"My neighbor Diane and I had a playful poltergeist for years, and we called
it Billy. I'd come home and find something put in a weird place: milk in a cupboard, toilet paper in the fridge, laundry detergent in the bathtub. Diane once called to ask if Billy had been around, because she couldn't find a
gallon of milk. We finally found it outside on her back steps. And sugar... darn sugar! Every morning, my sugar bowl was empty.

When I'd had enough, I would point to Diane's home and yell, `Go see
Diane!' Within five minutes, I'd get a call from her. `Thanks a lot,'
she'd say. He'd gone and pulled shenanigans at her place. This occurred for
the entire two years we lived there. No one believed usÄnot even our
husbands. My mother thought someone was stealing from us when we were sleeping or out of the house. My sister believed something was going on but didn't
know what. I still can't explain any of it."

Robert,
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Re: The Impish Ghost
By: Robert Gmez to All on Sun May 11 2025 12:52 pm

"My neighbor Diane and I had a playful poltergeist for years, and we called it Billy. I'd come home and find something put in a weird place: milk in a cupboard, toilet paper in the fridge, laundry detergent in the bathtub. Dian once called to ask if Billy had been around, because she couldn't find a

I think once you named it you gave it a life of its own. The story seemed playful, but it can turn serious real quick.
Wes,
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