this is why the “seething and waiting” strategy will never get through to a messy roommate. (they are oblivious to your blind rage!)
to wit: laura lives in a four-person suite at boston college, where she says one of her suitemates, christin, is “a notorious neat freak.” what that meant was that christin and her roommate, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'TLDR'
your new best friend
April 8th, 2009 · 374 Comments
Tags: TLDR · bathroom · boston · cleaning · martyr complex · roommates · that shit is disgusting · that's disrespectful · university
you were warned never to push carrie to the limits.
October 29th, 2008 · 192 Comments
Tags: TLDR · facebook · holiday spirit · not-so-veiled threats
an official declaration of the silent treatment
July 1st, 2008 · 354 Comments
nadia received this letter from her boyfriend’s cousin, amy, who recently relocated with her boyfriend from saskatoon to victoria, canada…and have been shacking up with nadia and her boyfriend since then. over the past month, roomie relations have become a bit strained, to say the least.
“we had to send a stray cat she was harboring [...]
Tags: "helpful" advice · TLDR · canada · family · p.s. · roommates · saskatoon · spelling and grammar police
wet laundry’s a bitch
May 28th, 2008 · 214 Comments
spotted by anna on the wall of an apartment complex in phoenix…
meanwhile, in ottawa…it’s comforting to know that even when mom isn’t there to do your laundry, she can still help you guilt-trip your neighbors.
Tags: TLDR · guilt trip · karma's a bitch · laundry · moms & dads · thanks (but not really)
the minor gall, the major rift
March 11th, 2008 · 114 Comments
to quote chris anderson responding to milton friedman: “a free lunch doesn’t necessarily mean the food is being given away or that you’ll pay for it later — it could just mean someone else is picking up the tab.” indeed, craig in new york offers this example of the negative externalities that [...]
Tags: TLDR · a little patronizing · beverages · excessive underlining · gloriously redundant · highlighter · new york · p.s. · spelling and grammar police
your to lazy
October 15th, 2007 · 178 Comments
those troublemakers requesting more crazy apartment notes can thank our anonymous submitter, a GM at a property management firm in springfield, missouri for today’s masterpiece. “one of our resident managers delivered this letter to 115 units at her property, then e-mailed me a copy because she was REALLY proud of it,” our submitter writes. “i [...]
Tags: TLDR · cleaning · dogs · exclamation-point happy! · garbage · irregular capitalization · itemized list · landlord · missouri · more like crazy · music · noise · not-so-veiled threats · parking · rhetorical question · smoking · spelling and grammar police · vandalism
this aggression will not stand, man
September 22nd, 2007 · 163 Comments
as a little weekend bonus, i bring you this post from the smith daily jolt’s alumnae forum. yes, it’s long.
Tags: TLDR · bathroom · e-mail · garbage · just an asshole · martyr complex · money · not wrong · posted online · rebuttals · roommates · sig o · smoking · that's a fire hazard

