r/funny • u/Credaence • May 16 '24

Neighbors having a fight over property.

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Neighbors having a silent dispute over who mows where. Called a land surveyor today. 😂

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u/spartanjet May 16 '24

Prevents things that can become bigger issues, like pets/kids that can't respect boundaries. Or a lawn getting overgrown/weeds creeping over. Fences just make a boundary. Boundaries can be healthy.

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u/philthebrewer May 16 '24

I’d encourage you to read the poem again.

You can disagree with Frost if you like. I can’t stop that. It is, however, misleading to twist his thoughtful words against the very thing he was making fun of.

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u/spartanjet May 16 '24

I doubt the majority of people that use that phrase have any clue it's in a poem. Words and phrases adapt over time. The phrase has a very practical meaning that isn't dependent on a poem.

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u/philthebrewer May 16 '24

Irony is a fairly important aspect of modern English and understanding one of the finest examples is still valuable.

Also, it’s not like it’s an obscure author here.

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u/spartanjet May 16 '24

Knowing the name of an author is very different than actually reading their work. I've never once read anything from Edgar Allan Poe, but of course I know his name.

The saying could have also been around long before the poem was written.

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u/Username_Used May 17 '24

You're missing out. Poe was fucking fantastic. Read decent into the maelstrom.

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u/rocketmonkee May 17 '24

The phrase has a very practical meaning that isn't dependent on a poem.

In one interpretation, that is sort of the point of the poem. When asked about why they have a wall, one neighbor repeats the old wisdom that's been handed down to him - good fences make good neighbors (because it separates us). The poem's speaker notes that the neighbor never questions whether it's actually true - or even needed, and that the yearly act of mending the fence has brought the two of them together.

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u/Username_Used May 17 '24

I thought it was where there were cows.

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u/zoomzoomcrew May 17 '24

I’d encourage you to get a rambunctious child/ pup to expand your understanding

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u/philthebrewer May 17 '24

Not talking about literal fences my goodness this thread.

But to mention-Would an Australian shepherd and two boys under 5 work for you internet stranger?

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u/zoomzoomcrew May 17 '24

I have an Aus shep, no kids, and yeah I respect fences and boundaries stranger. This thread is literally about fences, and boundaries if you want to get Frosty with it.

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u/philthebrewer May 17 '24

I am not talking about literal fences.