squirrel Man coming to mind. If you don't know Squirrel Man, you're missing out on part of your life.

[RickeyD]

Is there any doubt now why the "outsiders" refer to the Villages as a Stepford Wives community.

[lamplighter]

We can match that in Amelia. There is a guy who parades around in the briefest of Speedos all summer long. He walks across the street from his house through the postal station to the pool and even walks his dog in this attire. Ugh!

Please don't post such things....some will bring lawn chairs and set them up across the street!

[CWGUY]

Well said! Most of the people I see in the villages have big bellys and haven't seen there dicky do in some time.
You people are so fast to past judgement, I bet if the OP said to that person with the loud music , to please lower it for us non exercise type, he would either wear a headset or lower the music.
We are in a retirement community NOT a waiting to Die community.
People are all different here and that is the way the world turns, STOP judging People OP.
bravo for him getting up early and trying to stay in shape; for the rest of the Villagers that don't, maybe they would feel better if they did.

I told my doctor I had that problem, and he told me to diet.... I said "Why - what color is it?" :22yikes:

[tomwed]

I told my doctor I had that problem, and he told me to diet.... I said "Why - what color is it?" :22yikes:

good one, never heard that one -- and didn't see it coming

[graciegirl]

Is there any doubt now why the "outsiders" refer to the Villages as a Stepford Wives community.



I dunno. Do the Stepford Wives wear Speedo's and exercise with loud music in driveways at six A.M.? Or do they like folks who do?


I think you are going for snobs. But that is all how you look at it.


I am a snob for damn sure. But I have other redeeming qualities.(show laughing emoticon here)

[graciegirl]

Before the mean boys pounce on me again. I hope to heaven I am not a snob. I was kidding around again.


I looked it up and on the internet there are rules for being a snob.


Here is one of them;


Pretending to be something you are not can make you a fake. People that are your friends when you are faking are just friends of the fake you. Also, your current friends might be offended and ignore you.
Remember that looking rich may well entail exactly the opposite of being rich. Someone who spends $300 on a wristwatch may have an impressive-looking wristwatch, but will be $300 poorer.
Don't be stupid and mean, if you act mean, no one will like you.


I do agree with the last line.

[ajbrown]

I admire anyone that can sport around in a speedo. Such a person truly does not give a crap what others think and for that and that alone he'll get my vote in the upcoming election.

I agree with the first part of your post and hope my post did not imply otherwise.

As far as the second part, the debates may be more entertaining as long as you do not watch on a full stomach....

[graciegirl]

I agree with the first part of your post and hope my post did not imply otherwise.

As far as the second part, the debates may be more entertaining as long as you do not watch on a full stomach....
http://www.wackystock.com/details/5108-humorous-fat-man-wearing-a-speedo-at-the-beach-and-drinking-a-beer-clipart-by-dennis-cox-at-wackystock.jpg (http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjJoLKl76TKAhWJeT4KHWB3Dw8QjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wackystock.com%2Fid%2F5108&psig=AFQjCNHXmVEbfv8eT-9vQ5SBfqUYzbuZNQ&ust=1452708572535800)

[kittygilchrist]

Gee, it's nice to see a free for all on totv again! Entertainment in my own back yard..
Think I will watch a John Wayne movie..
Popcorn icon..
I love the OP wigging out, chuckle over the geezer in speedos, and Gracie in the middle of a mudfight, just like Maureen Ohara. Which movie was that? The Quiet Man? (Tal??)
You guys made me happy today, thanks.

[RickeyD]

http://www.wackystock.com/details/5108-humorous-fat-man-wearing-a-speedo-at-the-beach-and-drinking-a-beer-clipart-by-dennis-cox-at-wackystock.jpg (http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjJoLKl76TKAhWJeT4KHWB3Dw8QjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wackystock.com%2Fid%2F5108&psig=AFQjCNHXmVEbfv8eT-9vQ5SBfqUYzbuZNQ&ust=1452708572535800)


This man may need to diet, if he wants to see it.

[graciegirl]

Gee, it's nice to see a free for all on totv again! Entertainment in my own back yard..
Think I will watch a John Wayne movie..
Popcorn icon..
I love the OP wigging out, chuckle over the geezer in speedos, and Gracie in the middle of a mudfight, just like Maureen Ohara. Which movie was that? The Quiet Man? (Tal??)
You guys made me happy today, thanks.



It's too cold to play golf, Kitty. This is rather fun.

[graciegirl]

This man may need to diet, if he wants to see it.



What color would YOU choose?

[RickeyD]

I dunno. Do the Stepford Wives wear Speedo's and exercise with loud music in driveways at six A.M.? Or do they like folks who do?


I think you are going for snobs. But that is all how you look at it.


I am a snob for damn sure. But I have other redeeming qualities.(show laughing emoticon here)


Case in point, I enjoy living with snobs. Physical features are nicer which keeps property values higher. It feeds my greed and OCD.

[RickeyD]

What color would YOU choose?


No need to. Have trouble walking as it sits.

[RickeyD]

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder in which a person is excessively preoccupied with personal adequacy, power, prestige and vanity, mentally unable to see the destructive damage they are causing to themselves and others. It is a cluster B personality disorder.[1]

It is estimated that this condition affects one percent of the population, with rates greater for men. First formulated in 1968, NPD was historically called megalomania, and is a form of severe egocentrism.[2]

[tomwed]

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder in which a person is excessively preoccupied with personal adequacy, power, prestige and vanity, mentally unable to see the destructive damage they are causing to themselves and others. It is a cluster B personality disorder.[1]

It is estimated that this condition affects one percent of the population, with rates greater for men. First formulated in 1968, NPD was historically called megalomania, and is a form of severe egocentrism.[2]
And if you wear a spedo and spend too much time in the sun you could get melimegalomanoma.

[graciegirl]

And if you wear a spedo and spend too much time in the sun you could get melimegalomanoma.



We really should mabble this thread but big words just make some of us mabsoot.


List of unusual words beginning with M (http://phrontistery.info/m.html)

[tomwed]

We really should mabble this thread but big words just make some of us mabsoot.


List of unusual words beginning with M (http://phrontistery.info/m.html)
I think miricolous is miraculous.

[tomwed]

And if you wear a spedo, love music and spend too much time in the sun you could get melimegmelomania.

melomania

[Ecuadog]

Let's PAAARTAY.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/members/ecuadog-25564/albums/ecuadog-stuff/7380-z-cartoon-01-a.gif

[golfing eagles]

I think miricolous is miraculous.

better than miralaxous

[dbussone]

better than miralaxous


Isn't that #121 on the periodic table? I believe it was discovered during an experiment in the collider in Bern.

[John_W]

If it was a good looking granddaughter or even a 50 something widower in a bikini I don't think we would have this thread. Then again, maybe we would if all the male neighbors spent their free time cutting her lawn, painting her house, taking out her garbage, actually she wouldn't have to lift a finger.

http://thumb9.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/164596/174251276/stock-vector-man-mowing-the-lawn-174251276.jpg

Back in Maryland I woke one night at 3am and looked out the front window and saw something in the driveway at the house across the street. The street light wasn't bright enough and they didn't have a porch light on. I thought at first it was someone breaking into their car. After watching for a couple of minutes I realized it was someone doing jumping jacks. The next day I asked my neighbor about it, and she said she liked to workout at 3am.

http://us.123rf.com/450wm/iakovenko/iakovenko1508/iakovenko150801026/44348681-beautiful-sport-girl-is-exercising-in-park-she-is-kneeing-on-grass-and-stretching-her-legs-the-woman.jpg?ver=6

[Chellybean]

I don't quite understand. Are you saying we shouldn't judge others?

I guess i can't have it both ways, so i am saying "No"
then i can't judge, Correct.
What i am saying is everyone's different and why are they picking on this guy because he's different.
don't judge someone else until you look in the mirror
I hope you understand what i am saying :thumbup:.

[Chatbrat]

How would you like to hear his freakin music blaring through your house @ 6:15 every morning for -4+ years-my next door neighbor feels this guys is looking into her house--get real--this isn't a game --this guy is NUTS

Also- we all heard him SCREAMING @ his wife for spending $16.00/ without asking his permission--this happened 3 years ago

[golfing eagles]

I still have mixed feelings on this

The loud music at 6AM is clearly wrong and probably violates some statutes.

Beyond that, my first thought was who are we to tell him when to exercise, where to exercise, what to wear , etc

But then again, since 8 inch garden gnomes have been deemed offensive and prohibited so others don't have to view them, this guy sounds a lot bigger and more offensive appearing than a gnome.

I suppose if he is quiet, then nobody has to look, but I guess I'm still ambivalent

[CritterLover]

I still have mixed feelings on this

The loud music at 6AM is clearly wrong and probably violates some statutes.

Beyond that, my first thought was who are we to tell him when to exercise, where to exercise, what to wear , etc

But then again, since 8 inch garden gnomes have been deemed offensive and prohibited so others don't have to view them, this guy sounds a lot bigger and more offensive appearing than a gnome.

I suppose if he is quiet, then nobody has to look, but I guess I'm still ambivalent

Loud music at 6 am is very inconsiderate, plus I'd just feel a tad embarrassed for the poor guy, but to each his own! If I don't want to see it, I don't have to watch his morning um..calisthenics.

[manaboutown]

A friend of mine at one time resided next door to a plastic surgeon whose wife was a former Miss America or some other big deal beauty contest winner. She was in her thirties, no doubt having had some lifts, tucks and augmentation done, and looked absolutely stunning! She used to jog around in her backyard which was surrounded by a high fence. My friend's son, a teenager, spent many a happy moment observing the lady doing her workout routine though a small gap in the fence. Everyone knew about this yet no one complained. I guess it depends on the shape of the body being revealed.

[dewilson58]

A friend of mine at one time resided next door to a plastic surgeon whose wife was a former Miss America or some other big deal beauty contest winner. She was in her thirties, no doubt having had some lifts, tucks and augmentation done, and looked absolutely stunning! She used to jog around in her backyard which was surrounded by a high fence. My friend's son, a teenager, spent many a happy moment observing the lady doing her workout routine though a small gap in the fence. Everyone knew about this yet no one complained. I guess it depends on the shape of the body being revealed.

Beauty is in the eye of........

[Taltarzac725]

A friend of mine at one time resided next door to a plastic surgeon whose wife was a former Miss America or some other big deal beauty contest winner. She was in her thirties, no doubt having had some lifts, tucks and augmentation done, and looked absolutely stunning! She used to jog around in her backyard which was surrounded by a high fence. My friend's son, a teenager, spent many a happy moment observing the lady doing her workout routine though a small gap in the fence. Everyone knew about this yet no one complained. I guess it depends on the shape of the body being revealed.

There is a retired ballet dancer or something like that who walks her dog along one of the Villages' streets. She still looks stunning no matter what she wears. Saw her yesterday and then today too. I have no idea how old she is but would guess she is now 50 to 60 years old.

[Kannon451]

There is a retired ballet dancer or something like that who walks her dog along one of the Villages' streets. She still looks stunning no matter what she wears. Saw her yesterday and then today too. I have no idea how old she is but would guess she is now 50 to 60 years old.

The question is...what if she was playing loud music while walking???

[RickeyD]

How would you like to hear his freakin music blaring through your house @ 6:15 every morning for -4+ years-my next door neighbor feels this guys is looking into her house--get real--this isn't a game --this guy is NUTS

Also- we all heard him SCREAMING @ his wife for spending $16.00/ without asking his permission--this happened 3 years ago

Insanity, craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity may manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person becoming a danger to themselves or others, though not all such acts are considered insanity; likewise, not all acts showing indifference toward societal norms are acts of insanity. In modern usage, insanity is most commonly encountered as an informal unscientific term denoting mental instability, or in the narrow legal context of the insanity defense. In the medical profession the term is now avoided in favor of diagnoses of specific mental disorders; the presence of delusions or hallucinations is broadly referred to as psychosis. :read:

[dbussone]

The question is...what if she was playing loud music while walking???


Is she playing a drum or a bugle? And what is the song? I trust a piece by John Philip Sousa.

[tomwed]

Is she playing a drum or a bugle? And what is the song? I trust a piece by John Philip Sousa.
You're thinking of mummers. They dance too. But mostly they're drunk.

[tomwed]

Insanity, craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity may manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person becoming a danger to themselves or others, though not all such acts are considered insanity; likewise, not all acts showing indifference toward societal norms are acts of insanity. In modern usage, insanity is most commonly encountered as an informal unscientific term denoting mental instability, or in the narrow legal context of the insanity defense. In the medical profession the term is now avoided in favor of diagnoses of specific mental disorders; the presence of delusions or hallucinations is broadly referred to as psychosis. :read:
I'm not sure what you are suggesting. Could you put it in your own words?

[Taltarzac725]

Is she playing a drum or a bugle? And what is the song? I trust a piece by John Philip Sousa.

Actually this woman has no accompanying band just probably a lot of admiring glances from men in cars and golf carts going by. I met her husband a few years back.

[Chellybean]

How would you like to hear his freakin music blaring through your house @ 6:15 every morning for -4+ years-my next door neighbor feels this guys is looking into her house--get real--this isn't a game --this guy is NUTS

Also- we all heard him SCREAMING @ his wife for spending $16.00/ without asking his permission--this happened 3 years ago

what i like to know is how we went from working out at 6:30 am in speedo's to yelling at his wife, to looking in to someones windows.
Come on with the houses so close proximity, it is impossible to walk on the side of a home without walking 5 feet from someones windows.
It sounds like no one likes this person because he's different and all you folks in my opinion need to get a life if you are listening to a husband and wife having a dispite.
Jezzzzzzz!!! i am glad i don't live in your neighborhood!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dbussone]

Actually this woman has no accompanying band just probably a lot of admiring glances from men in cars and golf carts going by. I met her husband a few years back.


Thanks Tal I have nothing to better that. And I bet they are a very nice couple.

[Taltarzac725]

Thanks Tal I have nothing to better that. And I bet they are a very nice couple.

They seem to be. I met the husband in a professional setting though but should not say anymore or someone will figure out whom I am talking about if they have not already. He is a funny guy.

[CFrance]

And if you wear a spedo and spend too much time in the sun you could get melimegalomanoma.
But everyone can rest assured you aren't packing.

[Fraugoofy]

I live in Tamarind Grove, to put it very blunt. There is a man who exercises in his drive way @ 6:30 am blaring music every morning. Today this was the topper-@ 12:30 he was sprawled out on his front lawn in shorts--bare chested - stretched out in some un Godly stretched position.

This guy is a first class nut--the neighborhood refers to him as Miami Mike
Sorry for the loud music at 630am. Maybe if you joined him in YOUR speedo it might make a point? Let me know if you need any help and I will dig out my teeny tiny polka-dot bikini...

[Barefoot]

Also- we all heard him SCREAMING @ his wife for spending $16.00/ without asking his permission--this happened 3 years ago
This happened three years ago and your neighbors are still talking about it? :shocked: It must be a really quiet neighborhood.
I can see that the blaring music at 6:30 AM might be a problem. However if your neighbor is doing yoga at noon, why would that offend you?

[rubicon]

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder in which a person is excessively preoccupied with personal adequacy, power, prestige and vanity, mentally unable to see the destructive damage they are causing to themselves and others. It is a cluster B personality disorder.[1]

It is estimated that this condition affects one percent of the population, with rates greater for men. First formulated in 1968, NPD was historically called megalomania, and is a form of severe egocentrism.[2]

yea a ja beep

[rubicon]

Wow! This thread is popular I cant believe how many posts since I first visited it but then I do play golf in the cold weather.

don't really care what people do and am aware that there are probably things about me that others dislike.

However on the serious side I believe there is a noise ordinance to refrain from noise until 8:00AM. At least that is best as I can recall. Besides being thoughtful is one of my good traits:D and I never do yard work until 8:00 AM so as not to disturb my late sleeping neighbors

I also agree that the two people being discussed are no doubt really nice people and I hope they would view all this chatter as just having a little fun

In fact I hope no one participating on this thread takes it that seriously. Its just another past time distraction ,etc for me . an opportunity to visit about various topics express an opinion but like a bad golf shot once done I think upon no more.

speaking of which I have to shower( hope that's not too personal) and get to the golf course for an early tee time

[RickeyD]

I'm not sure what you are suggesting. Could you put it in your own words?


Simply trying to put things into proper prospective. Personally, I don't like people ganging up on anyone because they are different in appearance or behavior. I abhor the feeding frenzy by pseudo intellectuals who use witty phrases and words to bash people and simultaneously gather support from others under the guise of mature innocence and wisdom.
I also don't like when one person who 's opinion deviates from the norm is summarily bashed so as to appear "weird", out of touch, with the same old love it or leave it attitude.
People are different for a reason, they are individuals. If someone has the resources to buy a ticket into paradise they are entitled to live their life in any way they choose without harassment as long as they do no harm to others.

[Chellybean]

Simply trying to put things into proper prospective. Personally, I don't like people ganging up on anyone because they are different in appearance or behavior. I abhor the feeding frenzy by pseudo intellectuals who use witty phrases and words to bash people and simultaneously gather support from others under the guise of mature innocence and wisdom.
I also don't like when one person who 's opinion deviates from the norm is summarily bashed so as to appear "weird", out of touch, with the same old love it or leave it attitude.
People are different for a reason, they are individuals. If someone has the resources to by a ticket into paradise they are entitled to live their life in any way they choose without harassment as long as they do no harm to others.

Well SAID!
Someone said ( read above ) that this is lighthearted, come on this is nothing more than bashing and bulling-in to someone that is different. Grow up folks!

[graciegirl]

Well SAID!
Someone said ( read above ) that this is lighthearted, come on this is nothing more than bashing and bulling-in to someone that is different. Grow up folks!



It might well be if we were naming names and kicking fanny. We don't know exactly where Chatbrat lives....don't know if there are dozens of Speedo wearers. Don't even know who Chatbrat is or who you are. The Speedo wearer or the driveway exerciser probably don't read TOTV...and if they do...well one needs to get a longer and NEWER bathing suit and the other could turn off the music. In my opinion. Which is worth absolutely nothing except to people who love me.


I am not anonymous.


Are you coming to the Friday TOTV gathering? Didn't think so.

[tomwed]

Simply trying to put things into proper prospective. Personally, I don't like people ganging up on anyone because they are different in appearance or behavior. I abhor the feeding frenzy by pseudo intellectuals who use witty phrases and words to bash people and simultaneously gather support from others under the guise of mature innocence and wisdom.
I also don't like when one person who 's opinion deviates from the norm is summarily bashed so as to appear "weird", out of touch, with the same old love it or leave it attitude.
People are different for a reason, they are individuals. If someone has the resources to by a ticket into paradise they are entitled to live their life in any way they choose without harassment as long as they do no harm to others.
This is like a college campus. We're all about the same age, we all can use the same amenities and separate checks is the norm. That's huge. There's not a lot of diversity here. The speedo doesn't matter to me. Like you said, he's not hurting anyone. For all I know it could have been a made up story to lighten the conversation.

There's a lot conversations out there about people who are not like us. They are on tv and in the news all the time and we are constantly reminded that we ought to be afraid. I'd rather talk about speedos.

[Taltarzac725]

Why Speedos are still huge in France | Fashion | The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/aug/12/speedos-fashion)

Maybe the guy is French? Non? https://youtu.be/QJfCxgXr8dk

[graciegirl]

Why Speedos are still huge in France | Fashion | The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/aug/12/speedos-fashion)

Maybe the guy is French? Non? https://youtu.be/QJfCxgXr8dk



J'en doute. Je pense que l'on est �go�ste et l'autre est hors de style. Nous habite U.S.A.

[tomwed]

J'en doute. Je pense que l'on est �go�ste et l'autre est hors de style. Nous habite U.S.A.
Think about it. Speedo is an Eye-Talion word. If it was French it would be called a Rapidit�.

[graciegirl]

Think about it. Speedo is an Eye-Talion word.



I think you are right. I love Italian food. Except for squid. Never have tried it. Sissy.


Tom. Diversion, humor, changing the subject and reasoning hasn't worked.


I didn't aim to hurt anyone's feelings about their choice of bathing suits or about exercising, did you? I think exercising and wearing bathing suits are an excellent choice. I can't help trying to find a bit of humor in things that aren't that serious to begin with. I think you will agree?

[RickeyD]

This is like a college campus. We're all about the same age, we all can use the same amenities and separate checks is the norm. That's huge. There's not a lot of diversity here. The speedo doesn't matter to me. Like you said, he's not hurting anyone. For all I know it could have been a made up story to lighten the conversation.

There's a lot conversations out there about people who are not like us. They are on tv and in the news all the time and we are constantly reminded that we ought to be afraid. I'd rather talk about speedos.


Never did like the college campus. Quit and joined the military knowing I'd be with people more like myself. Not that I couldn't keep up, just didn't like those people at all and didn't want to spend my career with people like them.

[HimandMe]

Wow! This thread is popular I cant believe how many posts since I first visited it but then I do play golf in the cold weather.

don't really care what people do and am aware that there are probably things about me that others dislike.

However on the serious side I believe there is a noise ordinance to refrain from noise until 8:00AM. At least that is best as I can recall. Besides being thoughtful is one of my good traits:D and I never do yard work until 8:00 AM so as not to disturb my late sleeping neighbors

I also agree that the two people being discussed are no doubt really nice people and I hope they would view all this chatter as just having a little fun

In fact I hope no one participating on this thread takes it that seriously. Its just another past time distraction ,etc for me . an opportunity to visit about various topics express an opinion but like a bad golf shot once done I think upon no more.

speaking of which I have to shower( hope that's not too personal) and get to the golf course for an early tee time

Of course this is just a distraction as most know if they read long enough....we should thank him for all the entertainment.

[tomwed]

Why Speedos are still huge in France | Fashion | The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/aug/12/speedos-fashion)

Maybe the guy is French? Non? https://youtu.be/QJfCxgXr8dk
With all due respect Tal, how can a speedo be huge? Think about it, for one, diving would be out of the question.

[graciegirl]

Never did like the college campus. Quit and joined the military knowing I'd be with people more like myself. Not that I couldn't keep up, just didn't like those people at all and didn't want to spend my career with people like them.



My folks didn't have money to send kids to college. There are people who are good people who have a lot of formal education and those who have learned about life in the military or by working hard all of their lives. I am pretty sure all of us are more compassionate because of terribly hard and bitter things that have happened to us inevitably.


If we have the ability to read people pretty well and truly care about others, we have won the lottery.

[golfing eagles]

I think you are right. I love Italian food. Except for squid. Never have tried it. Sissy.


Never??? Fried calamari with Vincent's hot sauce---can't beat it (except maybe lobster)

[looneycat]

Are you out of lobster jokes yet???

Cannot really say I have any problem with the guy going around wearing just speedos. The early morning noise though would bother me.

how did the lobster feel after he was eaten? a shell of his former self!
why doesn't the lobster share with friends? because he's shellfish!
:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[dbussone]

how did the lobster feel after he was eaten? a shell of his former self!

why doesn't the lobster share with friends? because he's shellfish!

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:


Well done! :)

[graciegirl]

Is squid one of those varmints that count as shellfish? When shellfish and I get together, one of us has to use the epipen and hurry to emergency.


I bet squid is a mollusk. I looked at it in the fish case at Publix. I think you have to grow up eating it. We Germans eat a bunch of other ugly stuff.

[golfing eagles]

Is squid one of those varmints that count as shellfish? When shellfish and I get together, one of us has to use the epipen and hurry to emergency.


I bet squid is a mollusk. I looked at it in the fish case at Publix. I think you have to grow up eating it. We Germans eat a bunch of other ugly stuff.

Not a shellfish or mollusk---it's a cephalopod---basically a 10 armed octopus, but a lot less "chewy" if prepared correctly. Sprechen sie deutsch? Meine grossmutter ist aus Deutschland.

[graciegirl]

Not a shellfish or mollusk---it's a cephalopod---basically a 10 armed octopus, but a lot less "chewy" if prepared correctly. Sprechen sie deutsch? Meine grossmutter ist aus Deutschland.



Both of my paternal grandparents came from Germany.

[pjcates]

Thanks for the great laugh!!!

[Taltarzac725]

With all due respect Tal, how can a speedo be huge? Think about it, for one, diving would be out of the question.

That is huggggeeeee like with a certain hairstyle challenged person.

[Miles42]

This has been an amusing thread to say the least.

[Fraugoofy]

Not a shellfish or mollusk---it's a cephalopod---basically a 10 armed octopus, but a lot less "chewy" if prepared correctly. Sprechen sie deutsch? Meine grossmutter ist aus Deutschland.
Ja, ich bin ehemahliger Deutschlehrerin.

[justjim]

This has been an amusing thread to say the least.

Well, amusing is one way to put it. Many posts way way off the "subject" but that isn't too unusual for some threads. Perhaps some are like me---don't really know how to respond to the OP. From OP'S description of the neighborhood character, he could be a Narcissist I suppose and for sure sounds like he has a personality disorder.

Hey, I have observed a lot of "weird" people in this old' world. Best to just ignore them (if you can) and go on about your business. :read:

[Taltarzac725]

Well, amusing is one way to put it. Many posts way way off the "subject" but that isn't too unusual for some threads. Perhaps some are like me---don't really know how to respond to the OP. From OP'S description of the neighborhood character, he could be a Narcissist I suppose and for sure sounds like he has a personality disorder.

Hey, I have observed a lot of "weird" people in this old' world. Best to just ignore them (if you can) and go on about your business. :read:

Or maybe the Midnight Man has lost his pizzazz with the ladies and trying another tactic? Speedos at dawn?

[Chatbrat]

He doesn't wear speedos-he wears ghetto basket ball shorts

[RickeyD]

He doesn't wear speedos-he wears ghetto basket ball shorts

You started this. Why don't you just man up, approach this guy and tell him what a dork he is and to please conform to community standards. Posting here ain't gonna do sh*t.:cryin2:

[jbdlfan]

Soooooo, let me get this straight. Exercising in the morning with no shirt and laying in your own yard and getting some sun is weird, narcissistic, nutso, crazy, out of your mind, nut case, etc. But taking a dog to a restaurant, pushing a dog around in a buggy, taking a dog to the store, dog in the front seat while spouse is in the back, stealing Sweet n Lo, roping off chairs at the square are all normal behavior???? Oh, and eating supper at 4:30.
Who would have thunk it.....

[Taltarzac725]

Soooooo, let me get this straight. Exercising in the morning with no shirt and laying in your own yard and getting some sun is weird, narcissistic, nutso, crazy, out of your mind, nut case, etc. But taking a dog to a restaurant, pushing a dog around in a buggy, taking a dog to the store, dog in the front seat while spouse is in the back, stealing Sweet n Lo, roping off chairs at the square are all normal behavior???? Oh, and eating supper at 4:30.
Who would have thunk it.....

Actually after watching people in Reno and Las Vegas as well as Phoenix, Minneapolis, Chicago, Tampa, St. Petersburg, and especially San Francisco; the guy in the speedo seems to be quite a tame thing to experience or hear about someone meeting.

My neighbor in Palm Harbor-- a Coast Guard helicopter pilot-- used to buzz the house every so often when he was on duty and off to see if his wife was cheating on him. The whole mess resulted in a divorce. No this was nothing to do with me but I was often in the pool on an mattress probably in a bathing suit. Homes in Palm Harbor had fences. Not ours as we had the pool with the lanai and birdcage.

I have no complaints about people treating their Villages' pets very well.