“In college,” Sandy writes, “I shared a house with a motley group of roomies. When it was time for me to graduate, my super-kooky roommate suggested I send her parents a graduation announcement because they had liked me a lot (having met me once, for a few hours) and would feel insulted if I didn’t send them an announcement. I had a few left over, so I did.” A while later came this response – not passive-aggressive per se, but a little, well…
Adds Sandy: “The assumption of my attempt to grub money coupled with the cheerfully airy tone really speaks volumes about the environment in which my old roomie grew up. (Incidentally, she DID spell my name right.)”
P.S. Yes, that’s $25, not $125.
related: Really, Mom, you shouldn’t have
138 responses so far ↓
#1
Geek Goddess
I am impressed; they spelled both graduation and congratulations correctly, even though it looks like they had to make a bit of a correction at the end of congratulations. What I would question is their sincerity. After all, how much do they really love her, after a few hours acquaintance? Not much, if they can only come up with $25 between the three of them.
Dec 18, 2009 at 1:52 am rating: +17
#2
KayOkay
I’m glad they came to a consensus when they talked about “what to do”.
“What to do? What to do? What do you think we should do, B? Did I say your name right?”
Dec 18, 2009 at 2:01 am rating: +17
#3
theshecreature
Who saves cards this lame for 6 years?
Dec 18, 2009 at 2:25 am rating: +23
#4
Joe 2
Okay, how does $25 “come up”?
Best friend = $200?
Nephew = $50?
Some schmuck who used to be a roommate = $25?
Dec 18, 2009 at 3:16 am rating: +12
#5
Escape Goat
Sandy, (Geez, that’s a tough name to spell!)
It’s been great rooming with you! This is the sincerest $8.33 I’ve ever gifted! Congratulations!
“Sincerely” + “with love,”
P
Dec 18, 2009 at 4:20 am rating: +12
#6
Gavin
Ouch,
Please return to sender
Dec 18, 2009 at 5:31 am rating: 0
#7
Wade
♫ Well another girl might have been angry
and another girl might have been hurt
but another girl didn’t have a student loan
Sandy stashed the check in her shirt. ♫
Dec 18, 2009 at 6:00 am rating: +33
#8
park rose
Just donate it to charity, and move on, sistah.
Dec 18, 2009 at 7:25 am rating: +2
#9
Tim Kolb
Hey, some people were not born with silver spoons in their mouths. I betcha you would feel differant if you found out later that her daughter was the first in her family to go to college and prob means a great deal for this family.
Dec 18, 2009 at 7:38 am rating: +4
#10
jetjackson
Just enough for a (insert universal cultural slang for $25 worth of marjiuana here)!
Dec 18, 2009 at 7:43 am rating: +6
#11
Canthz_B
You can get money by sending letters and cards? WTF am I working?
George! Bring me my calligraphy pen and the good stationery!!
Dec 18, 2009 at 7:47 am rating: +21
#12
Busted Kate
I love the exuberant use of the !! It really demonstrates how sincerely excited she is !! to be sharing $25!!
I wonder if she showed the card to her roommate for thoughts…
Dec 18, 2009 at 8:21 am rating: +3
#13
Critical Grass
Sandy’s roommate was playing an elaborate (not really) joke on both Sandy and her parents. Her master plan was to get the card before Sandy and keep whatever amount of money he parents sent. But the whole thing fell apart when she found out she had only gotten $100 from her folks, $25 less than than Sandy got. $100 isn’t enough to pay for therapy.
Dec 18, 2009 at 8:49 am rating: +6
#14
jjjj
Wealthy people! Thats’ more than I got in total! (though commenters seem to think it says $25, it says $125, right?
Dec 18, 2009 at 9:34 am rating: 0
#15
infant tyrone
Whether the cats’re (plural, contracted) alive or dead*,
Sandy,
thanking her kooky ex-roomie “A” for the money and more,
puts that cash together with the dough she got from her parents,
and gives it to her BF Josh, who survived freshman year (and Sandy).
Oh, there’s sophomore hijinx too…sure you want it? really??
*see #4.6 or so for details
Dec 18, 2009 at 9:50 am rating: +3
#16
NGS
I don’t understand the confusion over the name spelling. If she sent an announcement, presumable her name (spelled correctly!) was on it, right?
Dec 18, 2009 at 10:49 am rating: +3
#17
shwonline
Really? You’re name is spelled “Sand_7″?
Dec 18, 2009 at 11:04 am rating: +6
#18
oi
I don’t understand this mentality at all.
You go out of the way, gift somebody $125 and then in next breath insult them. Why? What’s the point? I would understand if it was $1 amount. yeah, you obviously wanted to insult someone. but $125? why o why? enlighten me, somebody please!
I hear it’s $25 then this comment is kinda moot.
Dec 18, 2009 at 11:27 am rating: +3
#19
Woman on the Verge
Wait! I speak PAN!
I hope I spelled your name right = I have no idea who you are.
A + me + B + $25 came up = Rolling the drunks in the alley and emptying our pockets to collect a grand total of $25.
So here you go! = Don’t ever contact us again.
I hope you get money from everybody = Then you won’t invite us to anything else hoping to score more cash.
Dec 18, 2009 at 1:06 pm rating: +18
#20
aaa
People tend to assume that people are like them. Sandy’s roomie’s Gimme Pig parents naturally assume Sandy is a Gimme Pig like they are.
I had to learn the hard way that not everyone was and hermaphroditic zombie robot cannibal vegetarian. :c Now I know better about making assumptions.
Dec 18, 2009 at 1:35 pm rating: +1
#21
Sandy (the graduated packrat/archeologist, and assumed Gimmie Pig)
Yes, the present was indeed $25.
A = roommate
B = roomie’s dad
P= roomie’s mom
Dec 18, 2009 at 2:02 pm rating: +2
#22
TippingCows
Depending on my mood, I’d go as far as to write a polite note stating that their daughter forced me to send them a graduation announcement because she said they’d really be insulted if I didn’t, and I wasn’t sure what to do because “A” had done weird stuff like put dead birds in plastic bags in the fridge and talked about giving autopsies to homeless people. Everyone in the flat thought to send one but since she singled me out, I obliged. I’d sign it with:
“Thanks for the money, though. I am putting it towards a condo in the Bahamas.
Sincerely and with Love,
Sandra
(that’s right, I am a college graduate now and everyone addresses me by my adult name)”
Dec 18, 2009 at 2:25 pm rating: +7
#23
park rose
P: Ooh, we got this graduation announcement.
B: What do we do with that?
P: Maybe it’s a bit like that time that Colleen’s daughter had her um… whaddya call it… communion thing.
B. Ahh, I remember…that holy watchimacallit. Her and all the other girls and boys all dressed up.
P. Didn’t we give money after that?
B. Hmm, I think you’re right.
P. You think that’s expected of us now?
B. Remember Colleen’s daughter? She looked so pretty, she really raked it in. But, well, you know that prickly Maureen… just a few dollars…my heart bled for her, just like that statue of Jesus.
P. I know what you’re saying. Do we send some money now? I never know what to do in these situations.
B. Couldn’t hurt.
P. How much should we send?
B. Let me consult the horoscopes… Aries: Here we go… don’t rush into things without thinking… do all things in moderation…
P. How about $25? I mean, we hardly know her, but she seemed like a very nice girl that time we met her. I’d hate for her to be like Maureen…
B. Wait, let me look at your stars. Aquarius… go with your first instincts…
P. How about that flibbertygibbet daughter of ours. What do her stars say?
B. Do you spell flibbertygibbet with an ‘i’ or a ‘y’?
P. No, no, no. She’s a Sagittarius
B. ….here it is… Sagittarius…though you often think the only opinion that exists in the world is your own, today is the day to listen to the wisdom of your elders…
P. That solves it.
B. $25 it is…
P. How do you spell her name again?
B. S-a-n-d-y… or is it i-e…?
P. I’m going with ‘y’. I hope I got it right. I hope that everyone else gives her a little something. That Maureen, she acts all tough, but I saw her sitting on the curb outside, after all the lemonade and sweets were gone, sobbing her little heart out. Her little white dress was all grubby from the road. Ah, broke my heart it did.
B. Don’t forget to congratulate her on her holy thingamijiggy
P. Communion? I think it’s her graduation.
B. Yeah. Don’t forget to congratulate her on that.
Dec 18, 2009 at 5:41 pm rating: +19
#24
Aghast
Absolutely flabbergasted by the comments on here. It appears that people feel that it was: 1) ok for this girl to send relative strangers an announcement, and 2) that she didn’t get enough money from said relative stranger.
This generation’s “entitlement” issues are really shocking.
Dec 18, 2009 at 6:33 pm rating: +1
#25
Fanboy Wife
It’s funny that she actually got some money from strangers. That $25 is more than I got when I graduated from college!
Dec 18, 2009 at 8:17 pm rating: +2
#26
Canthz_B
Those parents must have been small business owners.
In 2003 the federal minimum wage was $5.15/hr.
If they spent just under 5 hours with their daughter and Sandy, they gave her proper compensation under the law.
Dec 18, 2009 at 11:38 pm rating: +4
#27
Palomon
Dear P and J-
I’m taking my recently earned degree and heading to a monastery. There, I will take a vow of poverty. So I’m sending you the $25 back.
I will be busy making jam. I will send you some. You can eat it.
God Bless
Sister Sandey
Dec 19, 2009 at 12:50 am rating: +4
#28
Trade strategies
How do I get into a money society like Japan created to meet all money and financial needs?
Dec 19, 2009 at 1:43 am rating: 0
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