Do you revert to childishness when someone annoys you?

This is the first time I've confessed, so I'm hoping to read your own ways of dealing with excruciating behaviour! You might remember my problems with a new neighbour. One of her 'naughties' was siting planters on my property then complaining when I moved them. After a few days of provocation, I threw her largest planter on her lawn. Next day, I received a police visit (she'd complained  without revealing her provocation). There were other incidents I won't bore you with. Now, when she bangs my wall in the early hours [not often since her police warning about provoking me!], I do an 'air gun' mime - pointing my fingers like a gun towards her wall with appropriate sound effects, but not so loud she'll hear. I vary this with a Gatling gun 'attack' with appropriate sound effects. Occasionally I do air tomahawks or a bit of mooning [and I have a large 'moon']. It relieves stress and makes me smile, but would surprise ex-colleagues with whom I was always formal.

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  • Oh Marianne that is hilarious; you depict such vivid imagery!

    I had a bit of a giggle thinking about your actions but I can’t think of anything childish I do that is funny. Like you I do a ‘shooting’ mime with an imaginary pistol, but my ‘pistol’ is aimed at people on TV. When the news is so bad at the moment it feels good to take out all the ‘baddies’. My ‘pistol’ is usually aimed at those ‘baddies’ who talk too much, usually one in particular who can’t shut his mouth, then I change channel before he says another word.

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  • Oh Marianne that is hilarious; you depict such vivid imagery!

    I had a bit of a giggle thinking about your actions but I can’t think of anything childish I do that is funny. Like you I do a ‘shooting’ mime with an imaginary pistol, but my ‘pistol’ is aimed at people on TV. When the news is so bad at the moment it feels good to take out all the ‘baddies’. My ‘pistol’ is usually aimed at those ‘baddies’ who talk too much, usually one in particular who can’t shut his mouth, then I change channel before he says another word.

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