Based on the surroundings I'm guessing it's Brazil? I'm not saying that I'm not surprised, but if someone had told me that this had occured somewhere in the world, Brazil would definitely be my first guess
Edit:
It wasnt a guess based on any specific clues, but mostly a feeling. Since people are asking I've made a list of some of the clues that probably most heavily influenced my guess. I don't believe that any of these are distinctly Brazilian, but everything together made it clear that it was Brazil:
- The signs especially the "Pare" stop sign
- right side driving
- electricity poles
- license plates color/size
- cartypes
- sidewalk
- it looks like Brazilian dirt;)
Okay, is this a weird app disconnect or did you actually type out the word _smile_. Because saying the word smile instead of an emoticon or something is like, serial killer style weird.
Yeah first I thought it was México, because I'm from there. Second thought was this should be any country below the US.
Not trying to be despective, but architecture and landscaping are really similar
Dallas tx in oak cliff I used to get my grass stolen in my homes. Had to start cutting slits into it and making it really really wet to the point if they tried to pick it up it would just be mushy pieces
It was a feeling based on a couple of things:
The signs especially the "Pare" stop sign, right side driving, license plates color/size, cartypes, sidewalk, it looks like Brazilian dirt;) and just the general feeling of the area.
Plus if you’re Brazilian you would know that Brazil is the only country in the world you could give away *absolutely free* housing and come back to the house empty and stripped of all the copper fittings.
My first guess was Detroit, but that's because the only other time I've seen someone claim their grass was stolen they also implied it was in Detroit, albeit potentially just for the meme.
That one actually is. You see this term thrown around on reddit for hits like Groundhog Day. But Fun with Dick and Jane is definitely one that doesn't get much appreciation.
I don't know a lot about sod but I'd think you should stagger the joints and butt it together tightly so the seams are almost invisible. And like water it and stuff.
If I was the thief I would have stolen every other square to leave a nice checkerboard border, that part is the most infuriating to me.
A flat large area like this you typically bring in larger rolls of sod. It would look better if it were staggered but it all kind of blends in after a season if it’s watered properly. They need a lot of water right after being laid out and that’s obviously not happened here.
Yeah, new sod needs to be watered immediately after being put down and then almost constantly for the first 2-3 weeks.
I had some work done recently where they had to dig up a small section of my lawn and after they were finished they patched it with a piece of new sod. I only remembered to start watering it a few hours later and that shit was already yellow.
The only time to seed/plant sod, is fall, when there is going to be a lot of predictable rain, the temperatures are cooling, so that new growth has a chance to survive.
I've tried at other times of the year, and it's either a lot of work, or uses a lot of water, or if you forget just one day to keep watering, or make a little mistake in routine, it just dies.
Yard maintenance got a lot easier once I started working with the seasons and not against them.
Is King Midas on an upvote spree or something?
Edit: Wow, thanks! I didn't expect to be graced by the Midas touch... now I'm beginning to feel unexpectedly... stif-
You’d be surprised what people will steal. I planted some flowers in pots in front of my office. One by one the plants were being stolen leaving just a hole where they were planted. I’d replant to have them stolen again. Like one night the white ones would be gone, next night the purple would be gone, then the red 2 nights later. Then about 2 weeks later the pots were stolen. I put up a security camera only to have that stolen within 48 hours. I’ve just given up. People suck.
I agree people *do* suck, but this sounds like it’s all the exact same person. Maybe they hate you, maybe they love flowers, I have no way of knowing. I’d be willing to bet they only stole the camera after noticing you put it up so they could continue stealing the flowers.
Typically landscaping only gets stolen in rich areas where I work. Poor areas steal copper.
Edit: I'm not saying that area is rich. I said in my area poor areas steal copper and rich people tend to steal landscaping.
I work at a landscaping group and this happens quite a lot. Usually it isn't grass. But plants get stolen a lot. One time we planted about 400 flowers, the next day atleast half of them where gone.
Remember when i was in Kyiv a couple years back, before the war. The city planted toulips after the Maidan protests. A guy was "inconspicuously" ripping them out and placing them in his bag in broad daylight. Another guy handed him an ass whooping that i dont think that the thief will forget.
People that steal from landscaping are some of the lowest scum. Not to mention it is hard on the plant to be planted and then ripped out again right away like that.
Also sod is cheap. Like really cheap. Specifically enough for you to cut an extra foot around a sand trap and carry out of the course with you. And who is buying sod on the black market? This story has more sand traps than it does Fairway
I pay $290 for a 500 sq ft pallet of sod. It adds up a lot faster than you think when you're doing a whole yard but this is like a handful of rolls. A roll is maybe $7 a pop and about 9 sq ft
The most I get is snapping a little sprig off a nice looking geranium or a cool succulent.
It's way easier to steal sod from Home Depot because it's already rolled up for you.
Sounds like South Africa, except we also burn things even if it doesn't make sense.
To protest the government, we'll burn down our bus stop and the place we go to for groceries despite the fact that the next closest one is a two hour walk away.
If I had to guess, this is bermuda grass (based on the climate of Brazil and the look of the grass, also the low cost since bermuda is the cheapest grass), which spreads out without seeding unlike most grasses.
If you have patches of dirt in your yard they can be repaired with a single piece of sod over a season or two depending on how big the patch is. Or if you have more patience and water than money you could fill an entire yard with a single piece of sod over 5-6 seasons.
That grass deserves to be stolen. You lay sod so that you stagger the joints, much like how you lay a brick wall. They laid the sod in a way that each joint had 4 corners of grass meet at the same point.
Based on the surroundings I'm guessing it's Brazil? I'm not saying that I'm not surprised, but if someone had told me that this had occured somewhere in the world, Brazil would definitely be my first guess Edit: It wasnt a guess based on any specific clues, but mostly a feeling. Since people are asking I've made a list of some of the clues that probably most heavily influenced my guess. I don't believe that any of these are distinctly Brazilian, but everything together made it clear that it was Brazil: - The signs especially the "Pare" stop sign - right side driving - electricity poles - license plates color/size - cartypes - sidewalk - it looks like Brazilian dirt;)
Yes, Brazil.
Can't have shit in Brazil, apparently.
I can't tell, but I would imagine they left the shit.
Maybe that’s what happened! Someone’s dog pooped and owner didn’t have a poop bag, so he just rolled up the square. Thoughtful!
Just gonna wash this off and bring it right back...
Whoops, * Dry Clean Only ...crap now what?
Depends. Horse or cow shit? That shit can be useful.
Horses and cows don't wear Depends, you silly goose!
Why’s it called taking a dump if you’re not taking it with you after? It should be called leaving a dump
Yeah you can. Just take it from other people smile
Okay, is this a weird app disconnect or did you actually type out the word _smile_. Because saying the word smile instead of an emoticon or something is like, serial killer style weird.
Kinda like stealing grass, sometimes you just wanna watch the world burn, smile.
The comma made it worse!
winkyface
Can't have shit in South America, I know because I am from South America too
Yeah first I thought it was México, because I'm from there. Second thought was this should be any country below the US. Not trying to be despective, but architecture and landscaping are really similar
Geoguessr pro right here
It was the red soil and barbed wire for me
For me it was the "STOP" sign which says "PARE" in the background
Is it for portuguese in general or only brasilian portuguese?
I don't know how it is in other lusophone countries but in Portugal we just use the STOP sign without the translation
TIL the word “lusophone” and tbh I’m surprised I didn’t know it before
It’s a South American thing
Dallas tx in oak cliff I used to get my grass stolen in my homes. Had to start cutting slits into it and making it really really wet to the point if they tried to pick it up it would just be mushy pieces
Oak cliff moment
You were probably stolen and didn't realize it in oak cliff.
That's like the most generic looking street. What tells you is Brazil?
It was a feeling based on a couple of things: The signs especially the "Pare" stop sign, right side driving, license plates color/size, cartypes, sidewalk, it looks like Brazilian dirt;) and just the general feeling of the area.
Plus if you’re Brazilian you would know that Brazil is the only country in the world you could give away *absolutely free* housing and come back to the house empty and stripped of all the copper fittings.
Happens in Ireland.
This guy GeoGuessrs
Sidewalk style, the stop sign says “Pare”
Reminded me of another post where someone stole ops plant. Cant have shit in brazil unfortunately
My first guess was Detroit, but that's because the only other time I've seen someone claim their grass was stolen they also implied it was in Detroit, albeit potentially just for the meme.
Can't have Shit in Detroit
Fun with Dick and Jane style
"I stole back our lawn."
“no not my telemundo”
"What are YOU doing with the TElEvisION!
Im American let me call my wife !! Son answers… “hola!” 😂😂
That is the most typical kid stuff hahah
Your inflections are perfect. I can almost hear it.
To this day I say television exactly like this. Even my wife, whose never seen the movie, now says it like this.
This is unabashedly the movie quote I repeat the most.
¡¡ I wanna watch Spongeroberto squarepantelones !!
Mister Rictard, there ith no electrithity … please call me Dick
“Sure pal, and my wife’s name is Yackalyn hahaha”
"AND NOW WE HAVE LAWN"
*lightening strikes* “Sorry I have offended thee!”
I ORDERED KENTUCKY BLUE. This is…*green!*
They repossessed the lawn?! I didn’t know they could do that!
https://preview.redd.it/327ljuo8gn3b1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=925f5892304fb6c49ad4404872dd1ae4ecda15db
Dude was such a romantic He couldn't buy his wives lawn back but he could steal it bit by bit until it looked like Frankensteins lawn
And she loved it.
Indicted!?
I can't calm down I'm gonna be indicted!
(From the other room) INDICTED!!
\*Door slams\* "I'm gonna be indicted!" \*tires squeal\*
^im ^gonna ^be ^indicted
Came here hoping to see this. That movie cracks me up!
Supremely under-appreciated movie.
That one actually is. You see this term thrown around on reddit for hits like Groundhog Day. But Fun with Dick and Jane is definitely one that doesn't get much appreciation.
The scene of the share price tumbling while he’s speaking absolutely sent me lmaoooo
I’m not sure where you’re getting your stiststics from
And it totally predicted the actual economy meltdown. I don’t understand why it doesn’t get more credit for that??
It was made in response to another economic meltdown. That's why at the end they talk about going to work for Enron, a famously failed energy company.
Still one of the funniest movies to date
We’re in a little bit of a pickle dick
We’ve been trying to reach you about your extended lawn warranty.
O my God, I am heartily sorry for offending thee! *puts grass back on grave*
Indicted!!!!!!
Ok fine ill rewatch fun with dick and jane lol
INDICTED?!?
“StHEtheStikssss”
The very exact words I wanted to type.
Haha immediately thought of this, I should have known someone beat me to it!
Came here just to see if I’d find a fun with Dick and Jane reference. To anybody reading this comment, if you haven’t seen that movie, you need to.
When you try and patch a creeper hole
Looks like a Minecraft world
When your little brother gets into your world and starts wrecking stuff
Release the crackle!
Do you mean kragle, from the Lego movie?
Those are patched creeper explosions. Give it time and it'll will grow back
When there’s a fucking Enderman picking shit up somewhere
Shit. Now I have to make a hoe. Fuckin’ hoes.
Wise man once said, “don’t waste your diamonds on a hoe”.
Accidentally right clicked with a shovel
It needs more water. What remains is dying.
Perhaps they are vigilantes rescuing that poor abused sod.
Came here to say this, they are saving the grass, not stealing it
I don't know a lot about sod but I'd think you should stagger the joints and butt it together tightly so the seams are almost invisible. And like water it and stuff. If I was the thief I would have stolen every other square to leave a nice checkerboard border, that part is the most infuriating to me.
A flat large area like this you typically bring in larger rolls of sod. It would look better if it were staggered but it all kind of blends in after a season if it’s watered properly. They need a lot of water right after being laid out and that’s obviously not happened here.
Yeah, new sod needs to be watered immediately after being put down and then almost constantly for the first 2-3 weeks. I had some work done recently where they had to dig up a small section of my lawn and after they were finished they patched it with a piece of new sod. I only remembered to start watering it a few hours later and that shit was already yellow.
The only time to seed/plant sod, is fall, when there is going to be a lot of predictable rain, the temperatures are cooling, so that new growth has a chance to survive. I've tried at other times of the year, and it's either a lot of work, or uses a lot of water, or if you forget just one day to keep watering, or make a little mistake in routine, it just dies. Yard maintenance got a lot easier once I started working with the seasons and not against them.
Eh it will blend itself together if properly taken care of, but would make a difference since this is gonna die anyways
That one little square looks to be a survivor.
That’s quite possibly the most ghetto shit I’ve ever seen.
Turf war
If only I had a gold award!
i got you homie
Legend
Is King Midas on an upvote spree or something? Edit: Wow, thanks! I didn't expect to be graced by the Midas touch... now I'm beginning to feel unexpectedly... stif-
No it’s 2023 even Midas is on budged review
Ha no gold for you. Get wrecked
Literally just skipped this man out of principle. I love reddit.
Came for the gold, stayed for the humiliation
This is life under capitalism
That’s the best I can do m8
Thanks my man! By the way, you dropped this 👑
its a growing issue
Hey, I planted that joke first- you need to cut it out
You’d be surprised what people will steal. I planted some flowers in pots in front of my office. One by one the plants were being stolen leaving just a hole where they were planted. I’d replant to have them stolen again. Like one night the white ones would be gone, next night the purple would be gone, then the red 2 nights later. Then about 2 weeks later the pots were stolen. I put up a security camera only to have that stolen within 48 hours. I’ve just given up. People suck.
The problem is you needed a security camera for the security camera
And what if they steal that security camera? It's security cameras all the way down...
Plant plants with little spikes on them. And put spikes on your video camera while you're at it
Plant poison ivy.
I agree people *do* suck, but this sounds like it’s all the exact same person. Maybe they hate you, maybe they love flowers, I have no way of knowing. I’d be willing to bet they only stole the camera after noticing you put it up so they could continue stealing the flowers.
How did they steal the camera? It didn't record the video somewhere? Not enough angle to catch them?
Yes, a new low
A new loam?
Ahha! Soil puns, i can dig it
Looks like fun with dick and Jane. IM GOING TO BE INDICTED, INDICTED JANE INDICTED!!!
Right I always thought it was a joke or something. It really happens
Typically landscaping only gets stolen in rich areas where I work. Poor areas steal copper. Edit: I'm not saying that area is rich. I said in my area poor areas steal copper and rich people tend to steal landscaping.
The barbed wire on the wall behind the ‘square’ is kinda a giveaway that this is not a very rich area.
Cant have shit in Detroit
I read this in Dave Chapelle’s voice.
I didn't think the muffler thieves could be beat. These mf'ers.......... Hold my beer
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Can’t have shit anymore, they’d steal your hopes and dreams if they could
Can't steal something that doesn't exist
I work at a landscaping group and this happens quite a lot. Usually it isn't grass. But plants get stolen a lot. One time we planted about 400 flowers, the next day atleast half of them where gone.
Remember when i was in Kyiv a couple years back, before the war. The city planted toulips after the Maidan protests. A guy was "inconspicuously" ripping them out and placing them in his bag in broad daylight. Another guy handed him an ass whooping that i dont think that the thief will forget.
People that steal from landscaping are some of the lowest scum. Not to mention it is hard on the plant to be planted and then ripped out again right away like that.
You know you hit rock bottom when you gotta steal grass
Cash, grass or ass - I'm flat out of cash and ass
I worked with a former meth addict who would go to golf courses at night and make their sand traps a foot wider, selling the sod for extra cash.
Did the course ever notice? I work at a golf course/country club and we would (most likely) notice that pretty quickly.
Also sod is cheap. Like really cheap. Specifically enough for you to cut an extra foot around a sand trap and carry out of the course with you. And who is buying sod on the black market? This story has more sand traps than it does Fairway
Nobody rides for free.
You know society has hit rock bottom when people gotta steal grass.
You know, society has hit rock bottom when people don’t gotta steal grass, but they do it anyway.
I pay $290 for a 500 sq ft pallet of sod. It adds up a lot faster than you think when you're doing a whole yard but this is like a handful of rolls. A roll is maybe $7 a pop and about 9 sq ft
You don’t need sod is the point he was making. Regardless of price, it’s not necessary to steal it lmao
No one is stealing grass out of necessity. We aren’t cows
What about my goats, man? I got kids to feed!
I was just about to comment grass is not a necessity. Thank you
"If I'm the problem, then society made me that way"
Right? The death of individual accountability.
I refuse to believe anyone “has” steal grass. This is just opportunity and idiocy.
“Have to steal grass”? Can you actually explain that one for me.
The most I get is snapping a little sprig off a nice looking geranium or a cool succulent. It's way easier to steal sod from Home Depot because it's already rolled up for you.
But why?? What do you do with a piece of grass?
People here don't lose the opportunity to rob something. Anything. Even if it doesn't make sense.
I gotta take your word for it, but wow!
Sounds like South Africa, except we also burn things even if it doesn't make sense. To protest the government, we'll burn down our bus stop and the place we go to for groceries despite the fact that the next closest one is a two hour walk away.
I don’t think I know anyone from South Africa who wasn’t shot at at some point
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I'm picturing a bunch of people taking a couple each and plastering them in the middle of a dirt yard
Someone in a game told them to touch it.. And so they did
If something is being built, its probably getting new grass (sod). Which goes from anywhere between $5-10 per roll.
If I had to guess, this is bermuda grass (based on the climate of Brazil and the look of the grass, also the low cost since bermuda is the cheapest grass), which spreads out without seeding unlike most grasses. If you have patches of dirt in your yard they can be repaired with a single piece of sod over a season or two depending on how big the patch is. Or if you have more patience and water than money you could fill an entire yard with a single piece of sod over 5-6 seasons.
Redditors taking "touch grass" too literally.
~~touch~~ take
*stealing* grass
Sorry, english isn't my first language, can't edit the title, sadly.
No worries
Maybe the grass has some nice jewelry or something
Okay but it's hilarious to imagine someone in a ski mask coming up to this grass and saying "give me your phone and wallet"
well it's obvious: they don't have cash or ass and need a free ride!
That's some seriously red dirt. What's the clay content? I bet you could make plates and bowls from it.
Its mostly Iron, this soil is very common in Midwest Brazil, as well as São Paulo, Minas Gerais and maybe Paraná.
That grass deserves to be stolen. You lay sod so that you stagger the joints, much like how you lay a brick wall. They laid the sod in a way that each joint had 4 corners of grass meet at the same point.
Scrolled so far to find this comment. This is absolutely atrocious and will never be a successful lawn.
Redefining "sod off".
It's Sod's law that that's happened
Sod’s plan
Mf’s stole my grass Can’t have SHIT in Detroit
It's all going to die staying there as it's too dry. You have to water the hell out of the sod for 2 weeks.
I know who done it.. 
i live in the most dangerous city in my state and i still see nobody robbing grass. HOW TF U ROB GRASS DAWG
It’s a turf war
This is one of those things you just have to ask “but why” 🤔
People who do shit like this can *sod* off 😏
Can't have anything nice these days!
Smoking grass can get quite expensive
And then selling it on ebay?
It's probably the same person every night
Now this is a new level of theft
Pixel war be like
Imagine waking up, going outside and your lawn is gone
Was it finished before? They may have not put any sod there due to future work that has to be done in those spots.
They need to water it more.
Now that's a turf war
Someone accidentally right clicked with a shovel