Comments on: Bitchy Q’s: Wherein All Roommate Woes Are Solved By Pooping In Their Bed

By: MaggieMom

MaggieMom — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:26:14 +0000

Absolutley right — just speak to the person. It also helps to describe the behavior and don’t, ever, ever characterize the person (“you are…”). Acting fast and trying to depersonalize it can avoid unfortunate bed incidents of all kinds.

By: Mouse

Mouse — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:56:24 +0000

I can’t believe anyone would suggest putting pinpricks in someone’s condoms. I mean, I understand having a terrible roommate and wanting to get back at them and while, personally, I would never intentionally ruin someone’s food or property, (since while it might make you feel better for about three minutes, it sort of makes you into the grudge holding bad guy) the idea that anyone would punch holes in a condom is horrible. That is effectively cutting someone’s brake lines. People use condoms to prevent pregnancies and disease. What if after your stunt, that person came down with HIV or got pregnant? There are many people who would feel compelled to have the child and something like that could be a devastating life change. Now, I am going to hope that you are joking but since I have known people who have done that, I also am not dumb enough to believe that everyone would understand it as being in jest. For a site that is supposed to be about empowering women, that comment, kidding or no, should not be allowed. One thing you should never screw with is a person’s health and safety. You want to take revenge by dumping oil in someone’s face wash? Be my guest. But even the suggestion of punching holes in condoms is offensive and inappropriate.

By: Janaycore

Janaycore — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:30:02 +0000

Damn I never want to be YOUR roommate!

By: Cira

Cira — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:12:11 +0000

Not to take away from pooping in the bed which is of course a classic, but here are some of my favorite discreet have fun at your flatmate’s expense pranks….there’s the “clean the toilet with her toothbrush”, (this is great if a flatmate never cleans the bathroom or expects you to clean it after she throws up or something. (in your FACE, melanie!)
if you all have your separate food you can keep some eggs in a warm place for a few weeks then replace your bitchy flatmate’s eggs from her egg carton with your rotten ones. Don’t do this with eggs that have the use by date stamped on them because you can get busted that way.
Does your flatmate have her own personal private cereal? A little spritz of water in the rice krispies will make them all soggy and disgusting. Put pinpricks in crisp packets and if you’re a real bitch, condoms.
Ooh, and if you’re moving out, and there’s bad blood in the air… leave a nice raw egg behind her radiator somewhere she will not notice.
Good clean fun.

By: thatLisa

thatLisa — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:39:55 +0000

oh, no, sorry for not commenting on clearly the best part of it. Loved it.

By: thatLisa

thatLisa — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:39:00 +0000

No idea. I had to comment on that… benefit of the doubt: maybe she meant their (the roommates’) relationship changed because they were both spending more time with their boyfriends, and less time with each other. no benefit of the doubt: ewwwww, lame.

And it is not THAT surprising that the other roommate thought she had her other book… she admit that she “borrowed” one (which I am guessing means borrowed without her knowledge… which is kind of stealing, no?).

But I agree to speak with her directly.

By: Just Saying

Just Saying — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:05:48 +0000

Was I the only one who got the funny? Pooping on the bed solves almost everything.

By: ceel

ceel — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:34:19 +0000

I know, I was a little confused by that too! Why does it follow that you change when you get a boyfriend?

By: thatLisa

thatLisa — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:20:24 +0000

“After 6 months we both met our current boyfriends. Obviously we both changed after that and I didn’t like the person she was changing into so I started to withdraw my friendship.”

obviously?

By: Chuck

Chuck — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:24:34 +0000

I had a roommate in my college fraternity who refused to do the dishes. My other roommate helped me to collect all the dirty dishes, filled with food, dirty water, etc. and we dumped them all in his bed and threw the covers over them. He cleaned them up and did a much better job after that.