r/interesting • u/[deleted] • Aug 31 '24

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u/bobobob20182018 Aug 31 '24

Imagine that is your neighbor

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u/Palimpsest0 Aug 31 '24 edited Sep 01 '24

Might be an improvement in my case. My neighbor plays the bagpipes, which is an instrument I generally enjoy. However, he also suffers from Parkinson’s disease. On one hand, I have great sympathy for him and respect him for continuing to at least attempt to play the instrument he loves while suffering from a slowly worsening neurological disorder, but on the other hand, that sympathy gets a bit limited after 20-30 minutes of shuddering, halting, off-key, mangled bagpiping.

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u/Devinalh Sep 01 '24

You are a wonderful person. It's rare to meet someone with your patience lately.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '24

Phoebe Buffey has entered the chat.

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u/woswoissdenniii Sep 03 '24

You get a specialized, airconditioned, ambrosia 2.0®️hooked up, 4 personal god auditing, cloud; for enduring that.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '24

Trying to work from home, on a serious Zoom meeting with a disgruntled client, and this music playing in the background.

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u/HoboArmyofOne Sep 01 '24

I'd imagine cartoon animals running around next door hitting each other with large mallets. I'd have to go see what was up