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Teh sux0r roomy thread
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Posted by: Swilo
Post your worst experiences with a room mate here~
Here's my ever growing compendium of complaints
Discussion over at TG
Posted by: redwench
poor swilo. only one more month to go, you can make it. next year, get an apartment with blazej. 
Posted by: Arta
OH MY GOD
that's pretty bad dude. I feel for you.
Posted by: Bobaroo
hmm, Yes that does really suck.
Do you get to change room mates after each year? I know a lot of colleges do, but not sure about all.
Posted by: Swilo
Yes, I've got the wonderful option of "random fruit" for next year.
Posted by: redwench
heh, swilo, im telling you apartment dude. the cost will probably be very close, and you wont have to deal with random fruitings.
Posted by: Bobaroo
Can't you request to be with a friend?
Posted by: Freak
The random fruit i got this year is pretty good
we're both new
we both like computers, basketball and going out on weekends.
If i were you, i'd go with the unknown next year. Just put something on your "interests" if they have something like that to match up similiar people.
or, you could get him in trouble while he's drunk and get them to kick him out  *evil*
Posted by: Digitalphatman
Poor poor swilo, I feel ur pain. <rant> I have tried for the whole past year to get my roomate to clean up his trash heap. He leaves dishes laying arounf, on the stove, on the sink(we live in an apartment owned by the college) or whereever is most convient for him. When he does laundary he just leaves the clean clothes in the basket on the floor and doesn't bother to put them away. Dirty clothes go in a pile on the floor next to his clothes. When I am trying to go to sleep because i have an 8 o'clock class in the morning he decides its a good idea to watch a dvd with friends on his comp. <rant> better stop urge to kill rising
granted i am not a perfect roomate but he is just an @$$hole soemtimes
The best thing to do is pick friends of urs and then hope that you get along. Hope everything works out for u in the end. To bad you can't just talk to the guy rationaly and work out the differenced. But he sounds like to much of a jack@$$ for that.
oh and i know this is kinda obvious but he has some real insecurity problems, I would kick his F@##$%%^ @$$ if was spying on my computer and touching my stuff
Posted by: Shalome
This is my worst roommate story.. that never ended up happening! The summer before my freshman year of college, I got my roommate assignment. She called me, we chatted.. and instantly were afraid of the upcoming year. She was the roommate my parents and friends joked I would get. THe first question she asked me: "So what sorority are you joining?"
She was perky, obsessed with working out and dieting, a cheerleader, in the pep club, favorite colors pink and lavender, wanted to get matching bedspreads for our dorm room, couldn't wait to start sorority rush, loved driving around in her brand new convertable with all her girlfriends and flirting with boys at the mall. She sent me a picture of herself and she looked like she'd stepped out of Beverly Hills 90210 (which was still a really popular show at the time).
I was her opposite in just about every way, except for the fact that we were both female and had about the same length hair (but mine was dyed black with blond streaks and hers was light brown with bleached blond streaks). 
I ended up not rooming with her. At the "summer welcome" where you stayed in a dorm room for a weekend to see what it was like, I met a cool Chinese girl and we ended up rooming together.
Posted by: redwench
close escape there shal. be thankful. be very thankful
Posted by: Swilo
The only people I actually call friends here are people I'd never want to room with.
If things don't turn out too well with my random fruit I'll do my best to switch.
Oh, and phatman, you don't know the least bit about how insecure this jackass is, nor am I going to get into it because it requires its own FORUM.
Posted by: Digitalphatman
How do people like this get in college or better yet why do they bother attending. This guy sounds like the typical jock(or at least what i have dealt with). These people should just work at McDonalds the rest of thier life so they can get on with their partying and weight lifting.
Anyways buy him a fifth of rum, bet him that he cannot drink it within 2-2 1/2 hours then shipp him to China.
Posted by: Swilo
When he's not drinking he's studying, and memorizes things just long enough for the test. He seriously should not be in college, as he's destined to fail miserably in higher level courses.
If you asked him anything from last semester or high school, he wouldn't remember it with enough competency to use it.
Posted by: Swilo
Signed up to be with who knows with who knows who else in the suite.
Next year will be interesting.
(Red, I'm living about 3 hallways down, so I'm still in the best dorm on campus)
Posted by: redwench
gah swilo. get out of the dungeons son!
Posted by: Chako
Here is my bad room mate from hell story!
A High School friend and I decided that because we where going to the same out of town school,
we should defray the cost and rent a house together. We would split everything 50/50, even to
cooking alternating nights.
Little did I know that you find out all sorts of quirky things about someone you think you
know..but are only self delusional.
I quickly found out that he was outright strange and bizarre. Because it was the first time he was
on his own...away from his parents, he figured that he didn't have to extend to me any common
curtisy. For instance, he would sneak out at 12:30 am most nights. I asked him where he was
going (didn't like the idiot wandering around at night with me sleeping in a room with no
lock..who knows what he would bring home, etc...) and he would not tell me. Finally after a
month of this strange behaviour, I confronted him, and he told me he was visiting "THE MAN".
The man? what is he talking about? He would not elaborate. So after a week of this..he finally
told me he was going to the local convenience store for...of all things....candies!!! I could not
believe it, here was a grown man with 3 years of schooling behind him...sneaking off at night like
some giant secret...to buy those little Nerds candies.
He then let me into his room..and lo and behold...boxes of the things a foot deep all over the
floor. Last time I went in there without a can of RAID as back up.
He was saving grease from hamburgers and meats that he cooked for meals. After a few weeks, I
asked him what in the world is he saving this for? He told me he was going to cook with it. I told
him if he ever cooked with that rancid stuff, I would personally feed him all of it. I threw it out as
soon as I could after that.
Then there was the time he was cooking potatoes in the microwave...the idiot puts them in
aluminium foil, then places them in the micro and leaves them on high for 10 minutes. He also
forgot to ***** them. Anyhow, he had a hard time explaining to me why the microwave was
blown up and ruined. The door flew across the kitchen. After that, I ate out and never would
touch anything he cooked.
Then there was his Super Nintendo. He would lock himself up every night and play the damn
thing till a half hour before I got up for class. By that time he was asleep in his room. He did this
for the last 2 months of school. I never saw him. He was in his room, playing games till I went to
bed. Got up in the morning and go off to school...when he slept.. Funny thing though, he would
not tell me his marks..I know he bombed...because he never went to school during the day.
Anyhow, to this day, I have an aversion to any consoles jingles I hear that sounds like Super
Mario Bros.
Then there was the time his parents forgot to send him an Easter Bunny. He pouted for 2 weeks.
LOL...Grow up man.
And the best...when we where leaving for home again....his father came to pick him up with a
pickup truck. Anyhow..there I am cleaning the place up....and there is the fat lazy moron
sleeping. I let his father in...he goes up to wake his son after wondering where his son is. He
opens the door..is greeted with the foot deep candy box litter and who knows what. He wakes his
son..he is fuming....and then I hear his father say "What is that?" "Is that snot?" Yep, true
enough, the dirty pig was picking his nose when he was laying in bed, and wiping his fingers on
the wall next to him. I see more nose pickings covering that wall then I hope to ever see in my
life. Papa wasn't happy I tell you...I call it just desserts.
I was dancing to leave that hell hole and leave someone I knew for 6 years before hand. I don't
see him anymore...and that is a good thing.
Posted by: redwench
now that is the roommate from hell ^^
Posted by: Gunslinger
Ha!
While my roommate situation is remarkably similar to Swilo's (with some keynote differences), I no longer have to deal with it after the next month.
I got an RA position. As long as I don't get fired, it's mine for as long as I'm here/want it. No more roommates for me!
*dances a jig*
Posted by: Swilo
Thousands, if not millions, of grown men shave their legs/arms/chest for certain sports like swimming.
Granted my roomy stopped team swimming two years ago, and is an idiot for thinking it makes him run faster.
Posted by: redwench
its most common in swimming and bodybuilding. some people just like the look too. has nothing to do with sexual orientation.
Posted by: Shalome
I know military guys who shave their forearms. I know guys who work out who shave their chests. I have coworkers who shave their backs. I don't have any question in my mind as to whether or not they're straight.. it's just personal preference.
As for the guy quitting swim team two years ago -- as any woman can tell you, once you start shaving your legs, it's REALLY hard to stop because the hair grows back very strangely.
Posted by: AK47
Swilo your story seemed like alot of nitpicking. About half of the list was just minor stuff. Remember, everyone is different. Frankly, I cant see why anyone would choose to have a random roomate (doing so sets you up for a situation like yours).
Chako's was a riot. Sneaking out to buy nerds!
And on the topic of shaving, I know a dude who shaves his ********
aw jeez nova. lighten up!
Posted by: Swilo
Those "little things" add up to a lot over 2 semesters of it almost daily. Not to mention the yriad number of things I left off in an attempt to leave him some dignity.
I've known Nick since I was 2, and was definately not expecting such a self-centred ass when I asked to room with him.
Posted by: Nfested
It's the little differences that make someone get on your nerves.
Chako, ur roommate sneaks out to buy Nerds AND rubs snot on the wall? What a weirdo!
Posted by: Fenix2004
And you couldave told me he shaved his legs because he was on the swim team...you put he shaves his legs in the bathroom as one of the things you hates he does so what ever
Posted by: Nfested
Yea, most guys I know don't shave their legs, but if they want to do it then I have no problem with that.
Posted by: Swilo
No, I put as one of the things on my list that "He shaves his legs in the room and doesn't sweep up afterwards," not that he just shaves his legs, and nowhere did I say in the bathroom.
And gee, I wonder what that "Discussion over at TG" link was for, surely not to make my post look pretty!
Posted by: Nfested
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Originally posted by Swilo
No, I put as one of the things on my list that "He shaves his legs in the room and doesn't sweep up afterwards," not that he just shaves his legs, and nowhere did I say in the bathroom.
And gee, I wonder what that "Discussion over at TG" link was for, surely not to make my post look pretty!
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Not all of us here visit or is registered at TG, Swilo.
BTW, isn't calling someone "immature" just as pejorative as calling someone "gay"?
Posted by: Nfested
Swilo, did this roommate of yours know that his habits were pretty bad. You said he was denying all the stuff but was he denying it jokingly or seriously?
Posted by: Bobaroo
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Originally posted by Nfested
BTW, isn't calling someone "immature" just as pejorative as calling someone "gay"?
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no...Fenix called someone "gay" which means a homosexual just because he shaves his legs.
Swilo called him immature because of his comments.
And Fenix if you call someone "gay" you must mean either
1. homosexual
2. happy
it does not mean weird/unusual/stupidhere is the definition for you later use of the word.
Posted by: Nfested
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Originally posted by Bobaroo330
it does not mean weird/unusual/stupidhere is the definition for you later use of the word.
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Oftentimes the Dictionary's definition of the word does not correspond to society's slang/dialetic use of the word.
Posted by: Fenix2004
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Originally posted by Bobaroo330
2. happy
it does not mean weird/unusual/stupidhere is the definition for you later use of the word.
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Well i meant it as stupid/strange/bizarre. A lot of kids use gay like that nowadays. You can look up those 3 words for me if you have nothing better to do again..
Posted by: Shalome
Kids use "gay" as slang for "weird, uncool, gross, unusual, strange, bizarre" -- how do you think that "gay" got those pejorative connotations? Homophobia. Therefore it's up to people who understand these things to explain to the "kids" why it's not acceptable to use that word.
But yeah, Swilo, no flaming of members, please?
Posted by: Nfested
I don't think kids use it because of homophobia. I seriously doubt that. They use it because their friends use it who learned it from their brothers. It is not acceptable to use that word commonly in the real world, but if you are at school talking to your friends it is acceptable.
Posted by: Shalome
So.. back to the roommate part of the thread..
I had a roommate once (let's call him Joe) who ate everyone else's food out of their cabinets. One day we found him in the kitchen, high as a kite, sitting in front of someone else's (let's call her Jill) cabinet shoveling Jill's chips into his mouth.
Jill: JOE!
Joe: Uh.. hi.. (munch munch, put more chips in mouth)
Jill: WHAT ARE YOU DOING! Those are MINE!
Joe: Uh.. (munch munch, put more chips in mouth).. You weren't (munch munch) supposed to see this... (munch munch, put more chips in mouth).
We were dumbfounded.
This is the same guy who used everyone else's soap, shampoo, toothpaste, contact solution, etc.. when we all started hiding our stuff in our rooms, he had the nerve to get mad at us and say "what, you don't trust me?"
Posted by: Shalome
And Nfested, it's too bad that that's acceptable slang. It's unfortunate, and it's hurtful to people who ARE gay or lesbian. Shouldn't be used at school or anywhere else in that way.
Posted by: Null Actor
Hi,
Attentive people will notice that this thread just got magically shorter.
That's because I just deleted the posts that I felt were part of a stupid/offensive argument, that had nothing to do with the thread.
Let it be known that using 'gay' in a derogatory fashion is something that is universally bad. Don't do it!
That applies to everyone. In the mean time, stay on topic, or I'll lock the thread next time.
Thank you, drive through.
Posted by: Nfested
Someone I know had a bad roommate once. He would always spend an hour in the bathroom if he knew he was going out, and then he would iron his clothes. He had a lot of annoying habits which were good in a way because he was always clean and tidy, but bad in that it gets on your nerves and you would always have to wait an hour before you got to hang out with him.
Posted by: Swilo
Now if only my roomy could clean his mess as efficiently as nova takes out the trash.
My roomy for next semester likes a lot of the things I do, so it shouldn't be too bad as long as he doesn't drink in the room.
Posted by: Shalome
WARNING: Juvenile prank ahead!
Next time your roommate gets really drunk (and I mean REALLY), wait till he passes out (or falls asleep, whatever he does).. then take a condom and put egg white in it and toss it on the floor next to his bed -- or better yet, ON the bed. Under the covers if possible. Put the wrapper on the floor next to his bed.
Only do this if you can keep a straight face and say "dude, i have no idea" convincingly when he wakes up in the morning and is all "WTF??"
Posted by: AK47
Or you could just hit the drunk with a hammer.
either one would be fine
Posted by: AK47
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My roomy for next semester likes a lot of the things I do, so it shouldn't be too bad as long as he doesn't drink in the room.
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Whats the problem with drinking in the room?
Posted by: Nfested
Lol shalome, have you done that prank before?
Posted by: Chako
Darn...whish I had thought of that one. I did get my room mate once though....the old hand in the warm water routine when he was plastered.
Yes kids..it does work!
Posted by: Swilo
What's wrong with drinking in the room is several things.
1) I'm highly intolerant of alcohol, so much so that just smelling it can make me want to puke
2) It's against the campus rules, and if an RA wanders by and checks, I get in trouble too
3) It usually means there's going to be lots of noise and possibly broken things
4) It brings in other dunken people, amplifying numbers 1, 2, and 3
Shal, that sounds like such a good idea, especially since everybody is teasing him about this one girl he hangs out with so much. Next weekend, I'm leaving my mic on when he wakes up in the morning...
Posted by: Spider
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Originally posted by Shalome
Jill: JOE!
Joe: Uh.. hi.. (munch munch, put more chips in mouth)
Jill: WHAT ARE YOU DOING! Those are MINE!
Joe: Uh.. (munch munch, put more chips in mouth).. You weren't (munch munch) supposed to see this... (munch munch, put more chips in mouth).
We were dumbfounded.
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ROFL!
That's brilliant.
Posted by: Fenix2004
i like the potato chip story the best lol
Posted by: Nfested
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Originally posted by Chako
Darn...whish I had thought of that one. I did get my room mate once though....the old hand in the warm water routine when he was plastered.
Yes kids..it does work!
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Haha, your roommate must've been so mad.
Posted by: Null Actor
Best part about a prank like that, would be that he can't be mad. Not without admitting to everyone what happened.
Posted by: Nfested
Haha forgot about that.
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