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Misspelled Parking Note Threatening to Have Car "Toad" Goes Viral

The screenshot spread across Facebook and X as readers fixated on the errors and offered tongue-in-cheek responses.

Overview

  • The handwritten message complained a car was parked too close to a house and read, "You're car is to close to my HOUSE! They're is better spots. I will have you toad! Try me! You will loose [sic]."
  • Posts on Facebook featuring a screenshot from X helped the image gain wide traction, with multiple outlets picking up the item on Oct. 23–24.
  • Commenters highlighted the spelling, joked about being called a "toad," and suggested returning the note with red-pen corrections or a dictionary.
  • Readers shared similar neighbour run-ins, with one quip noting "six errors in 22 words" as others recounted past parking spats.
  • Coverage also referenced a separate Reddit discussion about recurring tensions over on-street parking on terraced streets.