After receiving numerous “helpful tips” from her roommate at the University of Minnesota…
…Lydia decided to add a few “tips” of her own. (The large signs on the oven and the microwave were already there.)
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The Post-it Wars
June 4th, 2007 · 23 comments
FILED UNDER: "helpful" advice · blitzkrieg approach · cleaning · college life · dishes · etiquette · excessive underlining · exclamation-point happy!!!! · food · kitchen · microwave · Minnesota · rebuttals · roommates · sponges
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#1
babychaos
I love this site, I have linked to you because I’m doing something similar on my own…. only with vegetables… although I think I might be the passive aggressive one…
Cheers
Mrs L Carrot
Jun 4, 2007 at 11:49 am rating: 2
#2
seamus
You know what really makes me want to keep the kitchen counter clean? Comparing it to a feces-encrusted anus.
Jun 4, 2007 at 1:15 pm rating: 34
#3
Michael
this is…. amazing…. words cannot describe how I feel….
Jun 4, 2007 at 1:24 pm rating: 2
#4
Zanna
Oh man, my roommate used to leave notes on EVERYTHING. Stuff just like this. There were some great ones too, I should have taken some pictures.
Jun 4, 2007 at 11:34 pm rating: 1
#5
Robyn
I feel sorry for the note taker. People who don’t clean up after themselves are a$@holes. You’re not living at home anymore, grow up & wipe down the bench!
Jun 5, 2007 at 2:31 am rating: 9
#6
kissmenow
Jun 5, 2007 at 5:50 am rating: 1
#7
thecleaner
Those notes are a bit much but as the one who spends way too much time cleaning up behind two slobs, I can relate. It only takes a few seconds to wipe down counters and microwaves and put your own dishes in the dishwasher. No one wants to clean up behind other adults. That will drive you batty!
Jun 5, 2007 at 10:31 am rating: 9
#8
Jill
I can understand not wanting to clean up after slobs but to be treated as a child… no no no… I would never be able to deal with this roommate!
Jun 5, 2007 at 3:20 pm rating: 4
#9
joebec
is this like a daycare center run by 3 yr olds??
Jun 5, 2007 at 5:11 pm rating: 1
#10
almostgotit
I was the naughty roommate back then. I probably needed more post-it notes, or (the electronic version) email memos. All of which are substitutions for the real work of talking it out, eh? I wonder if the real reason this is so funny is because it seems a little too familiar…
Jun 5, 2007 at 5:36 pm rating: 1
#11
Tom
The next tip should say.
Tip #142
NO MORE TIPS
(see tip #143 on how to stop doing so)
Jun 10, 2007 at 12:42 pm rating: 4
#12
Dangergrrl
My ex’s childhood home had labels all over it just like this…”put cap on toothpaste,” “turn off water”…apparently Dad was driven to do it because neither his wife or child was capable of simple tasks. It should have clued me in. My question is, who exactly is passive-aggressive here?
Happy Birthday, Vauhn, and put the cap on the toothpaste, willya?
Jun 19, 2007 at 2:03 pm rating: 3
#13
Luke
Lydia, you are my hero. The original note writer gives me the impression that they are not just passive aggressive, but a control freak, too. The kinda person that angrily vacuums at 6:45 am because they lost an argument the day before.
Jun 29, 2007 at 12:04 pm rating: 8
#14
wzel
If I found these notes in a shared kitchen, one of those blue post-its would’ve said: “Uh, I kinda got confused by the counter note and thought you wanted me to wipe my ass w/ the kitchen sponge. That explains the funky smell. My bad.”
Jul 8, 2007 at 7:55 am rating: 33
#15
jen
ugh, if anyone ever said “shame on you” to me regarding my dishwashing habits, i’d feel tempted to be passive-agressive back too.
Aug 4, 2007 at 12:33 am rating: 5
#16
ghost733
I love note #3 from Seamus.
Feb 19, 2008 at 11:02 am rating: 0
#17
sprucemoose
Good thing I don’t live there. I have to decide today whether to wash dishes or use paper plates. The only dishwasher I have is me.
Mar 3, 2008 at 12:24 pm rating: 1
#18
jester
I genuinely thought the first post-it said something about wiping down during cocking….
May 2, 2008 at 6:47 pm rating: 1
#19
mac
id do the same thing, exept more post its, and glitter or somthing, maybe gt a scrolling text sign and bolt it to somthing,
Sep 17, 2008 at 9:53 am rating: 0
#20
jason
Team roommate. Take care of yourself like a grown-up.
May 4, 2009 at 3:26 pm rating: 4
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