Along with the Mad Bomber series, I’d say this note is one for the hall of fame. There are so many amazing elements here I can’t even pick a favorite.
related: care, it makes a difference
Which one of these is not like the other?
June 6th, 2007 · 48 comments
FILED UNDER: cleaning · college life · dishes · excessive underlining · exclamation-point happy!!!! · noise · odor · roommates · sex sex sex · whiteboard
48 responses so far ↓
#1
OMG!!!!
Your site adds a nice start to my day! Good to know I have things a little better!
DEB
Jun 6, 2007 at 9:55 am rating: 1
#2
Dr. Ragan
I have included this site on my Website Wednesday feature. I love it.
http://www.psychologyofclutter.com
Jun 6, 2007 at 10:05 am rating: 0
#3
elliott
in the week or so that i’ve been reading your blog, it’s become one of my favorites
Jun 6, 2007 at 10:22 am rating: 2
#4
Linda
I personally favor the way it starts…with a “yay!”
Is the reply in the upper right hand corner, or was that part of the note.
I’m thinking the writer is sorta jealous of the girls who get to, um, use the shower that way. And, I think this person really really wanted her roommate to make a connection with her. “don’t say hello”.
This one’s all over the map, but a good one.
Jun 6, 2007 at 11:45 am rating: 5
#5
slantgirl
it’s the sticker that does it for me…
Jun 6, 2007 at 12:17 pm rating: 9
#6
Melina
“smells like whore”…is that the new Axe (for hoes)?
Jun 6, 2007 at 1:24 pm rating: 15
#7
Jenny
I don’t understand — what’s wrong with re-using plastic utensils?
Jun 6, 2007 at 1:34 pm rating: 16
#8
Goldie
I had the same question as Jenny, but was afraid to ask. Don’t want to be labeled as a spork-reusing ho!
Jun 6, 2007 at 2:01 pm rating: 23
#9
Michael
OK, maybe some of those I can understand, but what’s wrong with putting can openers in the sink? Does she mean getting them stuck in the drain or something? (And I also don’t think reusing plastic utensils is offensive.)
Jun 6, 2007 at 2:25 pm rating: 3
#10
Anhoni
Um…what does “whore” smell like? Damnation and hellfire or KY and…well, you know.
ps. Reusing plastic utensils is good for the environment. Plastic spoons do not grow on trees.
Jun 6, 2007 at 2:36 pm rating: 14
#11
Beth
“smell like a whore”…I can’t imagine anything worse than telling someone they smell like a whore. That just brings to mind all sort of things…like those damn feminine “freshness” commercials of the 80′s.
Jun 6, 2007 at 4:18 pm rating: 13
#12
thecleaner
Is that a Harry Potter sticker on that note?
My granny always accused anyone wearing a lot of perfume of smelling like a whore, but I think an actual whore probably smells like a combination of sweat, booze and azz.
Jun 6, 2007 at 4:21 pm rating: 8
#13
Randomness
People tell me all the time that I smell like a whore. What’s wrong with that? At least I’m getting some…
Jun 6, 2007 at 4:59 pm rating: 5
#14
Dave
smells like cat food and ass…who been having sex?
Jun 6, 2007 at 5:27 pm rating: 3
#15
jane
I love the parentheses at the end. Just in case you needed a quick breakdown of the situation. Funny that she decides to dish all the dirt after the roomate moves out. Very passive-aggressive.
Jun 6, 2007 at 5:46 pm rating: 2
#16
notemaker
I’ll help clarify a few things for the confused…
Not jealous of the girl using the shower that way, only because whenever I would need to shower, or sleep. you know where I’m going…
the problem with reusing the plastic stuff is it’s all gross and we have actual silverware that they use and DONT clean.
Can openers in the sink…usually, there isn’t too big of a mess with a can opener, so it’s easy to put in the drawer. However, when a person uses it, puts it in the sink when it’s completely fine, and then doesn’t do their dishes for the next…ohhh five days, and you go to open a…I don’t know…can? It’s kind of annoying.
Def. not jealous of these girls. roommates in college suck. that’s all.
Jun 6, 2007 at 7:03 pm rating: 1
#17
notemaker
oh! and the note in the corner I think says, “WORD: SAY NO TO FRESHMAN ROOMMATE BITCHES”
Jun 6, 2007 at 7:05 pm rating: 0
#18
Darcy
I love the way girls will sometimes toss in the oh-so-subtle implication that their roommates/ex-friends/etc. are slutting around, as if who they’re in the shower with is really all that relevant.
Jun 6, 2007 at 7:10 pm rating: 9
#19
Collaroy
LOLOLOL… a semester of pent-up frustration finally let loose. Love it!
Jun 11, 2007 at 6:18 am rating: 3
#20
ZenParty
First we had smells like teen spirit, now we have smells like whore. Hmm.
Wasn’t smells like whore the name of the designer perfume from Britney Spears? Or is my mind going fuzzy in my old age.
IDMAN
Jun 11, 2007 at 1:13 pm rating: 3
#21
Emma
Wait a second… I reuse plastic utensils!
Jun 13, 2007 at 7:14 pm rating: 1
#22
Oh Dear
LOL I read this and was really confused “did i write this…?” but then I read the end. My roommates had boys in the shower but at least they were social!
Jun 14, 2007 at 8:39 am rating: 1
#23
matty
Q: ‘what does “whore” smell like?’
A: Fishing trawler.
Jun 18, 2007 at 1:43 am rating: 4
#24
Kimberly
What I love most about this one is the Harry Potter stickers. Haha.
Jun 19, 2007 at 2:03 am rating: 2
#25
Will
I hope it was all aimed at one girl hehehehe
Jun 26, 2007 at 7:24 pm rating: 1
#26
RaggDolly121
serously, what does “whore” smell like?
Jul 3, 2007 at 10:24 am rating: 2
#27
The Manticore
Whore smells like Paris Hilton rolled up in Lindsey Lohan, with a light glaze of Britney Spears!
Jul 5, 2007 at 7:12 am rating: 2
#28
glyonline
i love it..grrhrr!!
Jul 13, 2007 at 2:20 pm rating: 0
#29
glyonline
whore smelling girls – sweat, cum, shit and a mouth that didnt brush its teeth for years!!
Jul 13, 2007 at 2:22 pm rating: 1
#30
Melissa G
Lmao…ahhh the smell of “whore”….I would say it might smell like ass and disease. Loved this note! I think she was upset….
Jul 14, 2007 at 5:48 pm rating: 2
#31
Ryan
The smell of whore, I would think, relates to the aromatic pleasantries of an outhouse aboard a fishing boat….and c’mon, don’t you think everything listed on that whiteboard applies to what college life should be like?
Aug 7, 2007 at 7:57 pm rating: 2
#32
youhavegottobekiddingme
And what the “notemaker” doesn’t reveal is:
-you could tell when her and her boyfriend were in the aparment by the way it smelled (not an overexaggeration)
-she left mats of hair in the drain of the shower
-she decorated the apartment walls in Harry Potter and that stupid immature bunny, but refused to let anyone put any normal posters up
-left meat to rot beneath the dishes because she refused to wash them
-bitched her roommates out for using an offset spatula because she thought it was strictly for icing cake
and for the rest of you
-the smell of “whore” is nothing other than the Victoria Secret perfume that my roommate and I wore…the “notemaker” wouldn’t know anything about perfume or smelling half decent
-I have had a boyfriend for the last year and a half and he was the only one to use the shower(which shouldn’t have been her business anyway)
-plastic utensils were used because the “notemaker” and her equally as sloppy roommate refused to wash any dishes, even though they ate every single meal there
Mar 11, 2008 at 11:01 pm rating: 6
#33
notemaker
Oh! I’m sorry…I forgot to mention the dish gnomes that snuck in and used all the dishes…my bad. Won’t happen again.
Mar 12, 2008 at 12:57 am rating: 0
#34
sbergus
You have got to love passive aggressive comments left on a passive aggressive note.
Apr 11, 2008 at 8:47 am rating: 8
#35
Skooma
This photo and the comments are made of lulz and win.
Apr 19, 2008 at 7:32 pm rating: 2
#36
Myksha
atleast the loud obnoxious roommate that smells like WhOrE, knows the rules of R.R.R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)~!
May 3, 2008 at 7:04 pm rating: 0
#37
#9
I reuse plastic utensils. I don’t smell like whore though.
Jul 26, 2008 at 10:26 pm rating: 2
#38
Hayley
Yay! No more passive-aggressive whiteboard notes from a roommate who is boring, uptight, doesn’t wash can-openers, throws out all her plastic utensils after one use (seriously, what did she mean there?) and smells like JEALOUS!
Aug 1, 2008 at 2:05 am rating: 3
#39
Callipygos
I know, old post, but… The shower doesn’t look like her boyfriend? Isn’t that a good thing? I wouldn’t date a guy that looked like a showerhead…
Jan 12, 2009 at 1:00 am rating: 4
#40
georgia
She is clearly a fat chick. The jelousy hints at it, the harry potter stickers prove it.
Sep 6, 2009 at 3:58 pm rating: 2
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