Alliedassault - View Single Post - War veteran's behavior continues to unnerve neighbors

Tripper · 06-27-2003, 04:56 PM

I'm sure I've seen like 3 different comedy movies with a minor character like that.....It's almost Cliche...The crazy old Soldier that lives next door and yet never left the battlefield.

But this.....

[quote:d0d5d]"Sometimes on weekends and holidays when the neighborhood has lots of people hanging around outside, he'll roll his television out onto his porch and play Saving Private Ryan over and over again all day long with the volume cranked," said Armstrong of Barnes. "We would call the cops on him except that he actually walks to each end of his yard with a decibel meter to make sure he's not over the legal sound limit for disturbing the peace. I'm really not sure what he's trying to accomplish with all that."
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......I don't know what to say. I want to laugh out loud, but I feel sorry for this guy.

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Tripper is Offline General of the Army Posts: 18,895 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand	06-27-2003, 04:56 PM I'm sure I've seen like 3 different comedy movies with a minor character like that.....It's almost Cliche...The crazy old Soldier that lives next door and yet never left the battlefield. But this..... [quote:d0d5d]"Sometimes on weekends and holidays when the neighborhood has lots of people hanging around outside, he'll roll his television out onto his porch and play Saving Private Ryan over and over again all day long with the volume cranked," said Armstrong of Barnes. "We would call the cops on him except that he actually walks to each end of his yard with a decibel meter to make sure he's not over the legal sound limit for disturbing the peace. I'm really not sure what he's trying to accomplish with all that." [/quote:d0d5d] ......I don't know what to say. I want to laugh out loud, but I feel sorry for this guy.