'I put Baby Shark on a loop': Sleepy neighbor teaches the remodelers next door a lesson about noise courtesies by weaponizing annoying children's music

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Dec 4, 2024 10:00 AM EST

There's nothing more annoying than Baby Shark. You've heard it, you've loathed it, and you've had it stuck in your head for the last decade (yeah, I just looked it up, it came out in 2015–oof). And although parents will tell you that the catchiest, goofiest kids' songs will eventually become white noise once you hear it often enough, Baby Shark specifically transcends the standard and proves every parent wrong. 

But this is exactly why the sleepy neighbor in our next story decided to use the tune as a weapon against untimely neighbors. 

Because the best petty revenge starts with a motive, imagine you've lost sleep for weeks due to your neighbor's early morning remodels. With the carpet getting torn out, walls being demolished, and a table saw that seemingly has no 'off' switch, u/Winter_Childhood9186 was at their wit's end. Funnily enough, they thought of the perfect way to teach their neighbors a lesson in noise courtesy by giving them a taste of their own medicine. Keep scrolling for the hilarity that ensued when some good-natured pranking allowed this poor family to get a normal night's rest for once.

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    The maintenance man woke us up at 6am with hammering in the empty apartment next door, so I got even ♫♪ This is 2nd day in a row that they've done this, but it's Saturday today, my guy. I simply
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    got up, asked my husband to be patient with me (as he's staring at me, confused, cuz he saw the look on my face and knew someone was about to get it). I went to the bathroom that's adjoining the sawing and hammering.
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    I put Baby Shark on a loop and taped my phone to the wall. The saw stopped almost immediately.
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    We could hear them talking from one room to another, but the hammering was still happening. By 8am, there was silence. 8:47am they knocked on the door and apologized for waking us up and said they hope we have a good weekend. Nothing about
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    the music. But they are switching to pulling carpet for the day. Which is quiet. I thanked them and wished them luck. Then I went inside and stopped the music. VICTORY! It's small, but it's mine!
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    We've been joking with them since they turned around the apartment on the opposite side last week. And no, the phone was not equivalent to a boom box. It didn't rattle the walls. I honestly doubt they heard more than the melody, as we can't hear our neighbors' conversations.
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    Just the rumble of their voices when they talk and if they yell. No one is getting evicted and I'm not going to the office to get them fired. It was annoying, then silly, and then it was over. Have a lovely weekend everyone. And CBAT away!
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    Edit: We've decided to bring them snacks and joke about the song and make sure they're actually okay and not upset. We really don't want to upset maintenance. They're good people, just working and I bet they don't want to be here either.
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    VaderBinks Maybe he was just hammering on beat to the Do Do Do do do do and you couldn't hear it anymore
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    marg0214 Are these contractors? I had this happen once in our apartment at 6:30 am. Went to the office and reported it and they told me workers weren't allowed to start before 8 am. They put a stop to it immediately. There's no reason for workers to start that kind of thing that early other than their own convenience. Check with the office.
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    lapsteelguitar The subtlety of the message. The effectiveness of the msg. First rate. Because they got the msg loud & clear, without excess effort on your part, no cussing on anybody's part. And you shamed them, to boot.
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    LettuceWithBeetroot I didn't know what 'Baby Shark' was until I just looked on YT. What a heinous form of torture, OP!! I doff my cap to you....
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    Somebody Throw This reminds me of the time the balcony below me kept smoking and our landlord told us we weren't allowed to confront other people about problems. That they'd have to catch them smoking themselves to know for sure.
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    So any time I smelled w d/ciga ttes I'd put my bluetooth speaker on my balcony with this song on loop and slowly increase the volume. Worked every time.
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    Car Seat Headrest - "Stop Smoking (We Love You)" (Official Audio) Stop Smoking
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    pod10071102 Lololol This was a funny and wholesome petty revenge! I'm sure those guys had a fun story to tell when they got home!
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    chinu187 Baby shark is truly an evil revenge. Do not want to get on your bad side
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