Entries Tagged as 'wisconsin'

(they match the plastic slipcover on the futon)

May 7th, 2008 · 124 Comments

our anonymous submitter lives in what she says is a typical college apartment, one that is “not decorated according to any theme.” and yet, in a transformation a college freshman taking lit 101 might describe as “kafkaesque,” one of her roommates has been replaced by your [fill-in-your-own-ethnic-stereotype-here] grandmother.

adds our submitter: “these weird towels wouldn’t dry […]

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Tags: a matter of taste · bathroom · smiley · towels · university · wisconsin

no bread and circuses! but maybe an ice cream social?

November 15th, 2007 · 161 Comments

“our CA (community advisor) posted this friendly note on our bathroom door,” says our submitter, a college student in milwaukee.
the dorm residents — apparently a libertarian-minded bunch — were pissed about frequent CAD (common area damage) charges for putting recyclables in the trash instead of the mandatory recycling bin. they took a break from ranking […]

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Tags: awk abbrev · group bitchfest · itemized list · money · more aggressive than passive · raging against the machine · university · wisconsin

may the sanctity of the sink prevail

June 14th, 2007 · 76 Comments

(from midgy in madison, wisconsin.)
related: with 17 roommates, it could have been worse

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · dishes · not-so-veiled threats · p.s. · rhetorical question · roommates · sarcasm · spelling and grammar police · wisconsin