Neighborhood Observer Prints

'We don't have to keep up with the Joneses any more...They've filed for bankruptcy.'

Beware of Cynic.

"The neighbors' place is a pig sty! Why can't we have something like that?"

"I have 500 Facebook friends. I wonder who the kid is who lives next door?"

'This looks like a really hot piece of gossip, Edna!'

'I see bloodshed at No.23,Mrs.Higgs at 34 has told her husband,Mrs.Blake at 42 is threatening to tell....'

"I like everything about this neighborhood except the people who can afford to live here."

'Oh, wow! Look at that outside!' - 'It's going to be really thick, I reckon!' - 'I though it had stopped snowing?' - 'Who said anything about snow? I'm talking about the neighbour's kid.'

"...For once, can you NOT bark at the neighbors?"

'Looks like they have their own problems with suburban encroachment.'

Interrupted Shower.

'Look at the lavish remodeling our neighbors are doing. We must ask them who they use a s financial advisor.'

'Don't you hate it when your neighbor gets a new 'lectric drill?'

'How embarrassing. My parents are the only ones on the block who haven't aired their dirty laundry on a TV talk show.'

'I've lost 10lbs and I've only been on a diet for 15 minutes!'

"One of your delicious ducks got into my yard yesterday."

Me, my master is a lawyer, so car rides with him are always exciting: we chase ambulances!"

The Motherhood

"The neighbors are fighting outside. Wanna watch that instead?"

'Are you God?'

'Is your George Henry coming out to plague the neighbours?'

"Wordplay - lockjaw"

"Looks like there's a storm moving in."

'They're all tattletales.'

'Cable out again?'

"Her place is bound to be a mess - no man!"

Obligated-to-say-hello zone and Ok-to-pretend-I-don't-see-you zone

"I liked it better when we kept up with the Jones's instead of looking down on them."

"The woman on the fire escape who acted like it was a balcony"

"Sometimes I think the barking was less annoying."

"I can't believe their flag isn't even wearing a flag pin."

"I'm not going to fall for that routine where you try and stall until the neighborhood gentrifies."

"Enough with how great the public schools are. Just tell us – is there a Trader Joe’s nearby?"

"Tommy!"

"Yuppies! There goes the hood!"