writes an anonymous submitter in peterborough, ontario: “this past year my roommates and i had a stranger rent the extra room in our house, and he turned out to be a socially oblivious slob we spent the entire year picking up after.” as frustrating as the situation was, his roommate andrew can’t seem to fully distance himself from his inborn canadian niceness, even in this final send-off.
related: 2 good 2 be 4gotten
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116 responses so far ↓
#1 Canthz_B
Doing dishes in the back bathroom?
That’s a novelty.
You know things have gotten bad when your kitchen sink privileges are revoked!
Jun 12, 2008 at 7:57 pm rating: +3
#2 just me
first! ohhh I had to do it after: (but if you feel the urge to post “first!” — resist.)
see what PA’s do to one?
why are there dishes in the bathroom??? Does he make his salad while he showers?
Jun 12, 2008 at 7:57 pm rating: 0
#3 zombieBlanco
Perhaps the problem was that in the past Steve had only been cleaning frivolously?
Jun 12, 2008 at 7:57 pm rating: +7
#4 just me
damn you Canthz_B ruined my first and first bathroom comment
Jun 12, 2008 at 7:58 pm rating: 0
#5 Brian
Odds that the guy did any of those things … nil.
Jun 12, 2008 at 8:00 pm rating: +3
#6 Michael
Gotta be nice to someone who still has a key to your house! Good call by the Canuck.
Jun 12, 2008 at 8:05 pm rating: +5
#7 Mishee
I saw a note like this one time, it started:
Cinderella…
We will be out late since we are going to the King’s Ball, this is what we want done….
WTF?
Jun 12, 2008 at 8:08 pm rating: +3
#8 ErikaBlare
It appears there is a note written on the back side of this letter. PAN readers demand to know!
Jun 12, 2008 at 8:24 pm rating: 0
#9 secondsout
Clean the upper back fridge? How many fridges do these guys have? It would seem that at least nine are stacked together, like on Hollywood Squares. Don’t worry about cleaning the other eight, just make sure the upper back fridge is cleaned out. That’s the one where the salmon rotted, and it smells like a dead whore.
Jun 12, 2008 at 8:27 pm rating: +10
#10 ErikaBlare
PAN writers should learn to not split infinitives.
Jun 12, 2008 at 8:39 pm rating: +4
#11 se
Steve should leave the key in the oldest foulest thing in the refrigerator.
maybe the year old mac and cheese.
Jun 12, 2008 at 9:25 pm rating: 0
#12 John in IL
I love how Andrew is so grossed out by Steve, his upper back fridge and his bathroom dishes that he took the time to draw that purple force field around Steve’s name. You wouldn’t want any of that nasty Steve to get on your PAN.
Jun 12, 2008 at 9:45 pm rating: +26
#13 TuesdayPillow
Bathroom dishes? That’s a GREAT idea!
Jun 12, 2008 at 10:12 pm rating: 0
#14 cre8tivewmn
I’m so confused. What was this supposed to say?
“Seriously, dude, clean the fridge….” or “No f*ing around this time, really clean the fridge…”
Now, about the upper back fridge (and assuming they don’t have 9 of them). Do they divide the fridge into quadrants, or is he talking about cleaning the outside in an area previously missed?
The rest is no better. Can he just get the dishes from the bathroom and wash them in the kitchen sink? Why would you leave keys on the stairs?
The note finishes with a classic good wish, to negate all the micromanaging that has gone on before, or perhaps just to say something that made sense after all the confusing verbiage.
Jun 12, 2008 at 10:44 pm rating: +5
#15 Quite Contrary
STEVE. SERIOUSLY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN “BETTER” IF YOU HADN’T HAD THE MONGOLIAN BBQ POTLUCK, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE BACK BATHROOM IS NOW SEVERELY “BACKLOGGED” FROM ALL THE GIRLS “THROWING UP.” UNFORTUNATELY, CASEY IN HUMAN RESOURCES IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND, SO SHE CAN’T HELP. YOU REALLY NEED TO CLEAN IT ALL UP AND GET THE “F” OUT OF HERE. THX, SANDRA.
Jun 12, 2008 at 10:58 pm rating: +19
#16 bellabeastie
To: Seriously Steve -
I’m not effin around this time. The nasty dishes left in - well, wherever you left them - 2 places - am I am counting. Clean up your shit, and leave a number, because I am sick of you and will hunt you down. Be sure you leave your room nicey-nice.
Oh, and the keys go on the stairs. Thank you.
From: Good Luck Next Year Andrew
Jun 12, 2008 at 11:16 pm rating: +5
#17 Bikerbabee
Katelyn obviously told them about the other roomate Sam and how she freaks out when the kitchen sink is not clean. This is why all the boys do the dishes in the bathroom.
–This has nothing to do with the post but after lurking for several weeks and reading all the regular posters, I got up the courage to try my luck on the scooter post. Thanks for all your thumbs up. Great welcome and you all sound like it would be one hell of a keger if we all got together.
Jun 12, 2008 at 11:27 pm rating: +3
#18 bellabeastie
Rock On BB — same as me . Well sorta. Bellabestie… Bikerbabee…..
Welcome.
Luuuv from the B-grrrllzzz
Just wait ’til U meet RB & Mishee.
Chicks Rule.
Jun 12, 2008 at 11:49 pm rating: 0
#19 Captain Quirk
Active aggressiveness and passive politeness?
Jun 13, 2008 at 12:22 am rating: 0
#20 paranoiagirl
“Leave your keys on the stairs with a phone contact # should I need for some reason to get a hold of you(r neck to throttle you for not cleaning. Seriously.)”
Jun 13, 2008 at 4:23 am rating: +2
#21 Neil
I am a Criminologist…and his writing style is indicative of a very unstable person….the frontward slants in addition to the the backward slanks in this persons writing is very unsettling…I truly hope the receiver of this note is okay….
handwriting typically in common writing style ,slants in one direction…the person writing this note slants front and back…I truly hope the recipient is okay!!!
Jun 13, 2008 at 5:01 am rating: +2