Comments on: Apartment building exorcism http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 15:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-752662 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752662 juepecta: I snorted. Literally. Thanks for the giggle! juepecta: I snorted. Literally. Thanks for the giggle!

]]> By: bitman362 http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-747035 bitman362 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-747035 What "Video of an Exorcism"? All I saw was a wall and closed door. How about I post a video of an empty street and call it "Subway muggings" ? What “Video of an Exorcism”? All I saw was a wall and closed door.
How about I post a video of an empty street and call it “Subway muggings” ?

]]> By: skabob http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-747039 skabob Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-747039 From the comments, these people are probably Latin... wouldn't whatever language they speak be Latin then? From the comments, these people are probably Latin… wouldn’t whatever language they speak be Latin then?

]]> By: wrybread http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-747815 wrybread Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-747815 My thoughts, not that they particularly matter: this would be a hilarious note to leave someone who's having super loud sex regularly. But in this context I feel for the people on the other end. Its belittling their deeply held religious beliefs, and I say that unless these exorcisms are very regular (I have a feeling they aren't), give them some space. Its kind of like leaving a note asking someone who's having an emotional breakdown to please shut the fuck up I'm trying to sleep. If you really want to live in the city with no noise ever from your neighbors, move to a loft building where you can bully people with the co-op board. Otherwise learn to deal with the fruits of cultural diversity. That said, as someone who loves spotting notes in the wild, its still pretty funny. Bitchy, condescending and rude, but funny. My thoughts, not that they particularly matter: this would be a hilarious note to leave someone who’s having super loud sex regularly. But in this context I feel for the people on the other end. Its belittling their deeply held religious beliefs, and I say that unless these exorcisms are very regular (I have a feeling they aren’t), give them some space. Its kind of like leaving a note asking someone who’s having an emotional breakdown to please shut the fuck up I’m trying to sleep.

If you really want to live in the city with no noise ever from your neighbors, move to a loft building where you can bully people with the co-op board. Otherwise learn to deal with the fruits of cultural diversity.

That said, as someone who loves spotting notes in the wild, its still pretty funny. Bitchy, condescending and rude, but funny.

]]> By: Jaan http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-747048 Jaan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-747048 I was thinking the same thing! I was thinking the same thing!

]]> By: dragonfrog http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-749613 dragonfrog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-749613 Personally I prefered to have neighbours who were noisier than us - that way, we know we're not the noisy ones. I'll gladly put up with a bit of jolly drunken singing, or shouting through the apartment rather than walking to the next room, because then I can rest easy when my own parties get a little rowdy. As long as it's not loud top 40 music. The combination of catchiness and constant repetition of a tiny rotation of songs is a killer. Personally I prefered to have neighbours who were noisier than us – that way, we know we’re not the noisy ones. I’ll gladly put up with a bit of jolly drunken singing, or shouting through the apartment rather than walking to the next room, because then I can rest easy when my own parties get a little rowdy.

As long as it’s not loud top 40 music. The combination of catchiness and constant repetition of a tiny rotation of songs is a killer.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-747056 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-747056 Why would you leave a note in English if the exorcism was not in English? That does them no good. What I got out of this was "En el nombre de Dios, vas! AHORA! Cuando vas? AHORA?" meaning "In the name of God, GO! NOW! When do you go? NOW!" Why would you leave a note in English if the exorcism was not in English? That does them no good.

What I got out of this was “En el nombre de Dios, vas! AHORA! Cuando vas? AHORA?” meaning “In the name of God, GO! NOW! When do you go? NOW!”

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-747568 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-747568 @Anon #47 - Superstitious Mahayanist / Chinese / Tibetan Buddhists have all the same trappings as Western Organised religion. @Anon #47 – Superstitious Mahayanist / Chinese / Tibetan Buddhists have all the same trappings as Western Organised religion.

]]> By: neffezzle http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-747318 neffezzle Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-747318 Whats wrong with cabbage? I'd rather have an apartment building filled with the smells of people cooking rather than people trying to exorcise spirits like that because noisy neighbors are the worst things on the planet. Whats wrong with cabbage? I’d rather have an apartment building filled with the smells of people cooking rather than people trying to exorcise spirits like that because noisy neighbors are the worst things on the planet.

]]> By: Nawel http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-748086 Nawel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-748086 It doesn't sound like a typical Catholic exorcism, since those are done according to the Roman Ritual; this guy keeps repeting "now, now, now", it doesn't sound like a priest to me, but more like a pastor or self appointed preacher of some kind, of some "evangelist" christian church. It does sound a little creepy, specially by the end (in fact I'm not playing it again 'cause the wife asked me not to), but it's hard to know if it is the real thing or not, at the beginning I thought it was some guy beating his wife or something. I would love to know what happened next. It doesn’t sound like a typical Catholic exorcism, since those are done according to the Roman Ritual; this guy keeps repeting “now, now, now”, it doesn’t sound like a priest to me, but more like a pastor or self appointed preacher of some kind, of some “evangelist” christian church.

It does sound a little creepy, specially by the end (in fact I’m not playing it again ’cause the wife asked me not to), but it’s hard to know if it is the real thing or not, at the beginning I thought it was some guy beating his wife or something.

I would love to know what happened next.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-747064 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-747064 Wow, that sounded like someone getting the crap beaten out of them...didn't it occur to anyone to just call the cops? Wow, that sounded like someone getting the crap beaten out of them…didn’t it occur to anyone to just call the cops?

]]> By: scifijazznik http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-746811 scifijazznik Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-746811 The power of Christ compels me to say that sounds wonderfully kinky. The power of Christ compels me to say that sounds wonderfully kinky.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-748091 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-748091 <i>It doesn't sound like a typical Catholic exorcism</i> Catholic exorcisms require a priest. As far as I recall, the Jesuits are usually the only ones qualified. It doesn’t sound like a typical Catholic exorcism

Catholic exorcisms require a priest. As far as I recall, the Jesuits are usually the only ones qualified.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-746813 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-746813 Is that what you kids are calling it these days? Is that what you kids are calling it these days?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-785986 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-785986 I love that someone is claiming that Buddhist exorcism is superior to Christian exorcism. What criteria is being used? I love that someone is claiming that Buddhist exorcism is superior to Christian exorcism.

What criteria is being used?

]]> By: Chas44 http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-746822 Chas44 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-746822 This kind of thing is why I now live far out in the country, in a single-family, detached home. (In my last apartment, the nice family downstairs filled the building with the smell of kimchi four times a week. I'd never smelled it before. At first I thought I was having an aneurysm.) This kind of thing is why I now live far out in the country, in a single-family, detached home. (In my last apartment, the nice family downstairs filled the building with the smell of kimchi four times a week. I’d never smelled it before. At first I thought I was having an aneurysm.)

]]> By: David Pescovitz http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-746826 David Pescovitz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-746826 Ahora! Ahora!

]]> By: Hirsty http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-747338 Hirsty Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-747338 Was this an exorsism or some unwanted dinner party guests? Was this an exorsism or some unwanted dinner party guests?

]]> By: Jerril http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-747083 Jerril Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-747083 By that logic, whatever language I speak is Canadian. שעד, איך באַפעל דיר צו פאַרלאָזן דעם גוף איצט! By that logic, whatever language I speak is Canadian.
שעד, איך באַפעל דיר צו פאַרלאָזן דעם גוף איצט!

]]> By: joeposts http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-747851 joeposts Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-747851 Geez, and here I am getting threatening phone calls from the gentleman downstairs because I "walk too loud." I sort of envy people who don't understand how disturbing they sound. If we had more exorcisms in the building maybe I wouldn't have to tiptoe around. Geez, and here I am getting threatening phone calls from the gentleman downstairs because I “walk too loud.” I sort of envy people who don’t understand how disturbing they sound. If we had more exorcisms in the building maybe I wouldn’t have to tiptoe around.

]]> By: ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-746829 ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-746829 They should sell tickets! Sounds like a great show. They should sell tickets! Sounds like a great show.

]]> By: weatherman http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-747341 weatherman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-747341 The problem with these apartment exorcisms is that no matter how well they work, the demon always just goes to another apartment. I have the same problem in my building with roaches - my neighbors bomb, the roaches come to my place. I bomb, the roaches go to the neighbors place. To be really effective you have to exorcise the whole building at the same time. The problem with these apartment exorcisms is that no matter how well they work, the demon always just goes to another apartment. I have the same problem in my building with roaches – my neighbors bomb, the roaches come to my place. I bomb, the roaches go to the neighbors place.

To be really effective you have to exorcise the whole building at the same time.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-747086 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-747086 Exorcisms don't kill people. Exiting demons kill people. Exorcisms don’t kill people. Exiting demons kill people.

]]> By: David Pescovitz http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-746831 David Pescovitz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-746831 Ahora! Ahora!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-746834 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-746834 Translation please? Translation please?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-746836 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-746836 I summon an interpreter. I summon an interpreter.

]]> By: Anja Flower http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-746839 Anja Flower Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-746839 The power of Christ would compel me to knock on their door and ask them, for the love of God, to shut the fuck up so that I can work in peace. Then again, my roomies and I have been known to have midnight Angerfist stomp parties, so that might be just a tad hypocritical of me. The power of Christ would compel me to knock on their door and ask them, for the love of God, to shut the fuck up so that I can work in peace.

Then again, my roomies and I have been known to have midnight Angerfist stomp parties, so that might be just a tad hypocritical of me.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-748888 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-748888 although buddhism does not exist, it does exist though a very famous buddhist master who told their pupils to go in the forest to meditate with the tigers and the demons. spiritual people tend only to see spirits. with or without body, there should be no difference. although buddhism does not exist, it does exist though a very famous buddhist master who told their pupils to go in the forest to meditate with the tigers and the demons.

spiritual people tend only to see spirits. with or without body, there should be no difference.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-753240 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753240 I fully agree that there is no need to alarm and upset an entire buildings worth of tenants with demon exspelling on a school night. it was damn nice of the tenants to not phone the police and allow the process to unfold in a an organic way in any case. cultural understanding goes both ways padre. I fully agree that there is no need to alarm and upset an entire buildings worth of tenants with demon exspelling on a school night. it was damn nice of the tenants to not phone the police and allow the process to unfold in a an organic way in any case. cultural understanding goes both ways padre.

]]> By: mmbb http://boingboing.net/2010/03/29/apartment-building-e.html#comment-746843 mmbb Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-746843 the 'r' in "exorcism" still believes in open relationships, duh! the ‘r’ in “exorcism” still believes in open relationships, duh!

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