carmen in washington, d.c. says she and her roommates suffered for months at the hands of this “crazy, obsessive-compulsive who made our lives miserable.” by the end of the fall semester, carmen says, the house was a near-war zone, and the girl finally moved out. “around the time she was packing up her things, we [...]

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based on this note — found by matthew at his share house in london — i am citing jane with a serious “misuse of mixtape” violation. (and “by the way,” talk about burying the lead!)
jane, minxes like you are what keep the seth cohen/landry clarks of the world pining away for the unattainable summer roberts/tyra [...]

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as always, facebook users are keepin’ it classy.

and a couple of doozies from stfu, marrieds:

related: tant pis, mon amie

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this note appeared on the whiteboard in whitney’s dorm room the day after she got in a fight with her roommate, ashley, and accused her of using her friends. the note was written by ashley’s cousin, angela, and while addressed to “ash,” seems more directed at the room’s other resident.

related: facebook, a place for frenemies

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i’ll admit, my first thought upon reading this note — found in the hallways of an american high school — was something along the lines of “argh, kids today, with their chatspeak!” but given that that many of you find the all-lowercase house style of this site to be aggravatingly “gen y,” i recognize the [...]

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writes our anonymous submitter: “amie and i were friends since junior high. we had plans to go out for my 22nd birthday, but she canceled the day of. i said it was cool and that we should reschedule, and then i never heard from her again…until four years later, when she requested me as a [...]

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earlier this year, emma in california was sharing a kitchen with three other girls. one day, out of the blue, one of her roommates posted this note. (warning: prepare to reexamine any preconceptions you may have about mormons, straight-edgers, and college-aged women in general.)

by the next morning, emma says, the note was promptly defaced, but [...]

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in this edition of facebook friday…an assortment of cat fights in the making, plucked from the newsfeeds of the innocent facebookers caught in the crossfire!
exhibit a)

exhibit b)

exhibit c)

the smiley face there is a nice touch, but my favorite this time around has to be this doozy of an about-face (read from the bottom up):

related: no [...]

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“my friend katelyn’s roommate left her this note before she went away for memorial day weekend last year,” says monica in boston. “i love how it starts off so BFF-like…then takes a sharp left into passive-aggressive territory.”

adds monica: “while katelyn normally likes to avoid confrontation, i think this note pushed her over the edge. she [...]

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writes our anonymous submitter from canada: “i lived with these girls for a year, but about six to eight months in things started to get a little strange.” if our submitter had any doubts about how her roommates felt about her, however, the to-do lists that appeared on the fridge the weekend she was moving [...]

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one loverly lady in illinois found this note on the door of her dorm room after a long day of classes. (the identity of the note-leaver is still a mystery, as is the meaning of the phrase “dollar sign flower slams easily.”)

adds our submitter: “when we had our next floor meeting, i did the not-so-passive [...]

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gina from santa cruz lives in a dorm where ten girls share one bathroom. says gina, “i love saga notes, and feel we need some more of them, so i figured this collection would certainly do the trick.” indeed, gina, indeed! the progression here, from pleasantries and smileys to — well, you’ll see — is [...]

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