What do you wear to bed?
A slip. If I’m alone, I’ll also have, on the floor, a pair of cut-off blue jeans shorts, a Rick Owens bomber (above) and a pair of white Roxy sneakers just in case somebody rings the doorbell.
May 17, 2026
Who jumps out of bed to answer the doorbell?
I'm reading this interview, in The London Times, with Tori Amos:
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If they ring my doorbell and I jump out of bed to get it, they'll get a surprise.
You can ring the doorbell. If I wasn't expecting you; then at best, you'll be ignored. I certainly wasn't planning that you might show up, unexpectedly, and if I finally get around to answering the door, from my rest, to speak to you; do not expect a warm greeting. Otherwise, if we communicated previously that you would arrive, and the doorbell is the signal of your arrival; I'll be as prepared as I can and welcome you with warmth and gratitude.
that's a bit too specific.
Having someone ring your doorbell is better than having your Nest device stolen.
"Doorbell" by Sebastian Maniscalco
"Somebody's here! We got people!" Get out the Entenmann's and Sanka.
Reason #1 for a ring doorbell. My, we are a spoiled lot.
We have a gate at the end of our long rural drive way that is closed at night and sometimes padlocked. No door bell. However...if you are pounding on my door at night...unless you are sheriff or fire department and announce yourself......, it tells me that you have no business being on our property and are dangerous (sus).
What I wear would depend on winter (warm jammies) or summer. (light tee shirt maybe) But I would definitely be appropriately armed (.38 special with laser grip) and so would my husband. (shot gun or rifle)
A couple is sleeping one night when the doorbell rings.
The husband says, "Who the hell is that? It's 3 in the morning."
His wife says, "You better go see."
So the husband goes down and opens the door. A guy is on the porch, obviously very drunk.
The guy says, "I need a push. Will you give me a push?"
The husband says, "Do you know what time it is? Get out of here before I call the cops!" and slams the door in the guy's face.
He goes back up to bed, but when he tells his wife, she says, "Maybe we should help him. Remember a couple months ago when we broke down on the side of the road and that nice man helped us?"
The husband sighs and says, "I suppose you're right."
He goes back down and opens the door, but the guy's not there. The husband calls out, "Do you still need a push?"
He hears the guy answer from out in the darkness, "Please."
The husband says, "Where are you?"
The guys says, "Out here on the swing set."
I never answer my door. I stick my head out a side window like from behind the Rowan & Martin Laugh In "joke wall."
If that happens around here, it better be the police or fire department. Otherwise, ordnance might be deployed.
In a free country, when there is a knock on the door in the middle of the night, the person outside is afraid of the person inside.
Let's keep it that way.
LOL, Bob Boyd!
He might sleep odd hours and have friendly neighbors.
Bob Boyd, the 2AM knock. What's that old Soviet joke about happiness? Knock, knock, we're here for Mr. X! Oh, Mr. X lives one floor up!
What kind of egotist thinks we want to know that they know the brand of their nighttime emergency sneakers?
Who puts on shoes to answer the door, at any hour?
I mean, if my shoes are already on (seldom the case), I won't take them off to answer the door, but going out of my way to put shoes on would never occur to me. Much less removing the "out of my way" part by pre-staging shoes, just in case.
Maybe her feet are unusually ugly? Or she's been the victim of one of those online foot fetish people who snag pictures of her off the Internet and crop them to show just her feet?
We had a sheriff's deputy POUND on our door a few months ago. Thankfully while we were awake. I saw it was a cop, told him I was putting the dogs away (They were NOT amused by the loud noises) and asked him in. When I wondered why this was happening he explained there was a report of a serious fall by someone. Turns out my wife had dropped her fit bit.
And , for my many fans, is a list of the clothing my wife and I were wearing by brand name....
If someone is ringing the doorbell after I'm in bed, the house better be on fire. (That's kind of my outlook if they ring it before I'm in bed too.)
Careful. Inviting a policeman “in” is as good as a search warrant in many ways.
"You can ring the doorbell. If I wasn't expecting you; then at best, you'll be ignored."
That's even true for me with phone calls, unless they're from a family member. Nothing good can come from an unexpected phone call from non-family.
Tori Amos has a house in Florida, and like anywhere else in America, it's rare that someone comes to the door unannounced. It does happen, so she is prepared.
Does she leave the unbranded cut-offs, stylish bomber jacket and cute sneakers on the floor all the time or does she put them away when she gets out of bed every day?
Am I lazy for leaving my Glock in a holster and gym shorts in a dresser drawer?
“What kind of egotist thinks we want to know that they know the brand of their nighttime emergency sneakers?”
Exactly. Off-the-charts douchebaggery. But I appreciate the write-off tell.
Despite the modest No Soliciting plaque, we still get the occasional door-to-door hawker/scammer. By the time they get to our door the neighborhood is already on high alert and there’s eyes on the person and their vehicle. That says less about the paranoia of my neighbors than about how suspiciously antiquated the practice of door-to-door sales is. Anyone who’d even try it must have villainous intent.
She was cute for a redhead, still is. I'd ring that bell just to see her in Daisy Dukes.
"Who jumps out of bed to answer the doorbell?"
Harvey Weinstein
The thing that she forgot was a gun. Or, in GB there, probably a bat. But the gun is much better. Of course, I would probably check the doorbell camera first. 9 mm Glock in PHX, and 10 mm In Montana. Though I do have a 12 ga behind the door. And since I moved the gun cabinet there, some additional firepower. JIC.
Bomber jacket...
Reminds me that yesterday was the anniversary of the famous "Dambusters" raid (Operation Chastise) in WW2 by Guy Gibson's squadron of RAF bombers, May 16-17 1943. They lost 56 aircrew, with 53 dead and three captured, and lost eight aircraft.
Think about THAT when you hear about a fashionable "Bomber Jacket".
Leland said...
You can ring the doorbell. If I wasn't expecting you; then at best, you'll be ignored. I certainly wasn't planning that you might show up, unexpectedly, and if I finally get around to answering the door, from my rest, to speak to you; do not expect a warm greeting. Otherwise, if we communicated previously that you would arrive, and the doorbell is the signal of your arrival; I'll be as prepared as I can and welcome you with warmth and gratitude.
I may get this made into a sign to post by my front door. I have been asked a dozen times (at least) why I hate visitors because of people who can't understand the words "Call me before you come to see if I am available." Almost everybody has a phone in their pockets but still claim they don't have the time to call ahead. One guy who did call ahead, but had others to visit, always gave me a two hour window and it worked out 90+% of time.
“One guy who did call ahead, but had others to visit, always gave me a two hour window and it worked out 90+% of time.”
What line of work are you in, RoseAnne?
What do you wear to bed?
Shorts! Of course.
Is there an exception for sleeping?
What if my house is on fire?
Despite the modest No Soliciting plaque, we still get the occasional door-to-door hawker/scammer.
If there was just one, good thing to come out of Covid, it was the disappearance of the D2D salespeople.
We used to get at least one a week. Now? Maybe once or twice a year.
Inman :-D Higher Education with a non-traditional work schedule as was the guy I referenced. It actually related to the work of a church related group though.
Who jumps out of bed to answer the doorbell?
YouTube: "You can't control who pops in"
Burglar ring bell to see if anybody home.
Sketchers' "Sleep-Ins" have solved the issue of what to wear while sleeping.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nyKYDP21rM
Maybe she stays in bed until noon.
I have to get out of bed if someone rings the doorbell because I will have 100 pounds of Weimaraner to calm down.
I often wake up with a Weimaraner to calm down, iykwimaityd. CC, JSM
Geez. Last time anyone rang the doorbell after even 8 in the evening was the police. Who informed up that they had slightly dinged our car parked out front with their patrol car.
"Who jumps out of bed to answer the doorbell?"
People expecting deliveries. Yes, we do sleep in on a Saturday, and do get deliveries
Jamie said...
Who puts on shoes to answer the door, at any hour?
Someone who paints her toenails, and is worried the paint might be chipped while she slept
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