Man receives “well-worded” letter from neighbour threatening his nonexistent dog
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Imagine this: you wake up one morning to check your mail, as you do. You probably expect it's just another bunch of bills right? And then all of a sudden, you receive hate mail because of… your dog? But you don’t even own a dog!
This hypothetical became a reality for one man who was shocked when, a few days ago, he received a “stern-worded” letter from his neighbour.
And the contents of the letter were something he never would have expected.
Sharing on the online forum site Reddit, he posted a photo of the letter he received from the, obviously outraged, neighbour. The contents read:
Mongrel dog owner
Keep ya mongrel f***ing dog quiet
We f***ing told you before but now you better kiss that mongrel dog good bye coz we have had a gut full of its barking day and f***ing night and work shiftwork.
Have some manners and keep it inside or else it will be shut up for good
Sick of it trying to attack us and any one walking by.
Dead mongrel dog will be your fawlt.
No more warning ***h*le. Shut ya f***in dog up
We must add that the man made it very clear that the letter was mistakenly put in his mailbox and he was not the rightful recipient of this letter.
Why? Because he doesn’t even have a dog.
The man’s Reddit post says: Received this well-worded letter in my mailbox this morning (wrong neighbour - I don't even have a dog).” Credit: Pet Dog Owner.
One person wrote: “I love that they took the time to type and print this... I can just imagine them waiting by the printer all mad for the page to come out lol,” while another joked, “Furiously tapping and sweating away in a singlet.”
Another person said: “Ask around if you have any neighbours called Basil and Sybil,” referring to the 1975 British sitcom Fawlty Towers.
Meanwhile, others suggested that the man should return the letter to the sender, with all the spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors corrected with a red pen. “With a flyer for a remedial English class,” added another Reddit user.
But kidding aside, even though the man doesn’t own a dog, some suggested that he report the letter to the police and install a CCTV camera around his place.
One pet owner shared: “I know what it’s like to have your dog poisoned and it’s not fun. I wouldn't wish it upon anyone.”
A second person agreed that calling the police was a safe bet, saying: “Friend of mine received a similar letter about their loud dog, maybe fifteen years ago. They called the police and the cops dusted the letter for prints and they found out who it was. A guy living a few doors down.”
What would you do if you were in this situation? Let us know in the comments below!