Does anyone do something like this...?

Mm, well I'm female so I'm naturally nosey about those kind of things.
If it were obvious that they were having sex or something - I'd just stick on headphones.

I can see why you'd do it though. You're not a bad person because you do it. But if the scampering is common then it's not like she's being killed.

The neighbors next door to my house has an abusive boyfriend. Once they were out in the hall and she was trying to go back in the apartment and he kept slamming her against our door. Soo.. my mom called the police.

If you think it's violent I'd just make a police report or something.
And I think I lost you with the food container comment.

Fuck no, I actually listen in on the conversation because I'm nosy like that. At night I hear people yelling and cursing at each other, and once I actually heard a death threat. It's amazing what people say to each other and I feel the need to know what it is.

I do the same thing. Unless I see something I mind my own business.
It's the whole "ignorance is bliss" thing. The less I know about my neighbors the better.

i drown out my world with music. that's how i've always do it. i work in school with my ipod. keeps me concentrated

I ignore most things.
I would probably ignore a baby crying on the street in front of my house.

Mostly, though, it's just loud and weird noises from my Mexican neighbors.

I'm an ignorant person... so yes, i am.

Only if I really want to I guess. Is it a lot of mice? I had one mouse come in my house a couple months back, it was stuck in my basement, which is where my PC is... so I left a chip bag (big one) with some food in it, of course the mouse smelt it, and it went into the chip bag... then I quickly ran and grabbed the top of the bag and dumped the mouse outside... I didn't wanna hurt it... :(

It was so tiny...

Well no, I`m the type that go against my own fear. Hahahaha

Lol, no, I don't do stuff like that. Actually, I'm really bad. I'm what you may call an eavsdropper, or lurker, or whatever...
If I had mice...Actually, I have mice. They don't make much noise, though. And I just set up traps around the house to handle them. So I don't bother with them. If it's mice, that is. You're question seems more general, like would you drown out all the bad things you hear, period.

Nope. I listen in and do nothing unless someone is about to get hurt. I don't like people getting hurt in the real world...

You seem to be avoiding the problem rather than solving it. However, everyone has their own method of dealing with certain issues, so I am in no position to say whether you are doing it right or wrong.

Curiosity killed the cat, but I hope it does not kill the bear. I have a tendency to investigate every weird and unusual sound that I hear, though most of the time, it turns out to be nothing. Nonetheless, I believe listening is an important skill which could save one's life, all the way from a plea for help to a burglar attempting to enter one's hope.

Or it could be 4chan's party van...

well as long as it doesnt sound normal ill be bothered

Ignorance is bliss is the most suitable phrase for you >___>

For me it really depends on the situation or if its anything sounding of..because who knows what might happen..I had an experience where my neighbor got robbed..I could have been prevented it I guess if I reported it...i kinda felt guilty though..ignorant is bliss and knowledge is misery huh..fits pretty well through what I've experienced...but thats life I guess..

That is basically the way I am, I don't pay attention unless it's a loud crash or someone screaming for help or directly at me.

That;s why yu get your cat do to that stuff for you. It's a pretty awesome sight seeing a cat in action completely outsmarting a mouse.

Good stuff

i'm a cruel pesron, so when i see mice, i throw darts or knives at them. i usually hit too :twisted:
i never get them in the house, but i do at my summer camp work and my cabin on the lake